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Christmas at OXFORDSHIRE Sat 23 – Sun 24, Sat 30 Nov, Sun 1 & Sat 7 – Sun 8 Dec 11am-3pm The and Coleshill Come and see the house magically Estates transformed for a Victorian Christmas. Near . SN6 7PT Tel: 01793 762209 Near Henley-on-. RG9 4PG Coleshill Underground WWII event Tel: 01491 628529 Sun 22 Sep 10am-4pm Discover Coleshill’s hidden Second World War Heritage Open Days: Harvest at Greys Court history. Talks, trails, re-enactors, access to Wed 18 & Thu 19 Sep our replica bunker at the home of Churchill’s Ten-minute talks by expert gardeners, fruit British Resistance. tasting and more, with free entry for all for Adults £5 Child £2.50 Heritage Open Days. B 0344 249 1895 or online October half-term: Loads of leaves Coleshill open afternoons Sat 26 Oct - Sun 3 Nov Sun 13 Oct 2-5pm Pick up a trail leaflet and wander the estate in See our restored water mill to find out how search of clues celebrating the autumn colour. flour is produced and explore a Second World £2 War replica bunker. Christmas at Basildon Park Christmas: Gift of giving Introduction to coppicing workshop Sat 23 Nov – Mon 6 Jan Sat 26 Oct & Sat 16 Nov 9am-4pm Celebrate the anniversary of the gift of Greys Court to the nation. It’s set to be really festive. Victorian Decadence: Practical day with our expert ranger in our BERKSHIRE Christmas at Basildon Park woods to learn about the history of coppicing, tool selection and safe use, cutting stools and Christmas dinners in the cowshed Sat 23 Nov – Mon Jan 7 Weekdays in Dec 12noon & 1.30pm Basildon Park Witness Basildon Park dripping in opulent basic processing of wood for products and wildlife benefits. Handmade Christmas dinner for you, your Near Reading. RG8 9NR Christmas décor and feel the glow of Adult £80 B 0344 249 1895 or online family & friends. Vegetarian option available. Tel: 01491 672382 thousands of tree lights as we do Christmas Adult £19.95 Child £10.95 B online the Victorian way. Second World War walks Heritage Open Days: Festival of Light Sun 13 Oct 11-1pm & Mon 11 Nov 1-3pm Candlelight tours at Greys Court Christmas dinners at Basildon Park Fri 20 & Sat 21 Sep Discover Coleshill’s hidden Second World Every Thu in Dec 6-8pm Free entry to celebrate Indian tradition and Weekdays in Dec 12noon & 1.30pm War history on this informative autumn walk Explore the mansion at Greys Court in the culture with a rangoli, curator talks, and light Bring your family and friends along and enjoy through the village, woods and parkland at the subdued light of candles, and enjoy mulled and colour splashed across Basildon Park. a delicious Christmas dinner. home of the British Resistance. wine and mince pies in the kitchen. Adult £19.95 Child £10.95 B online Adult £5 Child £2.50 £20 B online Wild play: Make a ball run Candlelight tours of Basildon Park B 0344 249 1895 or online Winter Walks Every Sat in Oct 11.30am-1pm Every Fri in Dec (except 24) 6-8pm Daily Jan 10am-4pm Join an expert ball-run maker to make your Autumn scavenger hunt Take a private tour of the house and see Waymarked wanders around our estate own mini ball run, and take home a piece of at Badbury Woods thousands of candles and tree lights glittering. before stopping in our tea-room for a warm the wild play trail. Mon 28 Oct – Fri 1 Nov 11am-2pm Mulled wine and mince pies will be served. hearty lunch. £15 per child B online Become a nature detective and see what you £20 B online can find in our woods. Exhibition: India & Me Winter walks £3 per trail Every day from Sat 21 Oct Daily in Jan 10am-4pm Near Henley-on-Thames. RG9 5RY In collaboration with community partners, Walk through the