Events and activities for spring 2020 North East |

This is just a taster of the events coming up – Saturday 15 February Saturday 14 March visit nationaltrust.org.uk/north-east and Gibside (until 23 February) Souter & The Leas nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire for more February half-term fun (also 8 April, 9.30–11.30am & 10 May, events and activities happening near you. 10am–4.30pm 11.30am–1.30pm) Enjoy free family fun every day Seashore safari of the holidays at Gibside, with 12 noon–2pm active adventures in the gardens Join rangers and members of the and woods.* Coastal Conservation Group to search rock pools for salty sea Monday 17 February creatures galore. £2 BE Cherryburn (until 21 February) Sunday 22 March February half term 11am–2.30pm Wallington Discover Cherryburn as it reopens Mother’s Day afternoon tea after having a deep clean over 2–4pm winter and join in with indoor Bring your mum to Wallington crafts and activities to entertain for a special afternoon tea.* little ones.* Adult £14.95, child £7.95 BE

Souter Lighthouse & The Leas (until 21 February) April Bird week 11am–3.30pm Build a bird box and learn about Wednesday 1 April different birds they may attract North East to your garden (Monday, Tuesday Cherryburn & Thursday) or create some bird Wood engraving workshop Cragside themed crafts (Wednesday & 9am–5pm Regular events Millar Images/John Trust ©National Friday). Bird box £5, crafts £2 Join expert wood engraver Chris Daunt for a one-day workshop & exhibitions February Souter Lighthouse & The Leas where you’ll learn wood engraving (until 20 February; also 6–9 & techniques and produce an Every Wednesday and Friday from Every fourth Sunday 14–17 April, 25–27 May) engraving to take home. £75 8 April Cragside Spring sports Saturday 8 February Cragside (also 22 April, 6 & 20 May) Cragside Trust10 11am–3pm Turning water into light Victorian baking 8.30–11am Souter Lighthouse & The Leas Have a go at outdoor games and 1–3pm Join an exhilarating 10km run, mini-sports activities for all the 1–3pm Night Run Join Cragside’s resident engineer Meet the Victorian cooks as they taking you through some of the family in the Field. Free From 4.30pm on a 2-mile walk and discover all whip up a feast in the Armstrongs’ most spectacular parts of Cragside In partnership with Cotswold about William Armstrong and his magnificent kitchen and fill the estate, or try the 2km family run Outdoor, explore Souter after (until 21 February) lifelong passion for water power, house with the comforting smell around Tumbleton Lake. Free dark and raise funds for our Spring half-term holiday fun at the first place to be lit by of homecooked treats.* conservation work. Choose from Daily from April – check website 11am–3pm hydroelectricity.* the family-friendly Explorer route Every Wednesday for dates Wrap up warm and have a go (3km) or the longer Adventurer Wallington Castle at fun activities in the nuttery route (7km). £7/14 Wednesday walks Heinrich and Palmer garden.* £ Cadbury Easter 11am contemporary exhibition Saturday 29 February Egg Hunts Join a guided walk every Opening times vary according February Wednesday exploring different to the tide Coast walking routes around the estate. Follow the trail and crack the Explore a new exhibition at the half term Take a green leap Learn more about the story of clues to earn a Cadbury castle created by artists Heinrich 11am–3pm Wallington.* £3 BE chocolate reward! and Palmer.* Saturday 15 February Take a leap for nature with our Allen Banks Saturday 11 & Sunday Every first Friday from 6 March Daily from 15 May rangers and help us with our vital 12 April, 10am–2pm £2.50 Seaton Delaval Hall Washington Old Hall Cragside (until 23 February) conservation work. Free BE Mucky madness week Garden talks Mendick and Watson art installation Cherryburn Friday 10–Monday 11am–3pm 2pm 10am–5pm 13 April, 11am–3pm * £3 Find out what’s new and in bloom Inspired by a book by Fred Hill, Make friends with mud with March in the gardens and discover more who helped saved the Hall, myths activities to wet those waterproofs. Cragside Saturday 4–Sunday about the landscape and ecology and characters from North East Build a cosy den, see how far you 19 April, 11am–3pm * £2.50 surrounding the hall.