News and events Summer 2019 Issue 103

People’s Landscapes in the South West This summer, two new artworks will reflect and respond to the stories of people in two unique places in the South West: the ’ tree and the Tin Coast.

Tolpuddle Martrys’ Tree Bob and Roberta Smith and memorial green ©National Trust Images/Andrew Butler ©National Trust/CliveWhitbourn

The Tolpuddle Martyrs met under the history of the tree and the Martyrs, version of the tree on a placard, and Paint Freedom is part of a series of ‘Paint Freedom’ tree to discuss their poor wages and and the themes of justice, freedom to use these to create a ‘forest of trees’. activities, including walks and family living conditions, and in 1834 were and rights, through a piece of work The placards will also feature portraits events, taking place in the area in arrested and subsequently convicted titled Paint Freedom. of people who we think might have a throughout the summer. Find out for swearing a secret oath as part of similar fate to the Tolpuddle Martyrs.’ more at nationaltrust.org.uk/tolpuddle The National Trust cares for the the formation of a union. Of the artwork Bob says ‘Trees are 320-year-old sycamore tree in amazing things, they are symbols of You can read more about Bob’s the village of Tolpuddle, which is We’ve commissioned the British life and this tree has been around for participatory work, and others in the recognised as the symbolic birthplace contemporary artist Bob and Roberta many years in Tolpuddle. So my idea national programme, in your Magazine. of the Trades Union movement. Smith, who will be reflecting on the was to invite people to paint their

Botallack on The work will pose the question the Tin Coast ‘Gorthwedh: ‘why is this place special to you?’ and will include the creation of contrasts temporary structures on the landscape that will tell the stories of the as they start to take shape. Tin Coast’ Of the commission Callum says: ‘The themes, challenges and Set within the Cornish Mining potential of the project are all World Heritage Site, the Tin very appealing to me and I’m Coast ‘Gorthwedh’ (meaning confident that together we ‘contrast’ in the Cornish can create something that is language, and pronounced innovative and engaging, as well gorse-weth) is a project that as being representative of the will be reflecting on the area’s local community.’ ©National Trust Images/John Miller industrial past, its social changes and its meaning to Gorthwedh is part of a series of residents and visitors today. events happening on the Tin Coast in summer and beyond. Callum Mitchell, a Cornish-born For more information and ©Micheal Eddy artist, will be working with the updates to this project, head to National Trust team on the Tin nationaltrust.org.uk/tin-coast Coast, Falmouth University BA Callum Mitchell (Hons) Architecture students and other local artists. Wood, fashion and 100 years of the Foresty Commission

‘Tree of Life’ is the new fashion exhibition upstairs in House, Devon, celebrating Killerton’s link to the founding of the Forestry Commission in 1919.

MP Francis Acland, whose family owned The story of Francis Acland’s role in the the Killerton estate, was instrumental Forestry Commission continues on the in the creation of the Forestry ground floor of Killerton House with Commission a hundred years ago. another new exhibition: ‘Seeing the wood and the trees.’ This exhibition The exhibition – revealing fabulous looks at what happened in 1919 when pieces from the National Trust’s the Forestry Commission was founded largest fashion collection – and how the National Trust team at demonstrates how materials Killerton today is working to look after processed from various species of woodlands and trees on the estate for trees can be used to make fibre, cloth, the future. Charlotte Eddington,

©National Trust/SteveHaywood dyes, paper, footwear and headgear. For more information visit: Assistant to the It includes examples of clothing nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton Costume Curator made from these materials, as well at Killerton, putting as decorative pieces patterned with the final touches motifs inspired by seasonal trees, to a piece from the leaves, blossom and fruit. ‘Resonance’ collection by eco-fashion designer José Hendo.

Ancient grain for new flour at Dunster Mill © National Trust Images/Tamsin Holmes ©National TrustImages/Sarah Allen

Early morning light at Stourhead

They’re grinding spelt at Dunster It’s a rare example of a working Watermill in . Following 18th-century mill with double Floralia: a celebration requests from visitors for spelt overshot waterwheels, meaning it flour Stephen , who is the operates with two separate wheels Mill Operations Manager, decided allowing the mill to run one or two to start working with the ancient millstones. grain which is popular due to its at Stourhead distinctive nutty flavour. You’ll be able to see the mill in action on the first Wednesday The mill at Dunster Castle of every month, and certain In ancient Rome, Floralia was a celebration in honour of As the rhododendrons and azaleas come into bloom there’s already produces 10 tonnes of other dates throughout the year. Flora the goddess of flowers. At Stourhead this May and also a chance to learn more about the floral stars of the wholewheat flour each year, on The Watermill Tea-room serves June look out for floral arrangements and Roman symbols collection. Stourhead’s gardeners will be leading free tours a site with a tradition of milling bread made with this very locally of fertility throughout the garden, including at the Temple at 2pm every Tuesday and Thursday in May and June. Spaces dating back at least to the produced flour, and you can buy of Flora, above left, which was the first of three temples to are limited and can be booked on arrival. Domesday Book of 1086. bags of spelt and wholewheat be built here in 1745. flour from the shop. The Floralia programme will run from 1 May to 30 June. Find out more at nationaltrust.org.uk/stourhead

