May half term: sunflower planting
Get green fingered with our garden team this half term with our sunflower planting sessions for all ages.
- Booking advisable
- Admission applies
Join us in the Discovery Den in the garden for a fun, hands-on, green fingered activity.
Guided by our friendly garden team, you will learn about how we grow flowers and vegetables here at Ightham Mote. You'll then be shown how to plant your own sunflowers and grow them at home over the summer.
In August we'll be asking you to send in photos of your prize-winning blooms for our online competition.
There is a charge of £5 per person to cover the cost of all our sustainable materials.
Times
The basics
- Booking details
Call 0344 249 1895
- Suitability
Children and dogs welcome
- Meeting point
The sessions will take place in the Discovery Den in the garden. Please check-in at visitor reception and you'll be directed.
- What to bring and wear
The garden can be muddy, so please bring suitable clothes and footwear. Although the sessions will take place under cover it might be wet and cold, so please wrap up.
- Accessibility
The route to the Discovery Den is uneven and has slopes. Please ask at visitor reception for the best route for your needs.
- Other
The sessions are £5 per person to cover the cost of materials. Children must be supervised by an adult at all times.
Upcoming events
Exhibition: Ightham at War
The Ightham at War: Prisoners With Parallel Fates exhibition tells the extraordinary stories of two men at war —one a captured British soldier, the other a downed German pilot— both connected by Ightham Mote.
Saving Ightham: celebrating 40 years of Ightham Mote's legacy
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Charles Henry Robinson gifting Ightham Mote to the National Trust.
Sargent’s Palette in Bloom
Discover how Ightham Mote inspired internationally renowned artist John Singer Sargent.