* folklore will come to life through can wang a welly, or have a go Tuesday 3 March Gibside Friday 10–Monday 13 April, a new installation created by making mud pies.* Wallington (also every Tuesday 10.30am–4pm * £2.50 Every Sunday from 1 March artists Lindsey Mendick and Seaton Delaval Hall Wallington (until 23 February) until 31 March) Dominic Watson.* Housesteads Friday 10–Monday Make & Do Snowdrop planting Crocus lawn: talk and walk 2pm 13 April, 11am–3pm * £2.50 11am–1pm Daily from 13 June 11am–3pm Pull on your wellies and help us Meet Head Gardener Simon Join us every week and take part in Cherryburn Lindisfarne Castle Saturday 4– plant another 100,000 snowdrops, and his team for a talk and our Make & Do sessions – we’ll be Sunday 19 April, times vary according Art collaboration with The Society taking the grand total up to a walk around the Walled Garden, doing everything from planting of Wood Engravers to the tide * £ sunflower seeds to making bird massive 600,000!* enjoying the spectacle of 11am–3pm feeders or creating wild art.* 100,000 colourful crocus bulbs Monument Monday 13 This summer Cherryburn in bloom.* April, 12 noon–3pm £2 Every first Sunday from 1 March welcomes its fourth Seaton Delaval Hall contemporary art commission Souter Lighthouse & The Leas Delaval discoveries wider estate walks inspired by wood engraver Friday 10–Monday 13 April, 11am– 1.30pm Thomas Bewick. Discover a new 4pm £3 installation supported by The Join our expert guides on a new Wallington Friday 10–Monday Society of Wood Engravers.* walk of the estate to hear how the 13 April, 11am–4pm * £2.50 flamboyant Delaval family made their fortunes from salt, coal and Washington Old Hall Friday 10– glass.* £3 BE Wallington Monday 13 April, 11am–4pm * £2.50 © Images/Alex Prain Images/Alex Trust ©National

This is just a taster of what’s happening near you. To find even more great things to do, visit us online at nationaltrust.org.uk/north-east and nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire Spring 2020 3 Easter Sunday 19 April May half term Daily from 2 May Wednesday 26 February Beningbrough Hall, Gallery and Gardens Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal February April Souter Lighthouse & The Leas Nostell ! 2020 holidays Bird ringing demonstration Saturday 23 May Curator talks 10am–5pm 6am–12 noon Big and bold, these artworks by Saturday 15 February 10am–12 noon Saturday 4 April Cragside (until 31 May) Cadbury Easter Witness Whitburn Ringing Group Petal power environmental artist Steve Messam Join our Curator Simon McCormack in action, recording and ringing Nostell for a talk and tour of Nostell’s very Cragside (until 19 April) 11am–3pm are inspired by the lost history of birds captured in mist nets. Free Night Run special dolls’ house. £15 incl. coffee Egg Hunts FLOW! Join us for a week of floral fun, the water garden and bring to life the spirit of the garden as its 5.20–8.30pm and cake 11am–3pm as we get creative with activities Grab a head torch and explore Follow the trail and crack original designers intended it – Join in with fun activities exploring inspired by the flourishing Nostell’s parkland in a new light. the clues to earn a Cadbury May playful, extraordinary and the power of water – follow the rhododendrons and the busy Choose from the family-friendly chocolate reward! controversial.* March spring trail through the newly bees who call Cragside home.* Explorer route (3.5km) or the opened gorge, discover waterfalls, Beningbrough Hall, Gallery & Saturday 2 May Wallington 16 May–5 July longer Adventurer route (7km). try your hand at seasonal activities (until 31 May) Gardens Friday 10–Monday 13 April, Go with the flow Hall £7/14 Thursday 19 March £2.50 or have a go at pond dipping.* £ Seaton Delaval Hall 10.30am–4pm * 11am–3pm British Wildlife Photography 10th birthday celebrations Goddards House & Garden East Riddlesden Hall Wallington (until 19 April) Join the Wallington team for Awards exhibition Friday 10– 10am–5pm Spring forward: the gardening