crisp winter woodland and 01491 642857 take a sensory journey through the historic followed by a warming cup of hot chocolate in links between Basildon Park and India. the tea-room. Gardens at 100: Collection spotlight Half-term trail: Minibeasts Near Moreton-in-Marsh. GL56 0SU Daily until Sun 3 Nov Sat 26 Oct – Sun 3 Nov and Tel: 01608 674981 To celebrate the centenary of Morris Motors, Pick up a trail leaflet from Visitor Reception take a whistle stop tour of Lord Nuffield’s Behind closed doors: and search the parkland for creepy crawlies to Commons career through key items in the collection. conserving Chastleton tour win a prize. Maidenhead. Morris Motors at 100: Classic car event £2 Tel: 01628 605069 Tues 24 Sept & Tues 29 Oct 10am-12pm Spend the morning at Chastleton House Sun 1 Sep Wreath making at Basildon Park Fungi walk discovering our unique approach to Join us as we say ‘Happy Birthday’ to Morris Wed 20 & Fri 29 Nov Sat 19 Oct 2-4pm conservation. Motors, which turns 100 this year. There’ll be Sun 1, Wed 4 – Fri 6, Mon 9 – Wed 11 Dec Join a Ranger on a walk across Maidenhead £20 B 0344 249 1895 loads of classic cars, pulled pork sandwiches 10am-1pm and more. Thicket to discover fantastic fungi. Halloween trail Join expert florist Jane and learn how to make £8 B 0344 249 1895 a wreath to adorn your door. With mince pies 26 Oct – 3 Nov 1-4pm Morris Motors at 100: Heritage Open Days Join us for spooky fun this half term. and hot drinks. Tue 17 Sep £2.50 £45 Free entry for all to celebrate 100 years of the Morris Motor Comapny, with specialist talks and more.

Half term and Halloween Christmas Booking essential B White Horse Hill Half-term fun, spooky trails, crafty We have Christmas covered with Please book online Uffington. SN7 7QJ workshops and pumpkin carving. decorations workshops, gorgeous or use the phone number provided. Tel: 01793 762209 decorated houses, festive trails and Normal admission prices apply for White Horse Hill to Ashdown walk Dogs welcome traditions old and new. non-members (plus extra charge if There may be places at the property Closed 24 &25 December but decorations Sun 27 Oct 9.30am-3pm applicable). See spectacular autumn views on this ranger- where dogs cannot go, please and trails generally continue until January. led, bracing eight-mile circular hike. check websites before you travel. Family booking: This includes 2 adults and 2 children Adult £5 Child £2.50 B 0344 249 1895 or online Please note: We do our best to ensure details are correct when we go to press. or 1 adult and 3 children. We reserve the right to cancel or change events if necessary. Tickets are non-refundable.

This is just a selection of what’s on at your favourite places. For a full programme please contact the property or see the website. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Winter Treescape Tue 12 Nov 10am-12noon Hughenden Enjoy a guided walk among the stark . HP14 4LA Estate silhouettes and shapes of winter and learn to Near . HP4 1LT ID trees from their simple forms. Tel: 01494 755573 £10 B online Tel: 01442 851227 Garden History Walk Wed 25 Sep & 30 Oct 11am-12noon Ashridge in autumn Step back into 300 years of Hughenden’s Sat 12 Oct 10am-2pm Near . MK18 2EY garden history on a guided walk. Volunteer-led guided walk at one of the most £4 B online scenic times of year. Tel: 01296 730349 Adult £8 Child £5 B 01442 851227 Hidden Hughenden tour Give it a go sessions Thu 26 Sep & 31 Oct 10.15-11.15am Photography workshops Sat – Mon 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 & 21 Oct Go behind the scenes in the manor and Sat 12 & Fri 18 Oct 10am-4pm 11.15am-1.30pm explore the hidden rooms