Wimpole Scything Festival 2020

People mowing with a scythe in a meadow

This year the scything event is held on the 20-21 June in the parkland to the south of the mansion. This setting has one of the best views across the Estate.

The Scything Festival reflects historic Wimpole estate management and is designed to be a fun and sociable weekend with several competitions for the mowers.

The Wimpole Countryside team and Estate Greenwood group showcase their traditional woodworking skills and demonstrating a variety of other historic rural crafts including blacksmithing.

The Scything Festival is one area of the Wimpole History & Nature Festival.