Harris Images/Paul Trust ©National Easter holidays activities, including mini-raft 10.30am–5pm February Monday 13 April, 9.30am–4.30pm * It’s 10 years since the doors of year ahead £2 11am–3pm building and duck racing, or have Enjoy inspirational photographs Seaton Delaval Hall opened to the 11.30am–3pm Join us for a mini-beast adventure self-led fun and get outdoors and from this prestigious national half term Tuesday 7 April Sunday 12 April public as a National Trust property, Join one of the garden team for Fountains Abbey & Studley this Easter. Meet a mini-beast enjoying nature.* photographic competition and you’re invited to join in the Brimham Rocks celebrating British wildlife in a talk and walk around the garden Royal Friday 10–Monday 13 April, Beningbrough Hall, Ormesby Hall (until 13 April) expert and enjoy creepy-crawly Millar Images/John Trust ©National birthday celebrations with fun Gibside Saturday 15 February to find out what’s been happening 11am–4pm * £2.50 Gallery & Gardens (also 14 April) Ormesby Grange Farm on tour crafts.* BE (until 31 May) all its beauty and diversity.* and frolics inspired by the ‘gay over winter and see how we get the May half-term fun Ormesby Hall (until 23 February) Goddards House & Gardens Become a Beningbrough 11am–4pm Delavals’ and help us launch the Every Monday from 17 February garden ready for the year ahead. garden apprentice Meet tenant farmer Richard’s farm Gibside (until 19 April) 10am–4.30pm Once upon a fairy tale Friday 10–Monday 13 April, Festival of Mischief.* £ Enjoy free family fun every day Yorkshire (excluding bank holidays) Tel: 01904 771956.* £33 incl. two- 11am, 1pm & 3pm animals in the courtyard, from cute Easter holiday fun 10.30am–4pm 10.30am–5pm * £2 of May half term with active East Riddlesden Hall course lunch BE Join the garden team for training calves and pigs to cheeky goats.* 10am–4.30pm Cherryburn Step inside your favourite fairy Enjoy free family fun every day of adventures in the gardens Greener gardening Hardcastle Crags Friday 10– for the next generation of green- Dawn chorus walk Regular events tales at Ormesby Hall this half the Easter holidays at Gibside with and woods.* 2–3pm term. Can you find Cinderella’s Friday 20 March Monday 13 April, 11am–3pm £2.50 fingered enthusiasts, from seed Tuesday 14 April 5–7am Join our gardening team and active adventures in the gardens carriage or Rapunzel’s tower? sowing to harvesting.* Meet at Cherryburn bright and & exhibitions learn how you can combine good Brimham Rocks (also 29 April, Marsden Moor Friday 10–Monday Ormesby Hall (until 16 April) and woods.* Monday 25 May Join us for storytelling, crafts early to hear the sweet symphonies design and colour with wildlife 21 May) 13 April, 10am–3pm £2 Brimham Rocks (also 9, 14 & 16 April) Butter making and beanstalk planting.* Wallington (until 19 April) of the dawn chorus. £5 incl. a hot Cherryburn (until 29 May) Daily from 8 February conservation.* Brimham through the ages Rock explorers 11am–2pm Nunnington Hall Nostell Saturday 4–Monday 13 Lambing shed live drink and pastries May half term Nunnington Hall (until 23 February) 2–3.30pm 11am–12 noon Join the volunteer in the Victorian Essex House Tapestries: The Life of Every last Monday from 27 April April, 10am–3pm * £3 12.30pm & 2pm (also 1.15pm 11am–3pm Brilliant birds Join this guided walk to discover Delve into a secret tunnel or Kitchen to have a go at making Sunday 3 May Julie Cope by Grayson Perry Treasurer’s House Brimham’s history, from the last Ice discover an ancient footprint butter.* 10–13 April) Complete more activities on the 10.30am–5pm Nunnington Hall Saturday 4– 10.30am–5pm Conservation in action Age, which helped form the rocks, on this tour of Brimham’s rocks. Take a tractor trailer ride to nearby ‘50 things to do before you’re Join us this half term for bird- Sunday 19 April, 10.30am–5pm * Northumberland Coast This year the colourful ‘Essex 11am–1pm to the stories of the people who Broom House Farm for a guided 11 ¾’ list, like building a den, bird inspired trails and activities. Make £2.50 Age 5+.