and collection. Join local photographer Lyndsey Abercromby Spend the morning as one of the conservation £8 inc hot drink B online and learn how to best capture autumnal hues. team helping to put the house to bed. £99 B 01442 851227 £12 B 0344 249 1895 Autumn watercolours workshop Wed 9 Oct 10am-1pm Gentle Stroll: deer rut Murder mystery Create an autumn-inspired watercolour, some Wed 16 Oct 10.30am-12.30pm Fri 18 Oct 6.30-9pm experience useful. Join volunteers to search for fallow deer. Witness events unfold in the North Hall, then £30 inc light lunch B online £3 solve the crime over a two-course dinner. £37.50 B 0344 249 1895 Apple weekend Deer rut walks Sat 12 – Sun 13 Oct Wild Wednesday: Arty autumn Fri 18 – Sun 20 & Fri 25 – Sun 27 Oct 7-9am Behind the scenes Annual apple festival with tastings, stalls and Wed 30 Oct 10.30am-12noon Search for fallow deer with our rangers during Sat 11 & 18 Jan 10.30am & 1.30pm artisan craft demonstrations. this early morning walk. Join a tour and explore previously unseen Children’s nature session to experience some Adult £10 Child £8 B 01442 851227 parts of the house as the private family Halloween: half term trail & craft of the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’. apartments come into care. £2 B 0344 249 1895 Haunted Ashridge trail and craft Sat 26 Oct – Sun 3 Nov £12 B 0344 249 1895 Take on our spooky family trail and challenges Mon 21 Oct – Fri 1 Nov 10am-4pm Halloween trail: Haunted hamlets Meet some of Ashridge’s former residents on around the grounds. Sat 26 Oct – Sun 3 Nov 10am-5pm our trail before making a spooky craft at the £3 Go on a mystery tour to solve the creepy visitor centre. . SL1 8NS Junior Rangers: Scavenger hunt challenge of what happened to the four £3 Tel: 01628 605069 Tue 29 Oct 10am-12noon missing hamlets of Stowe. £2 per trail including prize Watercolour workshops Hunt for the rare and special things in the Nancy Astor: Vigour, vitality & cheek forest and create wild art to photograph. Sat 2 & Sun 3 Nov 1-4pm Christmas & New Year Until Dec Join local artist, Liz Rogers, to create your own £5 B online Mon 18 Nov – Sun 5 Jan 10am-4pm In 1919 Nancy Astor became the first female painting of Ashridge in autumn. Wreath-making workshops, Christmas MP to take her seat in Parliament. We Tree climbing £35 B 01442 851227 Thu 31 Oct 10am-5pm shopping in the Parlour rooms with locally celebrate her achievement with letters from made gifts, plus tasters and pop-up demos The Nutcracker trail at Ashridge her private archives, footage of her in action, Join expert instructors for an adventure into the canopy of a giant chestnut. in the shop. Garden trail with commissioned Sat & Sun 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, and personal memories from her family. £20 B www.bigtreeclimbing.co.uk artists’ 12 Days of Christmas displays. Thu 26 & Fri 27 Dec 10am-3pm Christmas lunch in the café and choirs every Contemporary sculpture Follow our Christmas trail through the woods Junior Rangers: Twilight Trek weekend in December. We’re open Boxing Until Sun 10 Nov and receive a present at the end. Fri 1 Nov 4-6pm Day and New Year’s Day when you may even Anthony Caro sculptures displayed £3 Take on a dusk walk to spot the signs of see the first ‘Stowedrop’. in the woodlands, in partnership with nocturnal wildlife. Campfire cookout. Wreath making workshops Blain|Southern Gallery. £5 B online Tue 3 & Thu 5 Dec 1-3.30pm Manor Create your own wreath using greenery from Cliveden Critters Christmas workshops Near . HP18 0JH the estate. Weds term-time 10.30-11.30am Wed 6 Nov – Watercolour Tel: 01296 820414 £30 B 01442 851227 A varied, hands-on and ever