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Heritage Open Days 2025: Free entry to Barrington Court

Enjoy free entry to Barrington Court's beautiful gardens & historic orchards, farm buildings, avenues and the ground floor of Strode House, where you can imagine what it was like as the Lyle's 1920s family home.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event

As part of Heritage Open Days, we invite you to enjoy free entry to Barrington Court on 17th, 18th and 19th September 2025. Discover information about the history of the two houses and estate. There are displays in the farm buildings and within the ground floor of Strode House. The gardens are open and will be transitioning from late summer to early autumn colour, and Beagles café will be open for refreshments. The National Trust gift shop and Book Barn will be open, and there are four independent workshops onsite (not NT - please check with individual workshops for opening times).

N.B. Court House remains closed due a long term restoration project.

Times

The basics

Meeting point

On arrival, please check in at Visitor Reception.

Accessibility

The site is accessible, but the ground is uneven and bumpy in places. There is accessible parking next to Visitor Reception.

Contact info

Barrington Court (enquiries not bookings)

Upcoming events

Event

Storytelling Mondays (Summer Term) 

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on
23 Jun to 21 Jul 2025
at
11:00 to 13:00
+ 4 other dates or times
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Outdoor Theatre: Robin Hood by The Pantaloons 

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on
5 Jul 2025
at
19:00 to 20:45
Event

Summer of Play at Barrington Court (Summer Holidays) 

Summer fete themed fun for all the family this summer at Barrington Court.

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on
19 Jul to 1 Sep 2025
at
10:00 to 16:00
+ 44 other dates or times
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Festival of Archaeology 2025: Heritage Explorer Challenge 

Explore the estate to discover archaeological features.

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on
19 Jul to 3 Aug 2025
at
10:00 to 17:00
+ 15 other dates or times