* Free Wednesday 15 April Dawn chorus walk House Tapestries: The Life of A rare opportunity to get a behind- tour of the lambing shed. £7.50 BE watching and creating wild art.* a bird feeder or build a bird box lived here.* Free 6–8am Julie Cope’ by Grayson Perry the-scenes glimpse at how the Yorkshire Dales, Hudswell Woods via broomhousefarm.co.uk and find out more about the birds Ormesby Hall Saturday 4–Monday Wednesday 8 April Join a guided walk with a ranger Washington Old Hall (until 29 May) are hanging in place of the 17th- dedicated conservation team Introduction to in your garden.* Saturday 21 March 13 April, 11am–4pm * £2 Monday 6 April who’ll help you spot some of the May half-term holiday fun century tapestries which are away care for Treasurer’s House and Beningbrough Hall, 1–3.30pm wildlife that call Newton Pool 11am–3pm for conservation.* pick up a few tips for yourself.* Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Ormesby Hall (until 22 March) Rievaulx Terrace Saturday 4– Gallery & Gardens (also 15 April) Fancy having a go at geocaching Cherryburn (until 10 April; also 13– home. Free Add a spring to your step with (until 23 February) Mother’s Day weekend Sunday 19 April, 10am–5pm * £2.50 Tiny things trek but not sure how to go about it? Daily from 8 February Every alternate Tuesday from 17 April) lots of fun activities in the nuttery February half term 11am–2pm 11am, 1pm & 3pm Join us to learn the basics and then Cherryburn Ormesby Hall 18 February Knitted flowers will adorn the Treasurer’s House Saturday 4– Easter at Cherryburn garden.* £ 10am–4pm Discover nature’s tiniest creations put it into practice. Adult £5, child May Day Monday 13 April, 11am–4pm * £2 11am–3pm Love, Life, Loss East Riddlesden Hall house to celebrate this special day. as you trek around the gardens £3.50 11am–3pm Connect to the nature all around Enjoy art and nature-themed Thursday 28 May 10.30am–4pm An introduction to breadmaking On Saturday make mum a lavender with the team.* Celebrate May Day with May pole you this half term with crafts, Yorkshire Coast, Ravenscar Yorkshire Coast, Hayburn Wyke activities with a seasonal twist Discover stories of personal loss 11.30am–12.30pm & 1.30–2.30pm bag and flowers, then learn to knit dancing and family activities.* Souter Lighthouse & The Leas stargazing and wildlife walks.* Friday 10–Monday 13 April, 10am– Yorkshire Coast, Hayburn Wyke Hayburn Wyke wander throughout the Easter holidays.* and tragedy, amidst the charitable Make your own tasty dough to or crochet on Sunday.* Coastal clean 4pm £2 Small mammal survey 10am–12 noon Washington Old Hall work of Stovin Pennyman to take away and bake at home and Monday 17 February Washington Old Hall (until 17 April) 11.30am–1.30pm enhance the local wellbeing. hear about the history of bread at 8.30am–12 noon Find out how we look after the Dawn chorus walk Sunday 22 March Yorkshire Coast, Old Coastguard Easter holiday fun Lend a hand to keep local beaches these fun hands-on sessions.* £3 Nostell (until 21 February) Station, Robin Hood’s Bay Help rangers with a survey of the special coastal woodland of Hayburn 5–8am litter free and become a hero for Daily from 29 February Goddards House & Garden small mammals in woodlands and Wyke. Free – funded via Natural 11am–3pm An early dawn chorus walk to February half term Friday 10–Monday 13 April, 10am– Get the whole family together to the marine environment. Bags Nunnington Hall Every Wednesday, Thursday and Mother’s Day hedgerows. Get up close to voles, ’s Higher Level Stewardship listen to the early morning bird 11am–3pm 4pm £2 discover the sights, smells and and litter pickers provided. Age 6+. 366 leap year hares Friday from 1 May 10.30am–5pm shrews and wood mice. Free – environmental scheme. BE song and learn about the birds. Get wild Monday to Wednesday, sounds of the season.