changing weekly Tues 26 & Wed 27 Nov – Wreath making workshop for pre-school children. Santa Paws Thu 28 Nov – Sewing craft Behind the scenes tour Child £5 B 01628 605069 Join a wreath-making, sewing craft or Sun 8 Dec 11am-12pm Fri 11 Oct 10.15am Bring your dog for a festive walk with Father Cliveden Literary Festival watercolour workshop to prepare for the Learn about life in the 19th century at festivities with our expert teams. Christmas around the meadow. Sat 28 & Sun 29 Sep 10am-6pm Waddesdon and how the House was run. £1 per dog Annual Literary Festival at Cliveden, home to B online Adult £20 B 01296 820414 literary discourse and discussion. Post-Christmas walk A Vintage Christmas Exhibition: Eliot Hodgkin B clivedenliteraryfestival.org Fri 27 Dec 10am-12pm Fri 29 Nov – Sun 5 Jan Until Sun 20 Oct 11am-5pm Walk off the yuletide indulgence on a scenic Celebrations of autumn See the house decorated for a 1940s See beautifully detailed still life and Christmas and enjoy a vintage theme around guided walk through Ashridge. Mon 21 Oct – Sun 3 Nov paintings by this 20th-century British artist. Adult £5 Child £3 B 01442 851227 Woodland walks, workshops to learn new the grounds, a family trail and nostalgic treats skills, apple harvest and exciting ‘not-so- in the café. Autumn trees walk and afternoon tea creepy-crawlies’ trail for children. (Activities Sun 20 Oct 12noon-4pm Duck Decoy Father Christmas Grotto Enjoy autumn colours with the Gardens on selected dates). Boarstall. HP18 9UX Sat & Sun 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22 Dec Manager on a guided walk followed by Tel: 01280 817156 Wreath making Visit Santa in his 1940s inspired grotto and afternoon tea. receive a Christmas gift. Tue 26, Wed 27 Nov Adult £27.50 B 01296 820414 Natural play £9 B online Tue 3, Fri 13, Mon 16 & Tue 17 Dec Exhibition: Sat, Sun & Mon Sat 21 Sep – Sun 3 Nov 11am-5pm Decorate a wreath ready for the festive Madame de Pompadour in the Frame Explore the new trail and create your own season. All materials supplied. Stowe adventure. Until Sun 27 Oct Adult £45 B 0344 249 1895 Near Buckingham. MK18 5EQ In the House, this exhibition shines a light on Halloween story telling Children’s trail Tel: 01280 817156 the role of technology in art history. Thu 31 Oct & Fri 1 Nov 3.30-5.30pm Sat 30 Nov – Mon 23 Dec A Rothschild Treasury Listen to spooky stories, walk through the 10.30am-2.30pm (weekends only) Autumn rambles wood and toast marshmallows over the fire A festive trail through the grounds, inspired Mon 16 Sep – Sun 3 Nov 10am-5pm Until Sun 27 Oct In the House, a new permanent gallery that £2.50 B 0344 249 1895 by stories of the Astor family. Self-led walks that celebrate the season, 30 displays rare and precious objects. Child £5 years of restoration, trial the new ‘Under the Hawthorn’ tour in the Grecian Valley. Chilterns Countryside Afternoon teas Near High Wycombe. HP14 4LA Hartwell House Spoken word performance: Until Sun 3 Nov Tel: 01494 755573 Vale of Aylesbury ‘Under the Hawthorn’ With gluten free, vegan, vegetarian, nut free Tel: 01296 747444 Thu 3 Oct 7.30pm and dairy free menus. Teas get a spooky twist Bradenham Bolt Listen to Dan Simpson, poet-in-residence at Halloween. Sun 6 Oct 10am Royal history talk & tour of the house as he reflects upon the pastoralism of the Horrible Halloween Take on this annual 10k trail run around the Fri 8, 15, 22, 29 Nov 11am Grecian Valley then and now. hills and meadows of Bradenham. Morning tea in the Library, followed by history £10 inc drink on arrival & refreshments Sat 26 Oct – Sun 3 Nov This half term enjoy a hauntingly good £17 B online talk on Hartwell’s illustrious past, two-course