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Costume Sundays at Mill Meet Anna Maria Fox CORNWALL Cotehele Every Sun, 28 Jul - 1 Sep, 11am-4pm Tue 18, Thu 20 & Sun 23 Jun, Tue 10, Near PL12 6TA You’ll be able to meet the mill team Near TR15 3NP Thu 12 & Sun 15 Sep, 11.30am-2.30pm dressed in Victorian costume, watch Step back in time and meet the niece Antony Nancy Belle boat trips from milling and baking demonstrations Chimney walks of Alfred and Sarah Fox (who began PL11 2QA Cotehele Quay and buy a bag of Cotehele Mill flour to Sat 15 Jun & Fri 20 Sep, 11am-2.30pm Glendurgan in the 1820s). Anna Various dates and times, see website take home. Take a walk through time with an Maria’s performance provides an Glorious garden tour for details expert guide, bringing to life the insight into the lives of the famous Wed 19 Jun, 17 Jul & 14 Aug, 2.30-4pm Starting from Cotehele Quay, the Look sharp! iconic remains of the once prosperous Quaker Fox family. Walk-and-talks with a gardener taking ‘Nancy Belle’ takes a two hour trip Mon 29 Jul, 5, 12, 19 & 26 Aug, mining world. you from sweeping views designed by up the . Float past riverside 12 noon-3pm Booking essential 01209 315027 Beach cleans Humphry Repton, to formal gardens woodlands, accompanied by a Take a closer look at the bladed £10 (includes pasty and drink) Sun 14 Jul, 10am-12 noon & thoughtfully conceived by the still commentary on the valley’s fauna, weapons that usually hang on the Sat 21 Sep, 2-4pm live-in family, the Carew Poles. flora and history. walls. Don’t forget your camera, you’ll Trevithick Tuesdays Help to keep the beaches along the Donations welcome Booking essential 01579 351346 be able to amaze all of your friends. Tue 30 Jul, 6, 13, 20 & 27 Aug, clean. Gloves, bags £15 11am-4pm and litter-pickers provided. Finish Miniature raft building Apple weekend at Cotehele On these days filled with science and with a complimentary hot or cold Tue 30 Jul & Thu 15 Aug, 12 noon-3pm ‘Water and colour’ in Cotehele Gallery Sat 21 - Sun 22 Sep, 11am-4pm craft, learn what it was like to be a drink and cake in the Fish Cellar in Forage natural materials from the Daily from 8 Jun, 10am-5pm Celebrate the apple harvest: the miner by trying a job they used to do Durgan village. garden and problem-solve your way Cotehele Gallery exhibits and sells Victorian cider press will be in action. both above and below ground. to a floating vessel. Will it float on the the work of West Country artists and There’ll be tastings, displays, guided Creative colour workshop Japanese pond? craft makers. This exhibition features orchard tours, children’s activities Glendurgan Garden Sat 22 Jun, 10am-5pm & Sun 23 Jun, £2 watercolour paintings, ceramics and more. Near Falmouth TR11 5JZ 10am-2pm and jewellery. Learn about colour and create vibrant Family den building Seasonal wreathmaking Silent Space at Glendurgan work with artist Julia Rowlands over Wed 7 & Tue 20 Aug, 12 noon-3pm Cotehele unlocked Wed 25 Sep, 10.30am-12.30pm Wed 5, 12, 19 & 26 Jun, a two-day workshop suitable for all The challenge is on: build a den Thu 20 Jun, 11am-4pm Make your own wreath from seasonal 12 noon-3.30pm abilities. Includes easy to pick-up and see if it will pass the water test. Explore areas that are usually closed flowers and foliage with artisan florist Relax and engage with nature in the techniques for making images with oil Tarpaulins and rope provided, to visitors and meet the staff and Miranda Hackett. tranquility of the Olive Grove and pastels. Materials included. forage for the rest of the materials. volunteers who care for Cotehele. Booking essential 01579 351346 School Room in the Silent Space in Booking essential 07778 162019 A gardener will be on hand for tips. Peek into offices, the old potting , £60 (includes materials) the garden. Explore the opportunities £160 for two-day workshop £2 and climb the spiralling 55 stone stairs to reflect without interruptions of to the roof (weather permitting). daily life.

