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Royalty: The art of collecting kings
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-17:00
Socialite Maggie Greville was the ultimate royal hostess, often welcoming regal guests to Polesden Lacey, her party retreat. Mewes and Davis, interior designers to the Ritz no less, were hired to create lavish rooms 'fit to entertain maharajas'.
Summer trail
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-17:00
Explore Hatchlands whilst hunting for bugs with our fun summer trail. Keep your eyes peeled through the parkland and woodland habitats searching for the different types of creepy-crawlies that make their home here.
Coco the parrot's tea trail
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-16:30
Follow the trail boards to find out some fascinating facts all about tea.
Summer flowers walk
Wed 26 Jul 2017
14:00-16:00
Discover the flora of the North Downs on a walk with expert, Judy Moss, returning to the mill for tea and cake.
Summer Holidays at Ham House
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-17:00
Keep your little ones busy this summer holiday with craft activities, children's trails, storytelling and lot's of 50 Things to do before you're 11 3/4 fun.
The Grand Salad
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-17:00
An entire plot in our Kitchen Garden is going to be dedicated to recreating a grand 17th century salad.
Garden history tours
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:30-16:00
Free thirty minute tour of Ham's beautiful gardens with one of our welcoming and knowledgeable guides.
Nymans
A garden lovers' home for all seasons, with an extensive yet intimate garden set around a romantic house and ruins.
Family Trail: Giants of the garden
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-16:30
Discover more about the rare and special trees at Nymans with our seasonal family trail.
Standen House and Garden
Arts and Crafts family home with Morris & Co. interiors, set in a beautiful hillside garden
Bothy
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-17:00
Designer Will Shannon uses Arts & Crafts principles of using local materials and traditional handcrafted skills to make 'Bothy'. Stop for a while as you walk round the garden to discover this small folly like space.
Children summer trail - Games in the garden
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:00-16:00
Can you tell your ball and cup from your yoyo?
Selling Exhibition - Reflections of Arts and Crafts
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:00-16:00
Contemporary crafts with a nod to the arts and crafts of William Morris.
Standen Revived - Mrs Beale's global garden
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:00-16:00
This exhibition looks at the people and places that influenced Mrs Beale with the garden at Standen. Discover the history of the garden and the work that has recently taken place to restore it back to its 1920s glory.
Summer Of Sport
Wed 26 Jul 2017
09:00-17:00
Join us at Osterley Park and House for a summer filled with fun, games and sporting adventures. Try your hand at something new and see how many sports you can take part in! All sessions are weather dependent.
Winston and other animals family trail
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-16:00
Follow the adventures of Winston and his butterflies, ponies and race horses on this trail around the gardens and woodland.
House timed tickets - July
Wed 26 Jul 2017
15:45-16:00
Obtain a timed ticket on arrival, or pre-book the 14.30 or 15.45 time slot up until 24 hours in advance (excluding bank holidays and summer weekends). All tickets purchased online should be exchanged at the visitor welcome centre for a house ticket.
Riverside Ramble family trail
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-16:00
An "I-Spy" style self-guided trail along the Thames. Suitable for all ages.
Ant Trail
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-16:00
Emmetts was originally know as 'Amets', an old English word for ants. On this fun family trail look out for friendly ants dotted around the garden and woodland.
Sheffield Park and Garden
Acres of landscape garden bordered by historic parkland and woodland
The Extravagant Earl: Summer party trail
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-17:00
Follow this interactive trail and see what it was like to be one of the children invited to the Earl's grand summer party.
Petworth
A stately mansion nestled in the South Downs housing the finest art collection in the care of the National Trust.
Snapshots in Time
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-17:00
Join the 'Proud' Duke on this fun family trail as you journey back through time to discover stories from his lost garden. Share your feelings using emojis old and new.
As you like it! A Shakespearean Family Trail
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:00-16:30
Collect a scroll and become an apprentice playwright. Name your characters and decide their fate as you explore the Mansion. Will all your characters make it to the end of the play... you decide!
