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Events for spring 2019 Dorset / Gloucestershire / Somerset / Wiltshire What’s on National Trust Images/Abby George Images/Abby Trust National ©National Trust Images/Connor Sheppard Images/Connor Trust ©National Find out more The selection of events here is a small part of what’s on offer. You can visit the events Events near page of the website at nationaltrust.org.uk/ whats-on and use the you for search function to find out everything that’s spring 2019 going on near you, or at Avebury Manor Garden your favourite place. Facilities and access How to book Key to information can be found on each place’s We have indicated where there is an event charge and where symbols booking is necessary. Please note that normal admission homepage on the charges apply unless you are a member. All children must be website, as can contact accompanied by an adult. And please check beforehand as to details if you require whether or not dogs are welcome. We do take every effort to further information. ensure that all event details are correct at the time of going to press. The National Trust reserves the right to cancel or change Mother’s Day events if necessary. Tickets are non-refundable. Bath Skyline Nature walks May Day weekend celebrations BATH AND BRISTOL Sun 7 Apr, 2-6.30pm, 14 Apr, 5.15- Dyrham Park Sat 4 - Sun 5 May, 11am-3pm Leigh Woods 8.15am & 5 May, 4.30-7.30am Near Bath SN14 8ER This May Day Bank Holiday weekend, Near Bristol BS8 3PL Guided walks with Skyline rangers and celebrate the arrival of a ‘merry May.’ Bath Skyline local naturalists to learn about the Lady’s Day There will be music and crafts and a Three-day hedgelaying course Bath BA2 5AH dawn chorus (14 Apr & 5 May, includes Sat 30 - Sun 31 Mar, 11am-3.30pm chance to learn traditional country Sun 3 - Sun 17 Feb, 10am-3.30pm breakfast), and a ramble around the Create a dried flower wreath dances outdoors in the glade. Hedgerows are a vital part of the Sunset Skyline walk Bath Skyline in search of the signs of using harvested flowers and willow countryside, as a field boundary and Sun 10 Mar, 2.30-7pm spring (7 Apr). from the garden, sample some Sing into spring a wildlife habitat. This course teaches On this ranger-led six mile guided Booking essential 0344 249 1895 17th-century Lady’s Day cake and Sun 5 May, 7-9am the skills of traditional hedgelaying, walk you can learn all about nature £13 (dawn chorus), £6 (spring plant some herbs to take home this Folk singer and musician Matt Norman with Organic Farmer Mike Amos at conservation and the history of Bath, nature walk) Mother’s Day weekend. leads an early morning wandering Lower Failand Farm. take in the atmosphere and watch the walk through the woodland and valley, Booking essential 0344 249 1895 sunset over the city. Archaeology of the Bath Skyline Wild garlic season teaching folk songs whilst taking in £80 for all three days Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Sat 11 May, 10.30am-12.30pm Mon 1 - Tue 30 Apr, 10am-4pm the sounds of countryside spring. No £6 A guided amble around Bathwick At Dyrham Park this April you can pick prior singing experience necessary. Dawn chorus walk Wood, looking at its contribution to up a bag and hunt for wild garlic, take Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Sun 24 & Sat 30 Mar, 5.30-7am City to countryside walk the building of Bath through water home some recipe sheets and sample £12 Calling all early birds – why not take in Tue 16 Apr & 14 May, 10am-2.30pm and stone. a wild garlic scone from the tea-room. the early morning air and discover the Stretch your legs, learn about the Booking essential 0344 249 1895 May half term sounds of spring with local bird expert local history and glimpse a different £6 Photography workshop - capturing Sat 25 May - Sun 2 Jun, 10am-4pm Ed Drewitt? side to Bath, as you wander from city the light of the 17th century This half term, trails and activities help Booking essential 0344 249 1895 to countryside on this Bath Skyline Woodland adventure day Sun 7 Apr, 11am-12noon get you out and about in the great £10 guided walk. Thu 30 May, 10.30am-2.30pm Dutch masters were experts at outdoors, with lots of fun facts to find Booking essential 0344 249 1895 A day of fire lighting, games, creativity using good light for their about trees, habitats and the wildlife Family nature day £4 and cooking over the campfire in Fairy paintings. By the end of this of this 270-acre site. Fri 12 Apr, 9.30-11am, 11am-12.30pm, Wood, Claverton