What's on at Antony
Conservation in Action
Join the conservation team to find out how they look after a house full of personal treasures collected by generations of the Carew Pole family right up to the present day.
Thu 20 Jun 2019
+ 2 other dates
13:00-16:00
Meet the Beekeeper
Find out all there is to know about bees and beekeeping from a local expert.
Sun 23 Jun 2019
14:00-15:30
Anyone for tennis?
Tennis nets made out of bunting set in glorious surrounds. Game. Set. Match. This is tennis with a National Trust twist.
Sun 07 Jul 2019
+ 1 other date
12:00-16:30
Daylily Tour
A great opportunity to see the National Collection of over six hundred Hemerocallis.
Sun 07 Jul 2019
14:00-16:00
Glorious Garden Tour
This walk and talk with a gardener will take you from sweeping views designed by the celebrated landscape gardener, Humphry Repton, to formal gardens thoughtfully conceived by the still live-in family, the Carew Poles.
Wed 17 Jul 2019
+ 2 other dates
14:30-16:00
Games on the lawn
Every day this school holiday there will be games on the lawn to keep your family entertained. Challenge Granddad to giant jenga or try and beat the babysitter at lawn tennis. The challenge is on.
Sun 28 Jul 2019
+ 20 other dates
12:00-17:00
Summer trail for families
Spend an afternoon exploring the garden and completing the summer trail. You might discover a bit of the garden you didn't know about before.
Sun 28 Jul 2019
+ 20 other dates
12:00-17:00
Miniature raft building
Forage natural materials from the garden and build a miniature raft.
Tue 30 Jul 2019
+ 1 other date
12:00-15:00
Den building
Build a den as a family and see if it will pass the infamous water test.
Wed 07 Aug 2019
+ 1 other date
12:00-15:00
August bank holiday
Antony is open on August bank holiday Mon 26 Aug in addition to the usual pattern of opening.
Mon 26 Aug 2019
12:00-17:00
Creative creatures
Get crafty in the garden and create fantastical creatures from foraged materials.
Wed 28 Aug 2019
12:00-15:00
Twilight ramble
See Antony’s landscape in a different light as you search for creatures of the night with National Trust gardener, Brian Langley.
Mon 21 Oct 2019
18:00-20:30
Halloween pumpkin trail
Hunt for the pesky pumpkins hidden around the garden and make your way to the spooky finale.
Tue 22 Oct 2019
+ 5 other dates
12:00-16:30
Wisteria pruning workshop
An introduction to wisteria pruning with Antony Head Gardener, Dave Bouch.
Tue 14 Jan 2020
+ 2 other dates
10:00-13:30