Red House
Iconic Arts and Crafts home of William Morris - writer, artist, craftsman and socialist
Family Wombat Trail
Wed 26 Jul 2017
13:30-17:00
Find Top the wombat and all his friends who are hiding at Red House
Summer holiday family fun
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-16:30
With a natural play area, quizzes and trails, there's plenty to keep the family busy in the summer holidays.
My Ightham Mote summer adventure
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-17:00
Have fun in the countryside with our summer activity pack.
Conservation in action: My favourite item
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:00-16:30
I love you because...
Queen of Ightham Mote exhibition
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:00-16:30
'Queen of Ightham Mote - An American interlude: Queen Palmer, John Singer Sargent and their Circle'. The exhibition runs from Saturday 4 March - Saturday 23 December 2017.
The Statue Trail
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-17:00
Cliveden has an extensive and important statue collection on display around the estate. This trail is a self-led walk offering you the chance to learn the history behind how these statues have ended up at Cliveden.
Summer holiday family trail
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-16:30
Pick up our family trail this summer and get exploring.
Life in Miniature
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:00-16:00
Visit this year as we explore the role dolls houses had in the home with our display, events and regular talks and tours
Scotney Castle
Country house, romantic garden, 14th century moated castle - all in a beautiful wooded estate
Teens photography course- Capturing colour 12-15 years
Wed 26 Jul 2017
14:30-17:00
Teen photography course takers will learn how to drop auto and move to full manual mode, enabling them to capture images not possible on auto. Students on the photography course for teens will experience a new world of artistic photography. Our...
The Vyne
Experience conservation in action as this former Tudor mansion undergoes a major roof project
Tudor secrets self-guided tour
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-16:00
At the site visited by Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn in 1535, pick up your self-guided tour at Visitor Reception and uncover hidden secrets contained in The Vyne's surviving Tudor features.
Rooftop walkway
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-16:00
See how our major roof project is progressing from our lift-accessible rooftop walkway open daily 10am-4pm last entry 3:30pm.
Children's Tudor animal trail
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-16:00
Deer, horses and falcons are just some of the creatures you may have seen at The Vyne in 1535. See if you can spot the animals that played an important part in Tudor life.
Tudor geocaching challenge
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-16:00
Intrepid explorers can download the Geocaching® app from geocaching.com/play before casting themselves back to the sixteenth century with our Tudor-themed geocaches.
Tag-a-Tile 2017
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:00-16:00
Be part of history by personalising a tile with a message or drawing to go on our new roof.
Alice! White rabbit trail
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-17:00
Follow the white rabbit on a trail through the grounds
The Lion and unicorn display
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:00-17:00
What is the link between Disraeli and Lewis Carroll's Alice? Find out in this display inside the Manor.
Disraeli the Author
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:00-17:00
A new exhibition explores his literary career.
50 things to do before you're 11 3/4 at Greys Court
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-16:00
Get out and about at Greys Court by completing some of the 50 things to before you're 11 3/4 activities. It's a great chance for children to play and explore the environment as they tick activities off in their scrapbooks.
Art classes at Greys Court
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-16:00
Experience Greys Court in a new way throughout July, with art classes happening every Wednesday. Book on now to avoid missing out.
The Jungle Book trail; Fri 21 July - Mon 4 Sept 2017, 11am to 4pm
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:00-16:00
Escape into the garden at Bateman's and discover some of Kipling's most famous characters that have fled their book pages.
Ball Run
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-17:00
Play and explore the parkland as you complete this year's new Ball Run at Basildon Park.
Art Boxes at Basildon Park
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-17:00
New for this summer, Basildon Park is offering visitors the chance to experience the parkland in a different way, through creating pieces of art out in the parkland.
At Home with Art - Treasures of the Ford Collection
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:00-16:30
A new exhibition of inspiring artworks in the South Pavilion.
Summer family trail
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-17:00
This pretty garden, with its different levels, winding paths and quirky topiary, is a great place for kids to explore. Our fun family summer trail can only be solved by animal experts; do you have what it takes?