Veryan Bunker tours Archery in the orchard Sun 23 Jun, 28 Jul, & 22 Sep, & Mon Every Mon, 29 Jul - 26 Aug, 19 Aug, 11am-12.30pm & 1.30-3pm 12 noon-3pm Discover the Cold War secrets hidden A coach will be on hand to show you on Nare Head and find out what went the basics of handling a bow and on in a nuclear bunker, in this tour hitting the target - you’ll be scoring with local expert Lawrence Holmes. bulls-eyes in no time. Booking essential 01872 278234 £5 Get to know a tree Wed 31 Jul, 12 noon-3pm Gribbin Daymark open days Learn all about trees from bark, Every Sun, 30 Jun - 8 Sep, 11am-5pm the shapes of leaves and their age. The Gribbin Daymark gives spectacular views of Bay to the west BioBlitz and bug hunting and the estuary to the east. 12 Wed 7 Aug, 12 noon-3pm people can fit up the tower at once. Take part in a BioBlitz and go on a hunt for bugs with the ranger team. Summer fun days at Lansallos Booking advisable 0344 249 1895 Every Thu, 25 Jul - 29 Aug, 11am-3pm Have fun out and about with the Go on a scavenger hunt rangers. Something different each Wed 14 Aug, 12 noon-3pm week, see website for details. Pick up your scavenger hunt list and see how many items you can spot in Old Post Office the garden. Tintagel, PL34 0DB Have fun with sticks Father’s Day den building Ranger day - balsam bashing Quilt exhibition Wed 21 Aug, 12 noon-3pm Sun 16 Jun, 11am-4pm Sat 15 Jun, 10am-3.30pm coast Mon 10 - Sun 23 Jun, 10.30am-5pm As you walk around the garden create Build an epic den with Dad this Join the ranger team to help to and countryside A quirky collection of quilts, from a journey stick using fallen leaves and Father’s Day, ticking off one of your remove balsam, an invasive plant, Victorian bedspreads to modern petals you find along the way. ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾.’ from the estate, followed St Agnes coastal walk series masterpieces, are on display Materials provided. by a well-earned pasty lunch. See website for dates and times throughout the house. Trengwainton Garden Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Local historian Roger Radcliffe leads Near TR20 8RZ Glendurgan’s exotic plant stories a series of walks through myth and Embroidery workshop Fri 26 - Sun 28 Jul & Tue 30 Jul - Sun 1 workshop history around St Agnes. Wed 12 Jun, 11am-3pm Father’s Day garden trail Sep, 10.30am-4.30pm Thu 27 Jun, 10.30am-12.30pm Spend some time learning to cross Sun 16 Jun, 10.30am-5pm Can you find the clues in the garden Lanhydrock’s expert gardening team of guided walk stitch a sampler or stitch a complete Take a stroll around the garden and and discover more about the exotic share their knowledge and experience Sun 21 Jul, 10am-1pm letter from the Old Post Office sampler. discover the stories of the men behind plants here on this fun family trail? about the planting and maintenance Professional archaeologist Peter Children welcome to try larger-holed some of the special plants here. of the herbaceous border. Herring delivers a fascinating fabric and plastic needles. Summer of sport at Glendurgan Booking essential 0344 249 1895 interpretation of one of Cornwall’s £3 Summer sounds in the orchard Tue & Wed, 30 Jul - 28 Aug, 11am-4pm £7 most important archaeological sites Sat 6 Jul, 2-9.30pm Get active with your family playing on a walk across Rough Tor. Festival of archaeology Relax in the orchard to the sound of games on Durgan beach. Fun family, Seed and sow Booking essential 01208 863046 Sat 13 - Sun 28 Jul, 10.30am-5pm some of Cornwall’s finest live bands. games on offer include quoits, boules Thu 12 Sep, 10.30am-12 noon Unearth how this historic house would Headliners Stone Roots will be joined and skittles. At high tide, activities Collect some seeds from the Bat Night at , have looked over 600 years ago and by Don Trilby, The Smokin’ Pilchards, take place in the garden. herbaceous borders and then sow near find out how it has evolved over time. Boundless Brothers and more. them at Lanhydrock’s plant nursery. Wed 24 Jul, 8.30-10.30pm & 7 Aug, Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Godolphin A great opportunity to learn collection 8-11pm Gardener’s world Adult £15, child £7.50 Near TR13 9RE and sowing techniques from the Join National Trust rangers for a Wed 7 Aug, 11am-4pm award-winning gardeners. talk about British bats, followed by Budding gardeners can explore the Scarecrows in the kitchen garden Mining at Godolphin Booking essential 0344 249 1895 the chance to see and hear greater back garden and learn lots from Sun - Thu from 14 Jul, 10.30am-5pm Daily until Mon 28 Oct, 10am-5pm £7 horseshoe bats emerge after sunset Gardener Kate. Plant up a pot, nurture The walled kitchen garden plays host Uncover hidden clues to Godolphin’s from old mine workings. it at home and enjoy the harvest. to a display of quirky scarecrows made mining past on a family trail and head Lanhydrock 10 mile run Booking essential 01208 863046 £1 by local school children and artist up Godolphin Hill, past the stony slips Sat 21 Sep, 3.30-7pm £3 John Keys. Vote for your favourite and mine shafts, to explore Great Challenge yourself and take in fantastic Make your own bunting throughout August. Work engine house. views on this multi-terrain 10 mile run. Sun and stars at Carnewas Wed 14 Aug, 11am-4pm See website for registration details Sat 10 Aug, 7.30-11pm Design your own strip of bunting to Summer of sport and play Guided walks of the and prices Join Kernow Astronomers for take home. Materials provided. Sun - Thu, 21 Jul - 1 Sep, 10.30am-5pm Every Wed, 11am-12 noon stargazing from this cliff-top location, £1 Sporting fun for all ages in the Discover the mining history of this Peninsula awarded Dark Skies status. See the orchard, with different garden games UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dogs sun safely through telescopes before Create wild art added each week. You can tick off ‘50 on leads welcome. Shipwrecks, signals and the strange it sets, then take a closer look at the Wed 28 Aug, 11am-4pm things to do before you’re 11¾’ with tale of the undersea bell moon, stars and planets. Let your creativity run wild using den building and other activities. Godolphin House open Tue 16 Jul, 10am-12 noon natural materials to make a piece of Sat - Thu, 1 - 6 Jun, 6 - 11 Jul & 7 - 12 Take a guided walk along the coastal Coastal trail series - art. All materials provided. Heritage Open Day Sep, 10am-5pm path at Lizard Point as part of the Pentire to Port Quin £1 Sun 15 Sep, 10.30am-5pm Find out how generations lived in Festival of British Archaeology, and Wed 14 Aug, 7-9.30pm Free entry for all to this tranquil, grandeur as you explore this historic hear tales of shipwrecks, rescues, and An evening of guided trail running on If walls could talk wooded garden, and a free guided house built with riches made from maritime history. the coastline between Pentire Head Mon 9 - Sun 22 Sep, 10.30am-5pm tour at 11.30am. mining on the estate. From royal £3 and Port Quin, followed by a BBQ on What would the walls of the house connections to horse racing, there is the beach. Choose between a 6.5km tell us if they could talk? Discover Trerice much to discover. Pilchards, mills and serpentine or 10km route, all abilities welcome. snapshots of people associated with Near TR8 4PG Thu 18 Jul, 1-3pm Booking essential 01208 863046 this house and garden, from former Summer of sport Learn about the Valley, home £5 residents and staff to present day. Trerice Volunteer Choir Mon, Wed & Fri, 29 Jul - 30 Aug, to the ruins of a Victorian stoneware Every Wed, 5 Jun - 10 Jul, 2-4pm 10am-5pm factory, on a guided walk; part of the South Cornwall coast Trelissick Enjoy a summer performance of Can you complete the summer of Festival of British Archaeology. and countryside Near TR3 6QL seasonal and local songs in the garden. sport challenge? Try your arm at £3 archery with beginner-level kits from Community beach cleans Help a plant to grow Father’s Day Archery GB, test your athletic skills or Batty about bats Sat 1 Jun, 6 Jul, 3 Aug & 7 Sep, Wed 24 Jul, 12 noon-3pm Sun 16 Jun, 11am-4pm have a game of skittles. Thu 8 & 22 Aug, 8.30-10pm 10-11am at Hemmick beach Make a newspaper plant pot, Celebrate with Dad this Father’s Day Spend a summer evening in the woods Mon 3 Jun, 1 Jul, 5 Aug & 2 Sep, plant your own seed and watch it with craft activities and Tudor games in Lanhydrock at Penrose watching bats emerging to 10-11am at Porthcurnick & 2-3.30pm grow to complete one of the ‘50 the garden and turf . Near PL30 5AD feed. Help to identify the species we at Pendower things to do before you’re 11¾’. see with a bat detector. Soak up fantastic views and fresh air Trerice: the archaeology of a Dilly cart racing whilst helping to keep these beaches Summer children’s trail medieval manor farm Sun 9 Jun, 11am-4pm South West Outdoors Festival clean. Gloves, bags and litter pickers Fri 26 Jul - Tue 3 Sep, 10.30am-5pm Fri 28 Jun, 26 Jul & 27 Sep, Race your homemade carts over rolling Fri 27-Sun 29 Sep provided, just bring enthusiasm. Pick up a trail sheet for a summer 2.30-3.30pm parkland, powered by gravity. Or come This annual celebration of outdoor adventure around the garden. On a walking tour, learn about along and cheer on the plucky riders; it’s adventures is coming to Penrose. St Anthony Battery unearthed Trerice’s archaeology and history as a a guaranteed spectacle. Racers can be Featuring trail running, climbing, Sun 9 Jun, 7 Jul, 4 Aug & 8 Sep 11am- Summer of sport medieval manor farm. any age over five. cycling, paddle sports, walks, talks, 12.30pm & 1.30-3pm Fri 26 Jul - Tue 3 Sep, 10.30am-5pm Booking essential 0344 249 1895 target sports, stargazing, live music, Hidden under tons of earth for Challenge your friends and family to a £10 local food and drink and more. Come decades, the battery at St Anthony friendly game of tennis or badminton and camp or visit for the day. Head was pretty forgotten. Now it’s on the West . Pick up a sticker Further details and booking at open to explore, or find out about the from the shop for completing the nationaltrust.org.uk/SWOF history on a tour at 11am or 1.30pm. summer of sport activities. £5 suggested donation per tour Booking essential roseland@ nationaltrust.org.uk

