Ben returns to Petworth with fun games and activities throughout May half term, from Saturday 24th May until Sunday 1st June.
Join the Handlebards for a bicycle-powered production of Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing' in the Pleasure Garden.
Join us for some hands-on fun! Roll up your sleeves and dive into our crafts and activities, specially designed for our littlest visitors. These activities include make and take crafts, and may take place outdoors, so come prepared!
Join us for a special story time at Petworth Park, designed specifically for toddlers aged 2 to 4 and their caregivers. Learn new stories or enjoy some classics, and afterwards take part in a ‘make and take’ crafting activity based on the book!
For the first time in 20 years, a specially curated selection of JMW Turner’s artistic studies of Petworth will be exhibited in the very place that inspired him. These rarely seen works give a fascinating insight into Turner’s methods.
Enjoy the summer solstice in the Pleasure Garden at Petworth, and see our new 'Turner's Vision at Petworth' exhibition.
Learn the basics of landscape drawing, including perspective, scale, tone and composition. Create several drawings in the inspiring environment of Petworth House and see the Turner exhibition.
Bring along your torch and blanket and visit the Deer Park at night discovering some of the nocturnal wildlife and try out a bit of star gazing.
Delve into the world of Turner in this oil painting course that takes you through skills and techniques to build and create atmosphere in landscape paintings.
An introduction to the fluid and versatile qualities of ink, in collaboration with West Dean College. Learn to control and allow the ink to flow to produce a variety of exciting outcomes.
This course will take its inspiration from Petworth House and Park and the exhibition of Turner's paintings. Explore the use of acrylic paints to evoke atmosphere and space in your paintings.
For artists and makers with an interest in textiles, wishing to explore material behaviours and the wet felting technique. This course is based at West Dean College.
Petworth offers the unique opportunity to explore the wonders of watercolour in this iconic location. From blank paper to finished work, your tutor will help and encourage you to learn and gain confidence.
Paint with watercolour in the style of Turner at Petworth House. Learn how to capture the essence of light and atmosphere, tonal shape and composition. Learn how to explore the narrative, and how to draw the viewer in to engage their interest.
Working between Petworth House and West Dean College, this course will take inspiration from Petworth's gardens and Turner exhibition. It will be an in-depth and comprehensive guide to drawing landscapes with natural and compressed charcoal.
Discover more about the annual deer rut in the Park on this two hour guided walk.