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Poisons, Potions and Plants Trail

Come to Canons Ashby this Autumn and discover the spooky stories behind seemingly innocent blooms!

  • Booking not needed
  • Admission applies

Come to Canons Ashby this Autumn and discover the spooky stories behind seemingly innocent blooms! From Deadly Nightshade to Witch Hazel there will be something new for everyone to learn. Feel free to dress to impress in your best Halloween outfit, and don't forget your wellies if it is wet outside! This trail runs between 17 October and 8 November. Please note that the property is closed between Monday and Wednesday (inclusive) in November. £3 per trail, normal admission prices apply.

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Prices

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per trail£3.00
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The basics

Accessibility

This activity is outdoors and will go over uneven ground, grass and slopes. There is plenty of space and it is not in crowded or echoey spaces.

Meeting point

Start your day at visitor reception in the main car park, where you can purchase your trail.

Suitability for children

This is aimed at families

What to bring and wear

Please dress for the weather! The trail will be available come rain or shine.

Other

Normal admission prices apply as well as the trail price. The trail will include a little gift at the end.

Upcoming events

Hop, Skip and Soar Play Trail, Summer of Play 

Stretch your wings in the warm air and zoom around the paddock, or kick up your heels and gallop. Find out what creatures live at Canons Ashby in the summer whilst getting active with the family.

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28 Jul to 6 Sep 2026
at 10:00 to 16:00+ 40 other dates or times

Guided visits to Priory Church and medieval Stew Ponds 

Find out more about the medieval history of Canons Ashby with a guided visit to the church, and then to the restored medieval stew ponds: an area not accessible to the public without a guide. There are 30 spaces on this walk to sign up on the day.

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30 Jul 2026
at 14:00 to 14:45

Get in touch with history: Festival of Archaeology 

Get in touch with the past at Canons Ashby by holding history in your hand. Can you put a long-broken pot back together? Have a chat with the team about what's been found all around us and what that might mean.

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31 Jul to 1 Aug 2026
at 10:30 to 14:30+ 1 other date or time

The Jungle Book by Immersion Theatre 

Immersion Theatre are thrilled to bring their trademark energy to their wild, brand-new musical adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling family favourite, THE JUNGLE BOOK!

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1 Aug 2026
at 17:30 to 19:15