nationaltrust.org.uk/southwest ‘A Perfect World’ Inspired by nature: grand tour Art at Arlington: Ann Hyde Wild tribe Gilbert and Sullivan summer soiree Wed 17 Jul, 7.30-10pm family trail Sat 21 - Sun 22 Sep, 11am-3pm Sun 28 Jul, 11am-3pm Sun 28 Jul, 6.30-9pm Miracle Theatre return with an Daily until Sun 2 Jun, Ann Hyde, Arlington’s volunteer Join the Wild Tribe for bushcraft Where better to enjoy a summer adventure about feisty young woman 10.30am-4.30pm artist-in-residence, will be displaying activities for kids aged 5-12. evening than at a 1920s party as she ventures into a world of What have you been inspired by on her artwork inspired by the house and complete with performances of undiscovered jungles, treasure maps, your holidays? After their grand tour, estate. Learn about her technique, and Crafty castle capers Gilbert and Sullivan? Sips cocktails campfires and penknives. Jane and Mary Parminter took their pick up a unique painting. Every Tue, 30 Jul - 27 Aug, 11am-4pm from the Savoy Cocktail Book and Booking essential: inspiration back to A la Ronde. Find Get your hands dirty on fun-filled crafty enjoy canapés in the Art Deco house. miracletheatre.co.uk out more and win a prize. Bradley activities. Activities (and prices) will vary Booking essential 01803 843235 Adult £14, child (under 16) £8, £2 per child Newton Abbot TQ12 1LX from making masks to clay modelling. £30 concession tickets available £1-£2 Father’s Day making memories ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ ‘Private Lives’ Tudor costume day Sun 16 Jun, 10.30am-4.30pm Tue 23 Jul, 6.30-9pm Play day Sat 10 Aug, 6.30-9pm Every Mon, 29 Jul - 26 Aug, Write a message and hang it on The Lord Chamberlain’s Men perform Wed 7 Aug, 2-4pm Heartbreak Production promise 11am-1pm & 2-4pm the memory tree in the Orchard. one of Shakespeare’s most popular Castle Drogo will be hosting an to deliver an evening of sparkling Step into 16th-century Cornwall with Take some seeds to plant your own comedies, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ afternoon of fun and games on entertainment, nostalgic music, the Trerice Costume Group and try on memory at home. Settle down in the walled garden for an Piddledown Common as part and delicious one-liners with this recreated period clothes. Donations welcome evening of magical mayhem. of the national day for play. outdoor adaptation. Booking essential 01803 842382 Booking essential 01803 842382 Summer of sport - archery Inspired by nature: Adult £16, child £10, family £45 ‘Private Lives’ Adult £14, child £10, family £44 Sun, Tue & Thu, 28 Jul - 3 Sep, magnificent meadows Thu 8 Aug, 7-9pm 11am-3pm Sat 6 - Fri 19 Jul, 11am & 2pm ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Join Heartbreak productions for Compton Castle Are you up to the challenge of Celebrate A la Ronde’s magnificent Thu 15 Aug, 5.30-7.30pm this performance of ‘Private Lives’ by Marldon TQ3 1TA defending Trerice? Only a proven meadow on a guided tour with Brought to you by Immersion Theatre, Noel Coward on the croquet lawn. marksman (or woman) will do.... Using wildlife expert Bob Hodgson. Tickets imagination runs wild and logic is Booking essential 01805 624624 Summer nature spotter trail Archery GB arrow kits, have a go at available at reception on the day. abandoned in this fantastical, larger- Adult £13, child £10 Tue - Thu, 2 Jul - 3 Sep, 10.30am-4pm archery with Trerice volunteers. than-life musical for the entire family Follow the summer nature spotter to Inspired by nature: sunrise to sunset at Bradley Manor. Coleton Fishacre discover the gardens and orchard at Heritage Open Day family trail Booking essential 01803 842382 Near Kingswear TQ6 0EQ Compton Castle. Sat 14 & Sun 15 Sep, 10.30am-5pm Fri 19 Jul - Sun 1 Sep, 10.30am-4.30pm Adult £12, child £10, family £38 Free entry for all, as part of the Retrace the footsteps of Jane and Countryside walks East Devon coast national celebration of our heritage. Mary Parminter as they followed the Buckland Thu 20 Jun, Fri 26 Jul, Thu 29 Aug & and countryside sun around the estate. Complete the Yelverton PL20 6EY Fri 27 Sep, 11.30am-2pm West Cornwall coast trail and claim your prize. Would you like to explore Coleton Moth morning and countryside £2 child Coming Home – Drake portrait at Fishacre’s coastline in the company of Wed 12 Jun, 8-10am Buckland Abbey a ranger? On the way you’ll hear about Discover the diversity of moths and Arable weeds guided walks Inspired by nature: natural crafts Daily until Sun 22 Sep, 11am-4.30pm the wildlife that thrives here, and the their role in nature, by joining the Mon 1 - Fri 5 Jul, 2-3pm Fri 20 - Sun 22 Sep, 11am-3pm Take the opportunity to see an original work that’s being done to care for it. rangers at Branscombe as they unveil Join ranger Simon at Boscregan Farm Use natural materials to create your own portrait of Sir Francis Drake loaned a moth trap catch and identify the to learn about beautiful and rare art. Watch demonstrations and learn from the National Portrait Gallery in Trust10 trail run moths. Finish with a tea or coffee. arable weeds on the farm such as the how to make something to treasure. our ‘Coming Home’ exhibition. Sun 23 Jun, 28 Jul, 25 Aug & 22 Sep, Booking essential 01752 346585 Purple Viper’s Bugloss. 