* £ Free 10.30am–5pm Treasurer’s House Enjoy an indulgent afternoon tea Yorkshire Dales, Hudswell funded via Natural England’s £7.50 incl. breakfast snack build a bird box on Thursday and Brimham Rocks One of Yorkshire’s favourite wildlife ‘By Appointment’ experiences make a masterpiece Thursday and in the cosy drawing room or dining Woods Saturday 11 April, 10.30am– Higher Level Stewardship Wallington Discover climbing (until 9 April; also 13– Saturday 30 May sculptors, Emma Stothard, brings a 1.15–4pm, every 15 minutes Friday.* £ room and then have a stroll in the 2.30pm (last admission 1pm) £2 environmental scheme. BE 16 April) Saturday 9 May new exhibition to Nunnington Hall Be Frank Green’s guest for the gardens to see the spring bulbs in 1–4pm Souter Lighthouse & The Leas Discover climbing with a Lambing apprentice Cragside (until approx. 30 June) inspired by the leap year. See 366 afternoon and journey around his Hardcastle Crags (until 21 February) the orchard. Tel: 01904 771956.* Thursday 9 April Souter scramble 30-minute taster session guided 2–4pm Rhododendron spectacular mixed media sculptures, drawings house with an expert guide to learn Woodland adventures £19.95 for afternoon tea, £26.50 2–4pm Easter holidays Beningbrough Hall, by instructors from Harrogate Join the Broom House Farm and paintings of hares in the more about his story and discover 12 noon–3pm with a glass of fizzBE 11am–3pm Can you conquer our fun 3k Gallery & Gardens (also 16 April) Climbing Centre. Age 7+.* £7 lambing team for an afternoon Follow the ‘Rhodie Ramble’ trail Smoking Room.* what’s behind closed doors.* Join us to make nature inspired coastal obstacle course including Nunnington Hall Saturday 4 April Discover what lives in a pond shift, caring for the pregnant ewes to take in Cragside’s spectacular magic wands and log animals. water slide, mud pits, tunnels, Daily from 7 March Every first Wednesday Mother’s Day family fun and games 11am, 1pm & 3pm Thursday 16 April and new-born lambs, and helping rhododendron display, as the We’ll also be cooking on a Ormesby Hall (until 9 April) with the routine tasks in the scramble nets and sand bag run? Nostell East Riddlesden Hall 10.30–5pm Join the team to discover more hillsides burst with swathes campfire, becoming rangers for a Egg decorating Brimham Rocks (also 27 May) lambing shed. Age 10+. £35 BE Age 6+. £16.50 (£15 ‘early bird’ Miniature Worlds Join the rangers Join in with welly wanging, about pond life, as you explore the of colour.* day and making recycled plastic 12 noon–2pm Kids outdoor day price until 29 February) 11am–4pm 10.30am–12.30pm coconut shy, giant scarf tug of war, pond in the American Garden, and via broomhousefarm.co.uk bottle bird feeders. Free (£ for Decorate an egg and wrap it Thanks to kind donations from our Roll up your sleeves and help us skittles, and other games and find out what we do to look after 10am–4pm Tuesday 12 May campfire activity) carefully, ready to test in the egg Join instructors from Harrogate Friday 10 April Cragside supporters, Nostell’s very special give nature a helping hand – the activities on the lawn.* wildlife and nature.* Cragside in bloom: rhododendron rolling competition at 2pm.* Climbing Centre for a day Wallington (also 19 May) dolls’ house has been brought back whole family can become rangers Thursday 20 February Lindisfarne Castle tea and tour Yorkshire Coast, Robin Hood’s weaselling, climbing and abseiling. (until 13 April) Wansbeck Valley Walk to life through vital conservation for a morning, learn new skills, and Thursday 26 March Fountains Abbey & Studley 1–2.30pm Bay (also 28 May, 2pm) Age 7+. Tel: 01423 815024.* £55 BE Wibbly wobbly wildlife 1.30–3.30pm work. See this mini treasure house enjoy making a difference.* Yorkshire Coast, Ravenscar Royal (until 19 April) Join expert horticulturalist, Neil, Beningbrough Hall, Rock pool rummage Times vary according to the tide Learn about the wide variety of sparkle and unravel its stories Build a bird box Easter holidays Create your own wibbly wobbly on a gentle ramble through Every Thursday 9 January–26 March Gallery & Gardens 10am–12 noon Saturday 18 April flora and fauna found along the through a new exhibition, 10am–2pm 10am–5pm wildlife critter at Lindisfarne Castle.