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Heritage Open Day at Newark Park

Visit Newark Park for free on Saturday 12 September as part of the Heritage Open Days scheme, England's largest festival of history and culture.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event

Newark Park will be offering free entry on 12 September as part of Heritage Open Days 2026.

The house, garden and estate will be open as well as the play area and tea pavilion. There will be free entry all day 10am to 5pm. Last entry to the house is at 3.45pm, with the house closing at 4pm.

What's on? There will be a children's trail in the house and plenty of opportunity to take in the colours of autumn on the estate walks.

There is also the sculpture exhitbition "New work at Newark Park" in collaboration with Cotswold Sculpture Exhibition.

Times

The basics

Accessibility

The house (ground floor), car park and tea pavilion are on level ground. The garden and estate have steeply sloping paths. Please go to the main Newark Park website for our access statement

Meeting point

Please go to visitor reception on arrival for more information

Suitability for children

Children and families welcome

What to bring and wear

Suitable outdoor clothing

Other

Booking is not needed

Upcoming events

Summer of Play: Play through the ages 

Step into a summer of timeless fun with Play Through the Ages! Travel from the Tudor courts to the 1970s as you discover and try classic games enjoyed across history.

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on
3 Aug to 3 Sep 2026
at 10:00 to 16:30+ 31 other dates or times

Outdoor theatre: Twelfth Night 

Come and join The Pantaloons for their production of Twelfth Night on the lawns at Newark Park with the historic house as their background.

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on
6 Aug 2026
at 18:30 to 20:30

Drop spin wool making 

Join local artist, Kate, as she spins wool for her art installation at Newark Park in collaboration with Cotswold Sculpture Association this autumn.

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on
13 Aug 2026
at 11:00 to 15:00

Artist in Action 

Tim Wells, local sculptor, is at Newark Park completing the final touches to his sculpture ‘Spirit of Place’ which will be featured in the Cotswold Sculpture Association exhibition this autumn.

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on
15 Aug 2026
at 10:00 to 16:00