What's on at The Vyne
Geocaching: The lost toys
William Wiggett Chute’s children have been playing in the woods. Unfortunately, these young Victorian adventurers have managed to lose four of their toys along the way. Can you help the children find them again?
Fri 20 Sep 2019
+ 9 other dates
10:00-15:30
Victorian children’s play trail
In The Vyne’s gardens look for ten riddles describing toys children played with in Victorian times. Suggested donation £1 plus normal admission.
Fri 20 Sep 2019
+ 9 other dates
10:00-16:30
Tapestry house trail
We have to repair our tapestries and we need your help in hunting for the lost sections that have been hidden around the house. Suggested donation £1 plus normal admission.
Fri 20 Sep 2019
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12:00-15:00
Tapestry weaving
While our 18th-century tapestries are offsite for conservation, you can have a go at weaving threads on a loom in the tapestry room.
Fri 20 Sep 2019
+ 9 other dates
12:00-16:00
Dress like a Victorian
How would you have looked if you had been alive during the Victorian period? In the house, peruse our costume rail and pick yourself a Victorian outfit to try on.
Fri 20 Sep 2019
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12:00-16:00
Tormore house trail
Evacuated to The Vyne during the Second World War, pupils from the Tormore Boys School in Deal, Kent came to see The Vyne as their home. Find out what the boys used to get up to in their old school haunt.
Mon 30 Sep 2019
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12:00-15:00
Evening behind the scenes house tours
Back by popular demand, you can explore 14th-century cellars, Tudor attics and even walk on the newly restored roof of this historic mansion. Wander the house at night time and enjoy a glass of prosecco in the staircase hall.
Tue 01 Oct 2019
+ 8 other dates
18:00-19:45
Halloween Spotter Trail (Ages 0-7)
In the gardens, collect your £2 activity sheet from the Halloween tent and look out for ten photos of animals mistakenly linked with witchcraft.
Sat 26 Oct 2019
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10:00-17:00
Halloween Rune Trail (Ages 8+)
On this mystical adventure through The Vyne’s gardens, decipher 16th-century runes to reveal a secret word.
Sat 26 Oct 2019
+ 8 other dates
10:00-17:00
Exhibition display: Hampshire’s leading citizen
Bequeathing The Vyne to the trust in 1956, three rooms will explore how Sir Charles Chute and the estate evolved through the turbulence of two world wars.
Mon 28 Oct 2019
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12:00-15:00
Christmas silhouette trail
Identify the Christmas Carol silhouettes hidden within the gardens and help Scrooge discover his festive spirit.
Sat 30 Nov 2019
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10:00-16:00
Family Christmas house trail
On this festive trail, keep your eyes peeled for clues in the mansion decorated for a Victorian Christmas. As you explore the ground floor, you’ll take a journey through the story of A Christmas Carol.
Sat 30 Nov 2019
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12:00-15:00
A Victorian Christmas at The Vyne
Become part of the Chute family this Christmas and enjoy a Victorian home discovering Charles Dickens for the first time.
Sat 30 Nov 2019
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12:00-15:00
Christmas candlelit house tours
With the mansion richly decorated for a Victorian Christmas, join us for an intimate tour of this family home. Afterwards, join us for a mince pie and mulled wine in the grand staircase hall.
Tue 03 Dec 2019
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16:00-17:30
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