9-10.30am Booking essential 01736 761015 Arlington Court and Apprentice portrait trail A free monthly 10k trail run along the Orcombe Point meadow walk the National Trust Sat 27 Jul - Sun 1 Sep, 11am-4.30pm rugged and Sat 6 Jul, 10am-12.30pm National Meadows Day bee trail Carriage Museum Find all the animals hidden around through Coleton Fishacre garden. Join the rangers on a guided walk Sat 6 Jul, 11am-3pm Near Barnstaple EX31 4LP the abbey. But in order to become Free, fun, informal, forever and for around the high lands of Orcombe Can you find all the hidden bee posts the Master painter, you’ll also need to everyone. Come and Trust10 with us. Point to celebrate National Meadows in the wildflower meadows? Pick up ‘The Tempest’ complete the outdoor trail. Day. Find out about the amazing a trail sheet from the hut in Cape Sat 15 Jun, 6-8pm Nature’s colour palette trail wildflowers and wildlife here. Cornwall car park. Illyria perform Shakespeare’s classic Outdoor games Sat 29 Jun - Tue 3 Sep, Booking essential 01752 346585 tale of magic and adventure, against Sat 27 Jul - Sun 1 Sep, 10am-4.30pm 10.30am-4.30pm Beach rugby tournament the backdrop of Arlington Court. On the great lawn you’ll find the Is the sea green or blue? Do colours Butterfly walk round Branscombe Sat 20 Jul, 10.30am-3.30pm Bring a picnic and enjoy an outdoor Elizabethan tent which is full of Tudor have sounds? What does pink smell Wed 7 Aug, 1.30-4.30pm RFU and the National theatre performance like no other. games for families to play. like? Follow this self-led outdoor What butterflies can you spot on a Trust bring you the fifth annual Booking essential 01805 624624 family trail exploring colours in the guided two mile walk with the rangers five-a-side beach touch rugby Adult £13, concession £10 Pine cone snowy owl making garden and their use in design. around the Branscombe valley? tournament on beach, open Sat - Sun, 27 Jul - 1 Sep, 11am-3.30pm Discover how the countryside is to experienced and novice players Father’s Day at Arlington Court Come along to the school room to Coleton Fishacre jazz party managed to benefit the magnificent aged nine and over. Family activities Sun 16 Jun, 11am-3pm make your very own pine cone snowy Sat 29 Jun, 6.30-9pm butterflies and other wildlife. to keep spectators entertained. Make something special for your dad owl to take home. Step back in time to the decadence of Booking essential 01752 346585 Booking essential 01736 761015 to take home, see falconry displays the Jazz Age with this celebration of the Team of 10 £50 and treat him to a Ploughman’s lunch. Summer of fun with the ranger team 1920s. Sip cocktails on the lawn, listen Finch Foundry Selected days through summer, to the Park Lane Stompers perform, and Near Okehampton EX20 2NW Mayon Lookout - Photography trail details on website, 12 noon-3pm soak up the surroundings. wildlife watch point Sat 27 Jul - Sun 1 Sep, 10.30am-4pm A chance to be a ranger for the day, Booking essential 01803 842382 Rural skills and crafts fair Fri 26 Jul - Sun 1 Sep, 10am-5pm Explore Arlington through the with outdoor adventures, from making £25 (includes cocktails) Sun 1 Sep, 11am-4pm Visit the refurbished coastguard camera’s lens with a brand new wild art, to spotting animal prints. At the fair, get an insight into the watch point at Mayon Lookout to look photography trail inside and outside. Wild Wednesdays historical crafts and skills which for diving gannets, bobbing seals or Compare the old with the new, see Tudor teddy bears’ picnic Every Wed, 24 Jul - 28 Aug, 2-4pm used to frequent the landscape of playful dolphins in the wild Atlantic. previously unseen photographs, and Every Fri in Aug, 10am-4.30pm Each Wednesday of the school Dartmoor, and meet the people who share your own pictures. Bring along your favourite teddy holidays is a Wild Wednesday at keep them alive for all to see. ‘Art For Good’ world record £1 for a picnic under the Tudor Tent. Coleton Fishacre, where the ranger painting event Bring a Tudor inspired picnic or treat team lead ‘50 things to do before Sun 1 Sep, see web for times Creative crafts yourself to something delicious from the you’re 11¾’ activities in the garden. In partnership with School of Tue 6, 13, 20 & 27 Aug, 12-4pm restaurant. Dressing up encouraged. Child £2 Art, join us along Mayon Cliff as we Create something crafty to take home. attempt to raise funds for this special Bring your imagination and we’ll Castle Drogo place and beat the record for most provide the materials. Dartmoor EX6 6PB people painting at the same location at the same time. ‘Sense and Sensibility’ Hydro turbine open house Booking essential 01736 761015 Wed 7 Aug, 6-8pm Sun 7 Jul, 11am-4pm Registration fee: see website The Pantaloons bring a brand new The hydro turbine building on the adaptation of a Jane Austen favourite river Teign will be open for a look to Arlington Court. Why not bring inside, with guides sharing the history DEVON a picnic and enjoy an outdoor of this building, how it was restored performance this summer? and how it works. Booking essential 01805 624624 A la Ronde Adult £13, concession £10 What’s the story? trail Near Exmouth EX8 5BD Sat 13 Jul - Sun 1 Sep, 11am-4pm Celebration of cut flowers Follow this trail around the garden, Inspired by nature: outside in Sat 31 Aug - Sun 1 Sep, 11am-3pm reading and answering questions Daily until Sun 3 Nov Large-scale outdoor flower installations about popular story books. Nature inspired Jane and Mary by local flower clubs and arrangers Completed trails win a badge.