B 0344 249 1895 lunch with a glass of wine & coffee. outdoor trail, pumpkin carving, author days Fungi foray Apple weekend £35 B 01296 747444 and fun activities. Thu 10 & 17 Oct 10am-12noon Sat 5 – Sun 6 Oct 10am-4pm Search out the trees and woods where fungi An array of apple goodies and harvest fruits on Christmas fair flourish with our rangers. sale from the orchard, tastings, find out about Sat 16 Nov – Sun 22 Dec 11am-6pm £10 B online heritage varieties. Browse over 80 hand-picked stalls selling unique gifts, decorations and festive foods. Watercolours workshop Unlocking history: Wed 6 Nov 10am-1pm Climb Lord Cobham’s Pillar Christmas at Waddesdon With our resident artist’s guidance, create Tue 15 & Wed 16 Oct 11am-3.30pm Sat 16 Nov – Sun 5 Jan 11am-6pm miniature winter scenes of the Chilterns Get a 360° view of the garden by climbing this Discover Christmas music-themed countryside. iconic pillar decorations in the House (charges apply). In £30 inc light lunch B online £5 B 0344 249 1895 the grounds, enjoy light displays and children’s craft activities. LONDON Ham House and Garden Rainham Hall 2 Willow Road Near Richmond. TW10 7RS Havering. RM13 9YN Tel: 020 8940 1950 Tel: 01708 525579 Hampstead. NW3 1TH Tel: 020 7435 6166 Halloween half term Exhibition: The Denney Edition Sat 26 Oct – Sun 3 Nov Until Jun 2021 Wed – Sun Thursday Lates at 2 Willow Road Explore nature’s harvest and find out about 10.30am-4.30pm Selected dates Mar – Oct 6.30-9pm the creepy critters that come out to play at Brand new exhibition and programme of Exclusive events with welcome drinks, guest night. activities about 1960s Hall tenant, Vogue speakers and the chance to explore the house £2 per trail photographer and interior designer, Anthony at night. Denney. £15 B online acuriousinvitation.com Fireside ghost stories Every Fri Oct 4 – 13 Dec 1pm & 2pm First Thursday ‘Lates’ Gather round and listen to a selection of Visit Father Christmas Eastbury Weekends, Sat 23 Nov – Sun 15 Dec 1st Thursday of every month until Oct 6-9pm macabre and ghostly tales inspired by the Join us for a series of specially curated after- Barking. IG11 9SN hauntings of Ham. 10am-5pm Visit Father Christmas in his cosy enchanted hours events inspired by our Anthony Denney Tel: 020 8227 2942 exhibition. Adult ghost tours grotto and receive a gift. Additional charge for some activities NB Eastbury Manor House is managed by the Mon 21 – Fri 25 Oct Child £12 B 0344 249 1895 or online London Borough of Barking and Dagenham & Mon 4 Nov – Fri 8 Nov 6pm Traditions of dinner talk Fourth Anniversary Learn about Ham’s hauntings as you’re lead and Denney’s Birthday Celebration Halloween Fri 29 Nov 7-9.30pm through the mansion by lamplight. Includes Come and enjoy a three-course Victorian Sun 6 Oct Sun 27 Oct 11am-4pm drinks and nibbles. Help us celebrate our fourth anniversary A spooky theatrical performance, pumpkin Christmas meal and festive dinner talk. £25 B and Anthony Denney’s birthday with stalls, carving and Halloween trails. £40 B 0344 249 1895 or online activities and entertainment. £5 performance £3 crafts B online Family Ghost Tours Pantomime: Jack and the Beanstalk Sat 26 Oct – Sun 3 Nov 6pm The Sat 7 Nov & Sun 8 Dec 11am & 1.30pm Autumn half term Are you brave enough to find out what goes Fee! Fi! Fo! Fum! I smell a panto that’s full of Sat 19 Oct – Sun 27 Oct Sun 3 Nov 11am-4pm bump in the night? Includes hot chocolate. A special family-centred theatrical fun! Laugh along to this traditional seasonal Join fun family activity sessions such as £15 B performance and crafts. favourite. pumpkin carving or cooking around the £5 performance £3 crafts B online