What's on at Overbeck's
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![Wisteria makes her glorious arrival]()
Wisteria makes her gloroius arrival -
![Martime room houses some fine model boats and shipping ephemerae]()
Salcombe's boating past is on display here
'Curiosities of Overbeck's Garden' photography competition
As you wind your way around the garden be inspired by the creative and imaginative nature of our garden. Discover the rare and exotic along every pathway snapping as you go. The competition has two categories, 12 and under and 13 and over. You...
Fri 21 Jul 2017
+ 71 other dates
11:00-16:00
Big butterfly count
Collect your chart and spend 15 minutes in a sunny spot and note how many of each species you see. You can then submit your sightings at www.bigbutterflycount.org.uk
Fri 21 Jul 2017
+ 16 other dates
11:00-17:00
Town Criers competition
This colourful annual event will see the competitors each delivering their proclamation to one and all at 12 noon. The 'Simon Phillips' memorial plate presented to the winning town crier, was originally provided by Overbeck' s and it seems a...
Fri 21 Jul 2017
12:00-14:00
Exhibition of art and craft
Exhibition by artists Sarah Brooker & Jo Crook An exhibition of hand-rolled felts, inspired by aspects of the sea and coast created by Sarah plus pressed artworks using local seaweed washed up on the tide, created by Jo. You can reserve your...
Sat 22 Jul 2017
+ 50 other dates
11:00-16:30
Garden Tour
Join one of the gardeners and enjoy a seasonal tour of the gardens discovering its short but interesting history and amazing collection of plants.
Sat 22 Jul 2017
+ 14 other dates
11:30-12:30
Discovery Tours
New for 2017 - a chance to discover some facts, finds and things that we think you would like to know about. These short tours will highlight items from the collection held at Overbeck's.
Tue 25 Jul 2017
+ 27 other dates
12:00-12:15
50 things to do before you're 11 ¾
Calling all budding gardeners to have a go at planting your very own seeds to take home. We will give you everything you need to have fun doing no.41 (plant it, grow it, eat it) on your list of '50 things to do before you're 11 ¾'.
Wed 26 Jul 2017
+ 5 other dates
11:30-15:00
Garden Tour
Join one of the gardeners and enjoy a seasonal tour of the gardens discovering its short but interesting history and amazing collection of plants.
Wed 26 Jul 2017
+ 13 other dates
14:00-15:00
Heritage Open Day
Take this opportunity to be our guest for a great day out this September. With free entry to our garden and house you will soon get a feel for the work that the National Trust delivers to keep these wonderful places open.
Sat 09 Sep 2017
11:00-17:00
Hallowe'en Spooky fun
Spooky fun for everyone this Hallowe'en. Craft activities, story telling, ghostly trails and spell making for all budding witches and wizards to cast their spell into the cauldron. £3.00 per child.
Fri 27 Oct 2017
+ 1 other date
11:00-17:00