Down. Each child workshop with a professional 12.30-2pm & 2-3.30pm must be accompanied by an adult. photographer, you’ll know about The rangers are leading a day Booking essential 0344 249 1895 the best light for photographing exploring the nature and wildlife of Adult £5, child £10 people and landscapes. Leigh Woods. Can you help with a Booking essential 0344 249 1895 butterfly survey, learn about bats, £45 dormice, ancient trees and much more? Booking essential 0344 249 1895 £3.50 Nordic walking course girl.boy.child Sat 2, 9 & 16 Mar, 9.30-11am Wed 27 Feb, 6.30pm welcome drink, Step in to spring this March with a 7pm performance three-part Nordic walking course. Get Renowned singer-songwriter out and about and enjoy the Purbeck David McAlmont delves into the landscape and learn a new skill with closets of three historic houses local Nordic walking expert Lynne. to explore LGBTQ histories and £40 (for all three dates) their contemporary significance. Booking essential 01929 481332 McAlmont’s performance brings to life extraordinary tales of people who Mother’s Day high tea at Corfe Castle challenged conventions of sexuality Sun 31 Mar, 11am-3pm and gender as well as the places they Why not treat your mum to a day created and inhabited, told through out at Corfe Castle, with a special an emotionally-charged blend of song, Mother’s Day high tea in the 18th- image and historical narrative. century tea-room? Includes a selection Booking essential 0344 249 1895 of cakes, scones and sandwiches. £15 adult, £12 student Booking essential 01929 481332 £12.95 Beyond the portrait Daily from 1 Mar, 11am-4pm Saxons and Vikings: the siege Visit the house to discover the of Wareham stories of four women who have Sat 4 - Mon 6 May, 10am-5.30pm been instrumental in shaping Witness the sound and fury of Saxon Kingston Lacy across 400 years and Viking warriors in pitched battle of the estate’s history. as they recreate the siege of Wareham. King Alfred’s court and the little Portland House warrior’s training school both return. Weymouth DT4 8RZ May half-term medieval mischief Spring opening Sat 25 - Sun 26 & Tue 28 May - Fri 10 May, 2-5pm, Sat 11 May, 11am- Sun 2 Jun, 10am-5pm 5pm, Sun 12 May, 11am-4pm You could celebrate a little May Overlooking Portland harbour from the Veteran tree walk Make a celtic backstool Island life through the ages madness at the castle, by joining in Weymouth side, the Art Deco holiday Sat 11 May, 10am-12 noon Sat 27 - Sun 28 Apr, 10am-4pm Fri 5 Apr & 3 May, 11am-1pm with the medieval jester academy, villa Portland House is a reminder of a A walk with ranger Tor Stanfield, On this two-day workshop, with the These free guided walks take you playing the games you discover as glamorous bygone age. You’re invited around Leigh Woods National expert guidance of the Somerset through the life and times of families you explore, and finding shields to for a special peek into this villa, not Nature Reserve, discovering Bodgers, you can make a three-legged who once called this island home. complete the quest. usually open to the public. wonderful veteran trees, what celtic backstool using traditional You’ll find out what life was like on makes them so special and how woodworking tools and techniques. Brownsea and the challenges that Golden Cap Max Gate the rangers look after them. Booking essential 0344 249 1895 came with living on an island. Near Bridport DT6 6RA Dorchester Booking essential 0344 249 1895 £130 including materials, use of Booking essential 0344 249 1895 £7.50 tools and hot drinks Orchid discovery walk Volunteer recruitment drop-in session Early bird wildlife walks Mon 6 May, 10.30am-12.30pm Wed 6 Feb, 5-7pm Prior Park Victorian month at Tyntesfield Sat 27 Apr & 4 May, 7.30-10am Come along and discover the Can you help as a visitor reception Landscape Garden Sat & Sun 4 - 26 May, and daily in half An opportunity to take a boat to amazing orchids in the meadows. or food and beverage volunteer at Bath BA2 5AH term, 10.30am-4.30pm the island long before the public Help volunteer ecologists survey the Max Gate? If you’re interested in The Victorian era is coming to life at arrive and soak up the uninterrupted orchids on this guided walk from volunteering here or at nearby Garden tours Tyntesfield this May, with fairground sounds of spring birdsong. Price Stonebarrow Hill above Charmouth. Hardy’s Cottage or Clouds Hill, Tue & Thu from Feb, 11.30am-1pm entertainment and illusions, includes ranger-led walk, boat fare Booking essential 01297 489481 drop in for a chat.