Candlelit Christmas Adult £18 Child £15 B online campfire. Sun 1 Dec – Mon 6 Jan Various activities £3-£4 Shakespeare at Eastbury Storytime with Mother Christmas Decorated for Christmas, explore the mansion Thu 5, 12 & Fri 6, 13 Dec 9.30-10.15am The Christmas Edition Fri 15 & Sat 16 Nov 7pm by the enchanting and festive glow of A special musical adaptation of Much Ado Festive storytelling session for under 5s Sat 30 Nov – Tue 31 Dec candlelight. About Nothing and Macbeth performed by with opportunity to book a slot with Father Inspired by images of the Hall decorated Christmas on his special weekday visit. by Anthony Denney in the 1960s, expect The Three-Inch Fools. Christmas wreath workshop Child £3 Adult £2 B online Christmas flower arrangements, festive food Adult £7 Child £5 Group £20 B online Tue 3 & Wed 4 Dec and drinks, and a range of evening and day Learn how to create a beautiful and unique Eastbury’s woodland grotto Festive carriage rides activities. Sun 1 & Sun 8 Dec 1am-4pm wreath from one of our gardeners. Includes Sat & Sun 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, Dec Meet Father Christmas in his wintry woodland drinks and nibbles. 10am-4pm grotto and receive a traditional stocking. £30 B Horse-drawn carriage rides through the park Red House are returning for the festive season. Bexleyheath. DA6 8JF Child £7.50 B online Father Christmas grotto Adult £16 Child £12 Sat 14 Dec – Mon 23 Dec Tel: 020 8303 6359 Family tickets available B online Father Christmas is at Ham and will be giving Fenton House and Hog’s Hole apple weekend a present to all the children who come to see Sat 5 – Sun 6 Oct 11am-5pm Garden him. Osterley Park and House Our annual celebration of the orchard returns Hampstead. NW3 6SP £7.50 B Isleworth. TW7 4RD with local produce for sale, hot mulled cider Tel: 020 7435 3471 12 Dogs of Christmas Tel: 020 8232 5050 and family activities. Musical Wednesdays Thu 26 Dec – Mon 6 Jan Adult £5 Child £2.50 Prize for each dog of the day with walks and Bat walks Wed from Mar – Oct 2.30-3pm Museums at Night trails for all the family. Sat in Sep 7.30-9.15pm Hear about Fenton’s rare early keyboard Learn about bats with the Ranger team Sat 2 Nov 6-9pm instruments and enjoy the wonderful music Winter Walkies Adult £8 Child £4.50 Have you ever wondered which pre-Raphaelite they make during these short demonstrations. Wed 1 Jan – Fri 31 Jan B 0344 249 1895 or online artist you are most like? Join us after dark to take the , explore the house and enjoy a Fenton Garden Introductory Talks Dog-friendly walks with tours from our head Halloween: pumpkin festival gardener and her dog Dilys. cup of something warming. Thu from Apr – Oct 2-2.30pm Sat 19 – Sun 27 Oct 11am-4pm Adult £18 B 0344 249 1895 Fascinating and newly unearthed facts in these Enjoy pumpkin carving and spooky activities. short talks, surrounded by autumn colour. Morden Hall Park £4 for pumpkin Reading Red House Morden. SM4 5JD Fri 9 Nov – Sun 15 Dec, Fri – Sun Evening concerts Winter Walkies Tel: 020 8545 6850 11am-4.30pm Wed once a month Apr – Oct 7pm Daily from Mon 4 Nov – Sun 23 Feb Medieval Christmas at Red House explores Invited musicians perform on the Benton 10am-4pm Harvest Fest: apple weekend literature as craft. Medieval tales, decorations Fletcher collection of early keyboard Bring your furry friends to explore our Sat 28 – Sun 29 Sep 11am-4pm and creative activities. instruments. beautiful garden. Merton variety apples with fresh juices, £20 (inc glass of wine) B online Olde Father Christmas tastings, stalls and crafts Exhibition: Treasures of Osterley – Rise of a Sat 30 Nov – Sun 1 Dec 11am-4.30pm Apple weekend Banking Family