Summer of Play is returning to Croome for 2025! This summer, we're celebrating all things bugs and biodiversity, with critter-themed fairground games, hands-on creative workshops, and a mini theatre for performers big and small.
Pages from Nature is a 200-year anniversary exhibition celebrating the publication of William Dean’s Hortus Croomensis; a detailed record of the vast and varied plant collection at Croome in 1824.
Celebrate the 200 year anniversary of the publication of the 1824 guidebook to Croome, the Hortus Croomensis. Explore the views, scents and sounds of the garden at Croome using your own Hortus Croomensis booklet to guide you.
Calling all young photographers! Join us for 5 days of photography activities as part of Croome’s Summer of Play.
Wild Imagination is a new animation and accompanying soundtrack by artist Sarah Taylor Silverwood.
Croome has worked with artist Faye Claridge and local community groups to create new sculptures in response to the Four Seasons statues that once stood in the Evergreen Shrubbery. Explore the new Four Seasons exhibition in the House.
Step into a world where the senses guide your journey through history and nature, inspired by our Pages from Nature exhibition.
Join our volunteers for a tour that will bring Croome’s story to life; with its varied history you’ll definitely learn something new.
Join us in the Salon of the house, where we'll be putting a National Trust twist on the classic game of musical chairs!
An introduction to the landscape at Croome. Find out more about the history and restoration of the garden and park at Croome on one of our volunteer-led tours.
Performed by The Plandits open air touring theatre company. This promises to be a fabulous event!
Croome is not short of inspirational subjects for budding artists. Come and join local artist Christine for a morning of sketching or painting.
A delightful walking tour of the statues and sculptures that adorn the parkland at Croome.
On Friday 5 and Saturday 6 September, join us for a wandering immersive performance around the garden at Croome with this wonderfully irreverent tribute to Jane Austen.
Develop your fitness and wellbeing with our guided health walks in Croome's parkland all year round.
Ever wanted to learn a new skill? Join our Japanese felting workshop!
Join us for a 5 mile guided walk through the parkland to the Panorama Tower and enjoy fantastic panoramic views from the balcony before continuing back to the Visitor Centre.
Visit the Panorama Tower, built in 1801 by James Wyatt for the 6th Earl of Coventry. Enjoy panoramic views of the countryside from the balcony.
As part of Heritage Open Days, join the team for a special guided walk into Croome’s arboretum and flower garden
A walk through Croome Park reveals the way in which RAF Defford changed the 18th century landscape created by Lancelot ”Capability” Brown. Along the way, there are stories of an extraordinary airfield waiting to be told.
As part of Heritage Open Days, hear about RAF Defford and how our top-secret airfield in Worcester played their part in winning WWII
As part of Heritage Open Days, join the team for a special presentation from our archaeological team at Croome to discover Croome’s lost history
As part of Heritage Open Days, join the team for a guided walk from local archaeologist, Bob Ruffle and our archaeology volunteer team at Croome to discover Croome’s lost history