* Cragside’s iconic gardens, as Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal A moment in time Search the rock pools with a ranger. Wansbeck Valley on this ranger- interactive activities and a new Drop in at Ravenscar Visitor Centre Can you find the signs of spring Brimham Rocks (also 30 May) he reveals some of the best Pilates at Fountains Hall 11.30am–12.30pm Learn about amazing anemones, led walk and talk.* £7.50 BE family trail in the house.* to celebrate National Nest Box at Fountains Abbey? Follow the Family outdoors day Tuesday 14 April rhododendrons in the collection. 9–10am Find out more about how the crazy crabs, funny fish and lots Week and build your own. £10 family trail and get stuck into 10am–4pm £12 Tuesday–Sunday from 3 March Get yourself moving this winter conservation team work tirelessly more. Age 4+. £4 per child BE Sunday 17 May per box some woolly crafts.* Join instructors from Harrogate (until 19 April) Beningbrough Hall, with pilates. Have a good stretch against the clock to care for the Egg-cellent adventures on the Farnes Climbing Centre for a day Cherryburn Gallery & Gardens with this relaxed class. £7 house and collection with a specific Nostell (until 17 April) Friday 10 April 11am–3pm weaselling, climbing and abseiling. Bushcraft day In the moment: the art of wellbeing focus on the care of Beningbrough’s Easter holidays Join the rangers on Inner Farne Every Friday and Sunday from Marsden Moor Age 7+. Tel: 01423 815024.* £40 BE 10am–2pm 11.30am–4pm precious time pieces.* 11am–3pm to learn all about the different 27 March Guided walk: Join the ranger team for some Lose yourself in this new exhibition Discover nature waking up for types of eggs that are laid on Marsden Moor family walk Sunday 19 April fun bushcraft activities including and consider the power of art to spring in the gardens, try your the Farne Islands.* Plant sales 2–3pm den building, fire lighting and calm the mind, body and soul. hand at campfire cooking and craft Roseberry Topping 10am–3pm Enjoy quality family time on this games. Age 7+.* £11 per child Wander through artwork specially a masterpiece inspired by Nostell’s Browse a selection of great value, easy 2-mile walk to Sparth Abseiling adventure selected from the Arts Council very special dolls’ house.* £ home-grown garden plants, reservoir and back. Suitable for Various, 10am–4.30pm Collection, including paintings, Abseiling taster for all the family upcycled wooden planters and pushchairs. Meet at Marsden sculpture, film and photography with Pinpoint Adventure. Learn the bird boxes on sale next to the Monday 6 April railway station. Free by some of the 20th and 21st ropes then test your nerve with a Information Room. Hardcastle Crags (until 9 April; centuries’ most well-known artists.* Nunnington Hall (until 13 April) 12m/36ft abseil. Age 8+. £16.50 also 14–17 April) Slowing the flow river inspired Daily from 4 April Easter holiday woodland adventures Easter events Brimham Rocks 12 noon–3pm 10.30am–5pm Joe Cornish at Brimham Rocks Join us during the Easter holiday Join in the fun with our river wildlife 10am–4.30pm to take part in fun activities, from inspired races and games and get Yorkshire photographer Joe Cornish den building and making a home hands on with countryside crafts.* is exhibiting new works exploring for bugs to cooking on campfires. Brimham Rocks at night, to celebrate Free (£ for campfire activity) 50 years of the National Trust looking after this magical landscape.* Free Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal

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4 Spring 2020 This is just a taster of the hundreds of National Trust events and activities happening near you To find even more great things to do, visit us online at nationaltrust.org.uk/north-east and nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire Spring 2020 5 Thursday 23 April Sunday 10 May Sunday 17 May Goddards House & Garden Yorkshire Dales, Hudswell Woods Marsden Moor Re-inventing the Country House: Guided walk: birdsong walk Spring plant fair Beningbrough Hall 8–10.30am 10.30am–3pm 11.30am–3pm Join our ranger for a guided walk Come along and browse a selection Join David Morgan, General through the beautiful Hudswell of great value, home-grown garden Manager for , and find out Woods with a focus on bird plants, upcycled wooden planters what goes into running one of the identification and song. and bird boxes. In the Old Goods finest Baroque buildings in the Adult £5, child £3.50 Yard car park. Free country and how the National Trust looks after over 140,000 Monday 11 May Tuesday 19 May visitors a year. Tel: 01904 771956.