Boxing Day Ranger Ramble
Enjoy some fresh air and stretch your legs on Boxing Day with a guided walk on the Bateman's estate.
- Booking essential
- Admission applies
Join our ranger Kevan on a guided estate walk around the Bateman’s estate. Along the way, you'll learn about the estate's history and the work being carried out to enhance biodiversity.
The walk will be approximately 2 hours. Suitable for adults and children aged 12 plus, accompanied by an adult.
£6 per person, normal admission applies.
Times
The basics
- Booking number
Call 0344 249 1895
- Accessibility
This walk will include hills and pathways with varying gradients, uneven terrain, and muddy areas.
- Meeting point
Please ask at Visitor Reception upon arrival for directions.
- Suitability for children
Suitable for adults and children aged 12 and older.
- What to bring and wear
Warm, waterproof clothing and footwear is highly advisable. Walking boots are advisable.
- Other
If the walk is rescheduled due to bad weather, an alternative date will be arranged.
Upcoming events
Diwali at Bateman's
Join us in celebrating the festival of light here in the home of Rudyard Kipling.
Display of Su Blackwell's 'Bateman's Reimagined'
Inspired by Bateman’s, Rudyard Kipling’s family home and his most beloved story The Jungle Book, paper artist Su Blackwell crafted Bateman’s Reimagined from copies of Kipling’s handwritten manuscript of The Jungle Book.
Display of the Sir Philip Burne-Jones portrait of Rudyard Kipling
To celebrate National Poetry Day this year on 1st October, the Sir Philip Burne-Jones portrait of Rudyard Kipling will be going on display at Bateman’s for the first time.
Fiery Tracery: Readings from Kipling, Diwali and Poetry
Celebrate Diwali at Bateman's with drop-in poetry readings from Rudyard Kipling's early works.