Parminter. Find out how how they celebrate both British cut flowers £1 ©National Trust Images/Trevor Hart brought the outside in with pictures and the gardens at Arlington Court. made of seaweed, frames from mica, Related talks and demonstrations held Butterfly safari at Fingle Woods grottoes constructed with shells and a throughout the weekend. Sat 20 Jul, 10.30am-12.30pm feather frieze. Help Butterfly Conservation and the Fingle rangers carry out the Big Butterfly Count, and join in with butterfly crafts and games. Booking essential bit.ly/butterfly-events

nationaltrust.org.uk/southwest Evening bat walk High brown fritillary trail Wed 11 Sep, 8.30-10pm Mon 10 Jun - Fri 12 Jul, Saltram Bats love the ancient trees and old 10.30am-3.30pm Near Plymouth PL7 1UH buildings at Killerton. Join Sarah Heddon Valley is home to some of Butcher from Devon Bat Group and the rarest butterflies in the country, Celebrate the 18th century at Saltram borrow a bat detector to meet all the including the high brown fritillary. Daily until Thu 31 Oct, 10am-5pm different species as they emerge. This trail for adults shares some top Pick up a leaflet to follow the design Adult £3, child £1 spots to see them. Begins at the decisions in the house and garden National Trust shop. that created the Saltram we know Knightshayes today. An exhibition shows the Near Tiverton EX16 7RQ Artist-in-residence, Bucks Mills cabin conservation work carried out in the Sat & Sun 15 - 16 Jun & 10 - 11 Aug, Saloon, and kids can complete a trail. National Meadows Day 10am-3pm Sat 6 Jul, 10.30am-3.30pm Meet the artist-in-residence at this Garden tours Get in touch with your inner Poldark retreat in the coastal village of Bucks Every Wed, 11-11.45am as we welcome a professional scyther Mills. The cabin is exactly as renowned Join a friendly gardener for a stroll to Knightshayes. artists Judith Ackland and Mary Stella around the garden to see what’s Edwards left it over 40 years ago. looking good at the moment and hear Amazing maze quest Find out more: bit.ly/BucksMillsCabin about the garden’s history. A chance Agatha Christie literary dinner Wed 24 Jul - Sun 1 Sep, 10am-5pm to ask for tips for your own garden. Greenway Thu 12 Sep, 7-9.30pm Navigate your way through the holidays, Butterfly and nature stroll Near Brixham TQ5 0ES At this book club with a twist, solving , games and puzzles in the Mon 17 Jun, 1-3pm Trust 10 champagne and canapés are followed garden. Challenge the whole family - See some of the rarest butterflies in Sun 23 Jun, 28 Jul, 25 Aug & 22 Sep, Literature week at Greenway by a tour of the house, then dinner who can solve them quickest? Britain, and the nature that thrives in 9-11am Literary Festival and a chaired discussion by Dr John £2 the Heddon Valley, on a guided walk A free 10k run around Saltram park. Sat 1 - Sun 9 Jun, 10.30am-5pm Curran, author of ‘Agatha Christie’s with an expert. Come along and enjoy a fully marked Each day of the very first Greenway Secret Notebooks.’ Terrific tomato day Booking essential 0344 249 1895 and marshalled course for fun, Literary Festival has a special theme, Booking essential 01803 842382 Sat 7 Sep, 11am-2pm £4 training or as a fitness goal. with a changing daily programme of £100 (including three-course dinner Find out about the 140 varieties of workshops, talks and activities, based and drinks) heritage tomato grown here, ranging in Blackbeam Cinematic present big Big Butterfly Count in the festival marquee. size, taste and colour. Have a taste, join screen outdoor cinema at Baggy Point Fri 19 Jul - Sun 11 Aug, 10am-5pm Booking essential 01803 842382 Greenway 1950s fête a tour or seed saving demonstration. Sat 6 Jul, doors: 8pm, film: 9.30-11pm Join in this national event by Additional ticket fees apply for Sat 14 Sep, 11am-4pm See the sun set from this natural collecting a spotting sheet from the some events. Celebrate the anniversary of Agatha Heritage Open Day amphitheatre as Ginger and Rosa (12), Welcome Centre and spending 15 Christie’s birthday with traditional fun Sat 14 Sep, 10am-5pm a beautifully-shot portrait of teenage minutes in a sunny spot in the garden Nature writing day at Greenway and games at a 1950s fête in the style Free entry for all; find out about this friendship in post-war Britain, is looking for butterflies. Literary Festival of her book ‘Dead Man’s .’ gothic revival mansion and its acres of screened. Food stalls, bar and local Mon 3 Jun, 11am-5pm Small charges apply for games award-winning garden and parkland parking available. Saltram’s summer grand tour Talks by nature writers, with Miriam Pre-booked parking essential as part of Heritage Open Days. Booking essential 01271 817647 or Thu 25 Jul - Sun 8 Sep, 10am-5pm Darlington, author of ‘Otter Country blackbeam.co.uk/tickets Embark on a grand tour of the and Owl Sense,’ Tim Dee, BBC Killerton Lydford Gorge £10 garden this summer, following in the producer and author of ‘The Running Near Exeter EX5 3LE Near Tavistock EX20 4BH footsteps of the Parker family as you Sky,’ and John Wedgewood Clark Tractor and trailer rides to Morte explore on this adventure trail. Extra author of ‘Ghost Pot’ and ‘Landfill.’ ‘Seeing the wood and the trees’ Wild kitchen Point and Bull Point fun in the garden most weekdays with Booking essential 01803 842382 Daily, 11am-5pm Sat 15 Jun, 11am-2pm Bull Point: Every Tue, 16 Jul - 27 Aug. nature activities, storytelling and craft. £5 per talk Killerton is celebrating 100 years since Forage for elderflowers around the Morte Point: Every Wed, 17 Jul - 28 Aug, the Forestry Act and the creation of the Lydford orchard and rustle up a batch 10.30am-2.45pm World Ranger Day Greenway garden blitz Forestry Commission, of which Francis of elderflower cordial, then lunch on Enjoy a guided 45 minute all- Wed 31 Jul, 10am-4pm Wed 5 Jun, 3 Jul & 7 Aug, 9.30am-4pm Acland was actively involved in. trout cooked over the open fire with weather trailer ride, and hear more Try your hand at a variety of woodland Can you help the garden team blitz seasonal wild garnishes. about the wildlife and legends of this skills, find out more about what it an overgrown or neglected area of ‘Tree of life’ Booking essential 0344 249 1895 spectacular coastline. takes to be a ranger and to look after garden? No gardening skills necessary. Daily, 11am-5pm £15 Booking essential via Mortehoe the natural environment. Tea, cake and garden tools supplied. Explore our link with nature through Museum 01271 870028 this fashion exhibition which delves Making wild woodland sculptures Adult £6, child £3 Apple and cider day D-Day 75th anniversary mini talks into the use of plants in clothing worn Sun 30 Jun & Sat 13 Jul, 1-3.30pm Sun 29 Sep, 10am-4pm Thu 6 Jun, 11am-4pm through history. Make a piece of wild art to take home Overbeck’s Celebrate the apple harvest by helping Short pop-up talks in the house using hand tools, natural materials Sharpitor TQ8 8LW to press apples from the Saltram sharing Greenway’s Second World War ‘Wuthering Heights’ and your imagination. Work together orchard to make juice and cider. history. At the Literary Festival, author Thu 11 Jul, 7-10pm to create one as a family or make one Exploring the trauma of combat Taste last year’s cider and apple juice, events with Second World War theme Heartbreak Productions present Emily individually. Not just for children. through the World War One heritage see ancient crafts and enjoy other will take place. Brontë’s classic tale of complicated £5 of Overbeck’s demonstrations and entertainment. Pre-booked parking essential. romance. Pack a chair or blanket, a Daily, 11am-4.30pm Booking and additional charges picnic and dress for the weather as this Animal tracks summer trail A joint exhibition with veterans’ South Devon coast apply for Literary Festival talks: stormy narrative unfolds. Tue 23 Jul - Sun 8 Sep, 10am-4.30pm mental health charity Combat Stress, and countryside 01803 842382 Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Can you discover which wild animals telling the stories and experiences Adult £14, child £9 have left their footprints all around of soldiers affected by the trauma The Rock - watersports weekend Outdoor theatre the gorge? Check sheets available for a of World War One and their Sat 8 - Sun 9 Jun, 1-7pm Fri 7 Jun, 6.30-8.30pm: ‘Ali Baba’ ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ donation from visitor reception. convalescence at the Red Cross VAD A weekend of fun on the water and with Illyria Theatre Company Tue 30 Jul, 7-10pm Hospital at Overbeck’s. the beach at South Milton Sands. Fri 27 Jul, 6.30-9pm: ‘Wuthering The Lord Chamberlain’s Men will be Make a Lydford pixie door Have a go at stand-up paddle Heights’ with Heartbreak Productions performing Shakespeare’s comedy Sat 27 Jul, Tue 13 & Sun 18 Aug, Summer solstice early opening boarding, kayaking, wild swimming, Fri 23 Aug, 6.30-8.30pm: ‘Gangsta about love, marriage, mischief, order 12 noon-3pm Fri 21 Jun, 5am-4.30pm rockpooling, windsurfing, snorkelling Granny’ with Heartbreak Productions and disorder. Get creative and decorate a miniature Calling all early risers to take in and lots more. Adult £14, child £10, family £44 Booking essential 0344 249 1895 door for a Lydford pixie (or any the view as the solstice heralds the Booking essential 01803 842832 Adult £15, child £10 magical creature you like). longest daylight hours of the year. Bolberry bug hunting Child £4 The tea-room will be open from 5am Wed 7 Aug, 2-4pm Greenway Literary Festival dinner ‘Gangsta Granny’ selling morning pastries and drinks. Discover the butterflies, grasshoppers, Sat 8 Jun, 7-10.30pm Sat 10 Aug, 6-9pm North Devon coast beetles and more that live in the Delve into the literary heritage Heartbreak Productions present David and countryside Heritage Open Day meadows on Bolberry Down. Tick off of Greenway at this five-course Walliams’ bestseller. When Ben is left Sat 21 Sep, 11am-4.30pm one of your ‘50 things to do before champagne meal and after dinner talk to stay at his Granny’s house he is Seadog summer feast at Free entry for all to showcase you’re 11¾.’ at Agatha Christie’s holiday home. unimpressed until he discovers Granny Kipscombe Farm Overbeck’s and how we look after this Booking essential 01803 842382 is actually an international jewel thief. Fri 7 Jun, 6-9pm place for future generations. Big night out on the beach £100 Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Enjoy award-winning food and live Sat 14 Sep, 4-9.30pm¬ Adult £14, child £9 music in Kispcombe Farm’s Tithe Parke Try out watersports, beach games, Countryside walk with a ranger barn. A night of long table feasting, Near Bovey Tracey TQ13 9JQ storytelling, bird watching and Fri 21 Jun, Thu 25 Jul, Fri 30 Aug & Wicked Wednesdays featuring innovative seasonal dishes more, and see the sundown Thu 26 Sep, 11.30am-1pm Every Wed in Aug, 2-4pm celebrating local ingredients and the Apple day parade at South Milton Sands. In Join a ranger for a walk through Set young imagination free with beauty of Exmoor. Sat 28 Sep, 11am-3pm partnership with South Devon Area the garden and estate to find out different themed stories every week in Booking essential: seadogfoods. A fun day for all the family. Help to of Outstanding Natural Beauty. about the work done to care for the garden. co.uk/events pick the apples in the orchard and see this special place. Child £3 £35 how they’re pressed. Children can play Pre-booked parking essential apple games and complete a trail in Forest fun Thursdays the orchard. Summer storymaker outdoor quest Every Thu in Aug 11am-4pm Sat 29 Jun - Tue 3 Sep, Learn new forest and woodland skills 10.30am-4.30pm this summer. Create a lasting memory Make a story for your summer by with a memory stick before toasting following a self-led trail round the ‘smores’ on the camp fire. garden at Greenway. Spot the story Child £3 points, or make up your own story. Pre-booked parking essential