* £33 incl. two-course lunch BE Brimham Rocks Marsden Moor Mindful yoga Guided walk: meet the lambs Friday 24 April 10am–12 noon 6.30–8.30pm Join yoga instructor Caroline to Get up close to the lambs and find Marsden Moor explore your connection to nature out how farmers look after the Guided walk: cuckoo walk through postures, breath work, orphaned ones. Suitable for 6.15–8.15pm meditation and relaxation. Tel: pushchairs. Sorry no dogs. Meet Meet at Marsden Mechanics for a 07837 996058.* £10 BE at Marsden railway station. Free family-friendly 2.5-mile moorland walk to hear the legend of the Tuesday 12 May Roseberry Topping Marsden cuckoo. Sorry, not Roseberry romp Beningbrough Hall, Nostell suitable for pushchairs. Free 7pm Raby Images/Freya Trust ©National Gallery & Gardens A scenic fell race taking in North Everyday mindfulness Yorkshire’s iconic hill. Approx. May 10am–12 noon 5 miles with a 1,050ft climb. Monday 25 May In this interactive event, Gill Age 16+. £4 June Hasson – author of the National Nostell (until 29 May)

Monday 4 May Trust’s Mindfulness book – takes Thursday 21 May May half term you through practices that bring 11am–3pm Sunday 7 June Goddards House & Garden Enjoy messy mud play on Monday, Nostell (until 10 May) mindfulness awareness and Brimham Rocks Garden delights get wild on Tuesday, cook on a Rhubarb week engagement to everyday life. She’ll Walk in the footsteps of the monks Times vary through the week also be doing a book signing 1– 11.30am–3pm campfire on Wednesday and craft a Take in the scents of the newly masterpiece inspired by Nostell’s 12 noon–4.30pm Take part in rhubarb-inspired 3pm. Tel: 01904 472014.* £15 BE Enjoy a day out in the countryside crafts, games and stories, go on established fragrant garden with dolls’ on Thursday and Friday.* its roses and lavender , the following the historical route of a guided walk with the gardener Saturday 16 May the monks as you walk from and try your hand at the rhubarb vibrant colours of the herbaceous Tuesday 26 May Brimham Rocks border, and enjoy the taste of the Brimham Rocks to Fountains tasting challenge.* Hardcastle Crags (until 29 May) Going Digital: landscape garden produce afterwards. Tel: Abbey with your guides.* Free

Thursday 7 May photography workshop 01904 771956.* £33 incl. two- May half term woodland adventures 10am–4pm course lunch BE 12 noon–3pm Sunday 14 June Join us making mini rafts, building Rievaulx Terrace Explore Brimham through the lens Yorkshire Coast, Ravenscar Wildflower wander as you learn about composition dens and pond dipping. We’ll also be cooking on a campfire and Birdsong workshop 1.30–3pm and exposure while using filters May half term 7.30am–3.30pm Join Head Gardener Nick for a tour to create dramatic landscape becoming rangers for the day. Free (£ for campfire activity) Explore the science behind wild through the woodland and along photography. Tel: 07802 454637. Saturday 23 May sounds with Richard Baines, the terrace and discover how we £80 (£10 discount for NT Director and Ecologist at Yorkshire Beningbrough Hall, Wednesday 27 May manage and develop the members) BE Coast Nature, by transforming Gallery & Gardens (until 31 May) wildflower banks. Yorkshire Dales, Upper Wharfedale sound files into visual Beningbrough Hall, May half term play week Den building and geocaching representations. £65 Gallery & Gardens (until 17 May) 10.30am–5pm Friday 8 May 11am–2.30pm Annual plant sale Get stuck in and tick off even more Join us on a digital treasure hunt in Nunnington Hall (until 9 May) 10.30am–4pm ‘50 things to do before you’re 11 ¾’ Buckden and then build a den to Nunnington Naafi This weekend offers an opportunity with a variety of natural play hide in and have your lunch. £5 10.30am–5pm not only to see the spring gardens activities, from tree climbing and Step back in time to celebrate in transition but to take a bit of taking part in a scavenger hunt, Friday 29 May VE Day at Nunnington Hall with Beningbrough home with you, as to making friends with a bug.