Green Father Christmas returns with tales of Sat 5 & Sun 6 Oct 11am-5pm Harvest Fest: hay maze Daily Mon 4 Nov – Sun 23 Feb Weekends Sat 28 Sep – Sun 27 Oct 11am-3pm Christmas past and a gift for every child. Apple tastings, local food and children’s A chance to see Osterley’s recent acquisition £11 (Child + max 2 adults) B 0344 249 1895 activities in Fenton’s beguiling walled garden Child-friendly hay bale maze, can you find your St Agatha by Carlo Dolci alongside the best of and 300-year-old orchard. way out? the Child family collection. Medieval Carol Concert £3 entry to the maze Sat 7 Dec 4-6pm (families) 7-9pm Halloween: half term pumpkin trail Festive family trail Harvest Fest: willow workshops Cancionero return playing medieval Sat 19 – Sun 27 Oct 11am-4.30pm Daily in Dec 10am-4pm Sun 6 & Sun 13 Oct 10am-2pm instruments and dressed to match. Join this Trail around the walled gardens in search of Festive trail around the garden, with a small Learn new skills and create your own willow lively duo, sing along and explore the house by pumpkin pals and get spooky with themed prize at end. basket in this half-day workshop. candlelight. crafts, games and storytelling. £3 per trail £55 inc. materials and light refreshments Adult £18 Child £8.50 B 0344 249 1895 £3 includes ghostly goodies B online Christmas: wreath workshops Christmas at Fenton Morden Hall Park Fun Palace Tue 3, Thu 5, Sat 7, Tue 10, Sutton House and Wed – Sun, 30 Nov – 15 Dec 11am-4.30pm Thu 12 & Sat 14 Dec 10am-12noon & 2-4pm Sat 5 Oct 12noon-4pm Escape the bustle of the high street and dwell Using fresh greenery from the estate, create Breaker’s Yard Share your skills and learn new ones at this for a while in a magical setting. Gift-making and decorate your own table centrepieces to Hackney Central. E9 6JQ vibrant community celebration. workshops accompanied by music and mulled take home with you. Tel: 020 8986 2264 wine. October half term Adult £26 B 0344 249 1895 or online Half term: Halloween Sat 19 – Sun 27 Oct 11am-4pm Osterley Winter 10k race Wed 23 – Sun 27 Oct Follow the trail (£2), visit the hay Sat 7 Dec 10.30am Learn about 500 years of unusual history bale maze and take part in the challenging Osterley’s annual race in partnership with and meet the ghosts in a family-friendly trail. Survival Adventure Game. Do not miss the Half Marathon. Expect spooky activities and dressing up. Pumpkin Carving Fest from Sat 19 to Wed 23. £20 – £22 B online £4/5 per small/medium pumpkin Meet Father Christmas Exhibition: The Tiger Who Came To Tea (LED tea-light included) Weekends Sat 23 Nov – Sun 22 Dec Sat 11 Jan – Sun 1 Mar 12noon-4.30pm Make a gift workshops Celebrate this classic children’s story in Explore the traditions of Christmases past, Every Thu & Sun, 14 Nov – 8 Dec partnership with Seven Stories, the National meet the man himself in a Tudor grotto and 11am-1pm & 2-4pm Centre for Children’s Books. Craft linocut cards, festive wreaths, stained get a present. glass ornaments and learn how to use icing to Night Run £2 B online decorate biscuits. Sat 18 Jan from 6pm From £15 B 0344 249 1895 or online Discover Osterley in a new light with our 7km Night Run around the park. £14 or £13 as part of a group Wreath workshops Exhibition: Comedy and Commentary HAMPSHIRE Fri 13 – Sun 15 Dec 10am-12pm & 1-3pm ISLE OF WIGHT Sat 18 Jan – Sun 19 Apr 11am-4pm Create your own Christmas wreath with Hinton Ampner Witty works from some of Britain’s best different varieties of greenery and decorations. Bembridge cartoonists commenting on current affairs. Near Alresford. SO24 0LA £33 B 0344 249 1895 Bembridge. PO35 5SQ Tel: 01962 771305 New Forest Northern Christmas service with handbells Tel: 01983 873945 Wed 11 Dec 11am-12noon Objects in focus: Hardstones Half term: autumn ID trail Commons Service with carols and festive music from Sun 1 Sep – Sun 17 Nov 11am-3.30pm local handbell ringers. Sat 19 Oct – Sun 3 Nov 10.30am-5pm Delve into Hinton’s hardstones collection. Foxbury. SO51 6AQ Discover the seeds, fruits and berries that Donations welcome Featuring a loaned cabinet from the V&A. Tel: 01794 344020 grow around the windmill.