nationaltrust.org.uk/southwest Inspecting the water damage ©National Trust Images/Chris Lacey ©National Trust/ Barry Batchelor

Woodland at Arlington Court Celebrating 70 years with 7,000 trees

Visitors will have the chance to sponsor one of ‘Oak woodlands are amongst the very best 7,000 trees that the Arlington Court staff and habitats for wildlife and nature’, says the volunteers are planting on the historic estate Trust’s Lead Ranger Julian Gurney. ‘One in North Devon. They’re celebrating 70 years mature oak tree is capable of supporting over of the National Trust looking after Arlington 350 separate life forms, from the smallest Court, and true to the spirit of this lovely place lichens to wonderful large fungi, bats, birds, the new woodland will help wildlife to thrive. butterflies and moths.

In 1949, Miss Rosalie Chichester, whose life’s ‘Unfortunately our woodlands have recently work was to create a nature reserve on her been affected by Phytophthora (confusingly

family estate, bequeathed Arlington Court known as ‘sudden oak death’), meaning we’ve ©National Trust/ Barry Batchelor and the surrounding land to the Trust. The had to fell many trees to slow its spread. new woodland – made up of oak, lime, rowan, Native oaks, like those we plan to plant, are cherry, crab apple and spindle saplings - will not affected by this disease which is great support more habitats for wildlife and nature. news for the future.’

Search online for ‘Arlington Court woodland appeal’. The Tudor Bedroom, restored and reopened Watering at Woolacombe The calm after the storm The winter of 2018 is one that the team at Newark Over the summer, rangers at Park won’t forget. The Beast from the East’s Woolacombe Warren will be creating a storms meant the Tudor house suffered a water pond and water trough system to bring leak in the East Wing, causing major damage. water to the cattle grazing the land.

Fortunately the leak was discovered and stopped In addition, they had the considerable task of quickly but the staff and volunteers at Newark moving items from the extensive collection to By creating this natural, sustainable and Once the new reservoir system is in place, it Park then had a huge amount to do to get the dry rooms, to minimise any risk of damage to free water source, the rangers will be saving should also create a thriving environment to house back to normal – starting with drying it these precious objects. the Trust the cost of transportation and fuel be colonised by water-loving creatures like out. They had to remove floorboards and some involved in taking water to the cattle. frogs, toads, newts, dragonfly larvae and wallpapers, using specialist dehumidifiers and Fast-forward to today, and the house is water boatmen, and plants such as greater vacuum cleaners to extract the moisture from fully open again having been repaired, The work is being carried out with careful bird’s-foot trefoil. the cavities between the different floors. restored and conserved, and the team at consideration so it won’t disturb the Newark are enjoying welcoming visitors back existing natural flow of water or the habitats to enjoy the breadth of this fascinating and and resident wildlife it currently supports. much-loved house once again.

Cattle on Woolacombe Warren, North Devon Drake comes home ©National Trust Images/Joshua Day ©National Portrait Gallery, Don’t miss a rare opportunity to see this painting of Sir Francis Drake in his former home at Buckland Abbey.

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We care for lots of gardens across the South West. Whether you’re a passionate plant-spotter or looking for a colourful, fragrant spot to stop

for a picnic we’re sure ©National TrustImages/Emma Weston you’ll find a garden to suit you.

Find out more by searching online for ‘National Trust South West summer gardens’. Avebury Manor,

Barrington Court, Somerset ©National Trust Images/James Dobson ©National TrustImages/Mary Cobill ©National Trust Images/Chris Lacey

Glendurgan Garden, Kingston Lacy, Cornwall Dorset

The pop-up campsite at Cheddar Gorge ©National Trust Images/James Dobson ©SME © National Trust/April Braund

Love the countryside? Love nature? Then join us this summer at BBC Countryfile Live

This year’s Countryfile Live takes place at Blenheim Palace ‘Top of the Gorge’ festival from 1–4 August and Castle Howard from 15–18 August, and we’d love to see you there. Drogo: the end is in sight On the weekend of 14–16 June the National Trust’s ‘Top of the Gorge’ festival is taking place at Cheddar. Special National Trust passes for members start at £44* After six years of major restoration work, the ambitious project to save A pop-up campsite provides a rare chance to enjoy the for two adults at Blenheim Palace and £35.20* for two Castle Drogo in Devon is nearing its conclusion. Outside there will still be views over the Gorge from your own tent, and there’s adults at Castle Howard and include a car parking pass, building work and scaffolding, but inside the castle you can watch the big running, cycling, tree bathing, archery, food foraging and making this great value for money. Use code NT19 to task of moving all the contents back in. Some rooms are already back to lots more to experience. book. For more information about this year’s offer, visit normal with others still to be returned throughout the year to redisplay nationaltrust.org.uk/countryfile-live and to book tickets the Drewe family home. Day tickets start at £15 with weekend tickets also available. visit countryfilelive.com *including 10% booking fee. Find out more: nationaltrust.org.uk/topofthegorge

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