* vintage stalls, music and a rations- well as a few hints and tips along Yorkshire Coast, Ravenscar Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal inspired tea-room menu.* the way.* Bugs and beetles (until 31 May) 10am–12 noon Rievaulx Terrace Saturday 9 May May half term Wander through the countryside Rievaulx sleepover 11am–4pm with a ranger looking for bugs and Marsden Moor From 6pm Get crafty to celebrate all forms beetles. Age 5+. £4 BE Guided walk: Dowry Castle and a Enjoy the experience of camping of art with folly! inspired workshops Roman fort in the beautiful surroundings of and look closely for wildlife on the 10am–5.30pm Rievaulx Terrace for the first time trail.* This 7-mile walk takes us along and wake up to a breath-taking Millstone Edge to Haigh Gutter view of Rievaulx Abbey and the Sunday 24 May Notes Events are correct at the time of going to print. to see the remains of a brewer’s Rye valley. £ dream and explore the footprint of Ormesby Hall (until 31 May) Key: * – normal admission/car parking – booking essential through our Secrets of the garden the Roman fort before the ascent Sunday 17 May charges apply website or by calling 0344 249 1895 back to Brun Clough. Meet at Brun 10.30am–4pm £ – small charge for some activities – Part of Trust New Art, the Yorkshire Dales, Clough car park, 3 miles SW of Head outdoors this spring to BE – booking essential through National Trust’s programme of Upper Wharfedale contemporary arts. Marsden on the A62. Free discover what lives in the garden the property Guided walk: birdsong walk on the brass rubbing trail, then Sunday 10 May 8–11.30am venture inside to find the healing Lindisfarne Castle & Join our ranger for a guided walk plants. Get involved and make a Getting in touch Northumberland Coast Ormesby Hall through the beautiful Redmire bee or bug home or plant a seed 01289 389244 Meet the modellers To find out more, please visit Wood with a focus on bird to take home.* nationaltrust.org.uk/north-east or Marsden Moor 01484 847016 10.30am–3pm identification and song. Adult£5 , nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire or call The popular model railways will Nunnington Hall (until 25 May) Middlethorpe Hall & Spa child £3.50 our places on the numbers below. be joined by extra layouts, trade Nature@Nunnington 01904 641241 stands and model building 10.30am–4pm Allen Banks and Hadrian’s Wall Nostell 01924 863892 demonstrations.* Get a little closer to nature this 01434 321888 Nunnington Hall 01439 748283 bank holiday. From bug hunting Beningbrough Hall, Gallery & Ormesby Hall 01642 324188 and bird watching, to bird box or Gardens 01904 472027 feeder making, seeing hedgehogs Penshaw Monument Brimham Rocks 01423 780688 and holding snakes, kick off your 01207 541820 nature adventure.* Cherryburn & George Stephenson’s Rievaulx Terrace 01439 798340 Birthplace 01661 843276 Seaton Delaval Hall Monday 25 May Cragside 01669 622033 0191 237 9100 Durham Coast 0191 529 3161 Ormesby Hall Souter Lighthouse & The Leas Wildlife explorer day East Riddlesden Hall 0191 529 3161 10.30am–3pm 01535 607075 Treasurer’s House 01904 624247 Join us in the garden for a nature Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Wallington 01670 773600 walk, meet bird experts and 01765 608888 beekeepers, have a go at bug Washington Old Hall Gibside 01207 541820 spotting and make pine cone bird 0191 416 6879 Goddards House & Garden feeders. Kirkleatham Owl Centre Yorkshire Coast 01723 870138 will also be bringing along some 01904 771930 Ormesby Hall Yorkshire Dales 01729 830416

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6 Spring 2020 This is just a taster of what’s happening near you. To find even more great things to do, visit us online at nationaltrust.org.uk/north-east and nationaltrust.org.uk/yorkshire