Sissinghurst Castle Garden
Historic, poetic, iconic; a refuge dedicated to beauty. Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson fell in love with Sissinghurst Castle and created a world renowned garden.
50 years exhibition
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:00-17:30
This exhibition is part of a project to bring Harold and Vita's vision back to the fore and explores Sissinghurst's past, present and future.
Ashridge Estate
Ancient trees, rolling chalk downlands and lush meadows in an area of outstanding natural beauty
Root and branch: tales of trees at Ashridge
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-17:00
Come along to our new exhibition about some of the special trees at Ashridge
Bodiam Castle
Archetypal 14th century moated castle with ruined interior - a glimpse of medieval splendour
Summer campaign; Sat 22 July - Sun 3 Sept 2017, 11am - 4pm
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:00-16:00
Take a look back to the time of the Hundred Years' War.
Have-a-go archery and falconry, weekends & school holidays from 1 April to 3 Sept
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:00-16:00
Discover your hidden talents and try your hand at some medieval skills.
Summertime at Winchester City Mill
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-16:00
Join Winchester City Mill for a summer packed full of family fun. Follow a brand new discovery trail everyday throughout the holiday.
2017 Milling Demonstrations
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:00-16:00
Visit on a milling day and see our team of volunteer millers in action as they harness the power of the river Itchen to turn waterwheels, gears and millstones to produce Winchester City Mill's traditional wholemeal flour.
Playwrights, Pioneers and Provocateurs
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:00-17:00
This new exhibition explores the work and relationships of Edy Craig and her circle of friends in the LGBTQ community. From groundbreaking plays to intimate friendships, Playwrights, Pioneers and Provocateurs celebrates their important stories.
Summer crafts
Wed 26 Jul 2017
14:00-16:00
Every Wednesday from 26 July - 30 August there will be kids crafts in the garden from2-4pm. Each session will have a different theme, come and get creative!
Blue Remembered Hills
Wed 26 Jul 2017
19:30-21:45
Dennis Potter explores the joy and anguish of childhood in this poignant and humorous drama where the children are played by adults. Performed by the Summer Theatre Company.
Waddesdon Manor
Magnificent house and grounds in the style of a 16th-century French château.
Mimi's European Adventure - French Week
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-16:00
Join Mimi the Mynah this summer for a European tour within the grounds of Waddesdon Manor.
Mimi the Mynah Five Arrows Trail
Wed 26 Jul 2017
10:00-16:00
Join our fun-filled trail during your summer holidays.
Creatures & Creations
Wed 26 Jul 2017
11:00-17:00
From 7 June to 29 October in the Coach House Gallery at the Stables see nature's patterns transformed into art in this vibrant exhibition.
Riches of the Earth
Wed 26 Jul 2017
12:00-16:00
Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild's 'Renaissance Museum' was full of objects made of precious materials: hardstones, minerals, silver and gold. While the bulk of this collection was bequeathed to the British Museum on his death in 1898, examples of...
Power & Portraiture
Wed 26 Jul 2017
12:00-16:00
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From 7 June to 29 October in the House see this special display of Elizabethan portraits that reveal an exciting attribution.
Step This Way: The Red Drawing Room Opened Up
Wed 26 Jul 2017
12:00-16:00
Come into the Manor as a 19th-century house guest would have done.
Balfour 100
Wed 26 Jul 2017
12:00-16:00
A small display of documents from the Waddesdon Archive relating to the Rothschild family's role in the Balfour Declaration.
Tales from the Archive
Wed 26 Jul 2017
12:00-16:00
Continuing from 2016 this exhibition will explore stories of people connected with Waddesdon through the display of archive material and images.
Glorious Years: French Calendars from Louis XIV to the Revolution
Wed 26 Jul 2017
12:00-16:00
From royal weddings to victorious battles, almanacs glorified the king by illustrating these significant events on large single-sheet printed calendars, which spread into the homes, schools and shops of the French people. The exhibition will...