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at Ickworth Estate

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An Introduction to Ickworth Tour 

Join the team caring for Ickworth's treasures to discover more about the Hervey family and their collection.

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on
1 May to 2 Nov 2025
at
10:45 to 11:30
+ 106 other dates or times
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Ickworth on the World Stage 

Follow one family's unconventional adventures as Ickworth sets sail with the Herveys in 2025.

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on
1 May to 2 Nov 2025
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11:00 to 15:00
+ 185 other dates or times
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Helios Art Installation at Ickworth (2nd-5th May) 

Join us at Ickworth as we display Helios, a new artwork of the sun by Luke Jerram. This seven-metre sculpture combines solar imagery, light and sound to highlight the sun's intricate details.

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on
2 May to 5 May 2025
at
09:15 to 09:45
+ 51 other dates or times
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A Life Below Stairs Tour 

Hear the stories of the servants who lived and worked at Ickworth as you discover the hustle and bustle that went on below stairs.

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2 May to 31 Oct 2025
at
10:45 to 11:30
+ 52 other dates or times
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Late night opening of Helios Art Installation at Ickworth 

Join us for a special out of hours event at Ickworth as we display Helios, a new artwork of the sun by Luke Jerram. This seven-metre sculpture combines solar imagery, light and sound to highlight the sun's intricate details.

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on
2 May 2025
at
16:15 to 16:45
+ 8 other dates or times
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Helios and Stargazing with the Athenaeum Astronomy Association 

Join the Athenaeum Astronomy Association on our late night opening of the Helios art installation to gaze up at the stars and learn all about the wonders of the universe.

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on
2 May 2025
at
18:30 to 20:30
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Costumed Interpretation 

A chance to meet our team of costume volunteers. Watch as they bring the world of the 1930’s servants to life and chat to them about the highs and lows of working in ‘the big house’.

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on
4 May to 26 Oct 2025
at
11:00 to 15:00
+ 5 other dates or times
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A Conservation Tour 

Take a step behind closed doors in the Rotunda to see Ickworth through the eyes of our Collections Team.

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on
7 May to 29 Oct 2025
at
10:45 to 11:30
+ 25 other dates or times
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Dawn Chorus walk with our Rangers 

Join our Ranger team on this early morning walk through the estate to enjoy the dawn chorus. Culminating in seeing the art installation Helios waking up with the sun before the estate opens to the public.

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on
8 May 2025
at
05:00 to 07:30
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Helios Art Installation at Ickworth (8th-11th May) 

Join us at Ickworth as we display Helios, a new artwork of the sun by Luke Jerram. This seven-metre sculpture combines solar imagery, light and sound to highlight the sun's intricate details.

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on
8 May to 11 May 2025
at
09:15 to 09:45
+ 51 other dates or times
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Yoga under the sun – Helios at Ickworth Estate 

Join instructor Amy for a unique yoga class taking place in front of Luke Jerram’s Helios.

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on
11 May 2025
at
08:00 to 09:00
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Active Ickworth: Social Walk 

Join one of our new social walks and meet up with likeminded individuals as you enjoy a short walk around the beautiful grounds at Ickworth Estate.

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on
13 May to 24 Jun 2025
at
10:30 to 11:30
+ 3 other dates or times
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Drawing workshop with artist Katie Shipton 

Join local artist Katie Shipton on this drawing workshop at Ickworth Estate

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on
17 May 2025
at
10:30 to 12:30
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Summer Music in the Park – Bury St Edmunds Concert Band at Ickworth Estate 

Enjoy some free music in the park at Ickworth Estate this May as the Bury St Edmunds Concert Band join us for an afternoon performance in front of the Rotunda.

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on
18 May 2025
at
13:30 to 15:30
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Active Ickworth: Social Cycle Rides 

A chance to meet up with like minded individuals and enjoy a short cycle in the beautiful Ickworth Estate. Improve your health, fitness & wellbeing at a comfortable pace.

