What's On at Rainham Hall
Activities, talks, and workshops at Rainham Hall this year will be inspired by our upcoming exhibition programme about 1960s Hall tenant, Anthony Denney. As one of Conde Nast’s chief photographers and his work featured in British Vogue magazine, House and Garden magazine as well as other influential titles. Our exhibition programme and activities will showcase Denney’s life and character, as an influential tastemaker, master of still life, art collector and patron, fashion photographer and interior designer.
Filming tour
Join us for a filming tour of Rainham Hall, as we open our big front door to welcome you to the site of Scrooge’s house in BBC One’s A Christmas Carol 2019. Go behind the scenes with a guide to see where the action happened, have a look at...
Fri 24 Jan 2020
+ 1 other date
14:00-15:00
+ other times
Wellbeing Week: Visiteering - Come help us in the garden
Have you got any New Years Resolutions? We've got plenty to do in our garden this winter, and we could do with some extra help. If you've got some time to spare, help us move compost and plant seeds for our new orchard opening this Spring.
Sun 26 Jan 2020
+ 3 other dates
12:00-15:00
Soup making workshop
Learn from our team of expert chefs how to make a delicious hearty tomato and red pepper soup.
Tue 28 Jan 2020
10:00-13:00
Land of the Fanns story illustration workshop
Land of the Fanns invited local people and communities to a story writing workshop on 25 Jan where participants identified and celebrated 100 Stories gathered in response to the different Landscape Character Areas within the Land of the Fanns...
Sat 01 Feb 2020
10:00-12:30
Material Girls: Patterns of Inspiration
Visit Rainham Hall from the Saturday 1 February to Sunday 16 February and see the Materials Girls latest installation in The Hayloft Gallery, inspired by our exhibition, The Denney Edition.
Sat 01 Feb 2020
+ 11 other dates
11:00-16:00
Sage and apple sausage roll making workshop
Learn from our team of expert chefs how to make a delicious sage and apple sausage roll in filo pastry.
Tue 18 Feb 2020
11:00-13:00
Childrens Gingerbread baking workshop
Learn from our team of experts how to make a delicious Gingerbread people and decorate them of your choosing.
Thu 20 Feb 2020
10:30-12:30
Elizabeth David Supperclub - The Denney Edition
Food historian Sam Bilton brings us celebrating Elizabeth David, one of the most celebrated cookbook writers of all time. Expect a 6 course feast of some of David's Vogue recipes, photographed by Denney in the mid 1950s.
Fri 06 Mar 2020
19:00-22:00
Mothers Day Afternoon Tea
Treat your mum to one of our classic afternoon teas this Mother's Day, set in our beautiful surroundings in Rainham Hall's Hayloft Gallery.
Sun 22 Mar 2020
12:30-15:00
Macbeth theatre performance by The Handlebards
Join The HandleBards all-female troupe at Rainham Hall for a bicycle-powered, farcical production of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’. Expect riotous amounts of energy, a fair old whack of chaos, and a great deal of laughter. This is an outdoor...
Sun 07 Jun 2020
18:30-20:30