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on
21 May to 16 Jul 2025
at
10:30 to 11:30
+ 4 other dates or times
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Conserving the Earl’s Summerhouse 

This tour will explore the history of the Earl’s Summerhouse and what work the National Trust has done, working with heritage contractors and building surveyors to repair and conserve such an important and significant building.

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on
23 May 2025
at
10:30 to 11:30
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Ruby Plants a Radish Storytelling 

Join us this half term for some storytelling sessions during our Ruby Plants a Radish garden programme.

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on
24 May to 1 Jun 2025
at
10:30 to 11:15
+ 8 other dates or times
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May Half Term: Paint a Plant Pot 

Get creative this May Half Term and decorate a plant pot.

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on
24 May to 29 May 2025
at
10:30 to 12:00
+ 5 other dates or times
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Ickworth Bat Walk 

Ickworth Estate is home to many bats, this guided walk is a brilliant opportunity to see and hear some of them from experts.

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on
30 May to 31 May 2025
at
20:30 to 22:30
+ 1 other date or time
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Group led walk with our Ranger volunteers 

Join our ranger volunteers on a group walk around Ickworth’s stunning landscapes.

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on
18 Jun to 24 Sep 2025
at
10:30 to 13:00
+ 1 other date or time
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Around the World in 80 Minutes – A performance by the Bury St Edmunds Concert Band 

Join us on a journey of music from round the world performed by the Bury St Edmunds Concert Band at Ickworth Estate.

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on
21 Jun 2025
at
19:00 to 20:30
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Ickworth Outdoor Cinema presents The Little Mermaid 

Outdoor Cinema returns to Ickworth estate. The Little Mermaid is one of Disney’s most beloved films of all time. A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.

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on
4 Jul 2025
at
16:00 to 17:30
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Ickworth Outdoor Cinema presents The Sound of Music 

Outdoor Cinema returns to Ickworth estate. The Sound of Music follows the legendary Julie Andrews as she plays a woman leaving an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower.

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on
4 Jul 2025
at
18:15 to 21:15
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Ickworth Outdoor Cinema presents Paddington in Peru 

Outdoor Cinema returns to Ickworth estate. Follow the beloved Paddington on his exciting adventures to Peru to visit his Aunt Lucy's Home of Retired Bears.

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on
5 Jul 2025
at
14:00 to 15:45
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Ickworth Outdoor Cinema presents Midnight in Paris 

Outdoor Cinema returns to Ickworth estate. Midnight in Paris stars Owen Wilson as Gil Pender, a struggling writer who, on a trip to Paris with his fiancé, begins traveling back in time to the 1920s every night at midnight.

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on
5 Jul 2025
at
16:30 to 18:05
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Ickworth Outdoor Cinema presents Mamma Mia! 

Outdoor Cinema returns to Ickworth estate. On the fictional Greek island of Kalokairi, bride-to-be Sophie reveals to her bridesmaids that she has secretly invited three men to her wedding without telling her mother, Donna.

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on
5 Jul 2025
at
18:45 to 21:30
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Ickworth Outdoor Cinema presents Moana 2 

Outdoor Cinema returns to Ickworth estate. Three years after the events of the first movie, Moana receives an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors and forms her own crew, reuniting with her friend, the demigod Maui.

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on
6 Jul 2025
at
14:00 to 15:45
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Ickworth Outdoor Cinema presents The Italian Job (1969) 

Outdoor Cinema returns to Ickworth estate. The Italian Job centres on Cockney criminal Charlie Croker, recently released from prison, who forms a gang for the job of stealing gold from an armoured security truck in Turin, Italy.

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on
6 Jul 2025
at
16:30 to 18:15
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Ickworth Outdoor Cinema presents In Bruges 

Outdoor Cinema returns to Ickworth estate. Join us for black comedy-drama crime thriller staring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two London-based Irish hitmen hiding out in Bruges.

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on
6 Jul 2025
at
19:00 to 21:00