October half-term: Frankenstein trail Foxbury Forest School family fun days The Vyne Sat 26 Oct – Sun 3 Nov 10am-3.30pm Sun 29 Sep & Sun 13 Oct 11am-1pm Near Basingstoke. RG24 9HL Borthwood Copse Discover the story of Frankenstein while Reconnect for a family day in the woods. Tel: 01256 883858 Near Winford. PO36 0LD exploring Hinton’s autumnal grounds. Den building, bug hunting, mud kitchen Tel: 01983 741020 £1 per trail and much more. Tormore house trail Adult £5 Child £5 B 01794 344020 Mon 30 Sep – Fri 29 Nov 12noon-3pm Guided squirrel walk Hinton’s Christmas fables Find out what the Second World War evacuees Fri 20 Dec 10am-12noon Foxbury Forest School Sun 1 Dec – Tue 31 Dec 10am-2.30pm from Tormore Boys School used to get up to Spot the squirrels in the woods. Mince pies Rediscover the classic tales of Aesop’s Fables in Thu 3 & 17 Oct, 7 Nov, 5 Dec & 9 Jan at The Vyne. and warm drinks afterwards. our beautifully decorated house for Christmas. 10am-12noon B 01983 741020 B 0344 249 1895 Den building, cooking and more. Exhibition: Hampshire’s leading citizen Child £8 Extra sibling £4 Adult free Mon 28 Oct – Mon 15 Jun 2020 12noon-3pm Hinton’s Christmas fables trail B 01794 344020 Newtown National Sun 1 Dec – Tue 31 Dec 10am-3.30pm Explore how Sir Charles Chute and his estate Nature Reserve and Old The animals of Aesop’s Fables are facing some Guided Walk: Foxbury fungi foray evolved through two World Wars. Christmassy dilemas, help them out on our Sun 6 Oct 10am-12noon Evening behind the scenes house tour Hall trail through the gardens. Join an expert and learn about the fungi Newtown. PO30 4PA growing in the New Forest. Tue 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Oct & Thu 7, 14, 21, 28 Nov £2 per trail Tel: 01983 741020 Adult £7 Under 16 free 6-7.45pm New Year’s Day walk 14th-century cellars, Tudor attics and walk on B 01794 344020 Curious history of the Old Town Hall tour Tue 1 Jan 11am-1pm the restored roof, includes a glass of prosecco. Guided walk around the estate with Head Foxbury wild play day £30 B 01256 883858. Wed 25 Sep 1.30-2.30pm Gardener. Hot drinks and biscuits included. Tue 29 Oct 10.30am-12.30pm Learn about the past of the town hall without Halloween trails £10 B 0344 249 1895 Engage in 10 of your 50 things to do before a town. you’re 11 ¾ in Foxbury’s wild base camp. Sat 26 Oct – Sun 3 Nov 10am-5pm B 01983 531622 Winter conservation opening Spot animals mistakenly linked with witchcraft Child £6 Adult £3 B 01794 344020 Winter birdwatching guided walk Mon 13 Jan – Fri 14 Feb 11am-2pm or decipher ancient runes to collect a prize. View our team conserving the ground floor of Halloween: Foxbury broomsticks £2 per trail sheet Sun 20 Oct, Sat 2 Nov, Sat 7 Dec, Sun 29 Dec & the house. Thu 31 Oct 10.30am-12.30pm Sat 18 Jan 10am-12.30pm Make a witch’s broom from local materials A Victorian Christmas at The Vyne Discover the winter birds of Newtown. after hearing a spooky campfire story. Sat 30 Nov – Thu 2 Jan 12noon-3pm B 01983 741020 Mottisfont Child £6 Adult £3 B 01794 344020 Enjoy a Victorian Christmas discovering Near Romsey. SO51 0LP Charles Dickens for the first time in the house Half term: tree stories guided walk Fri 25 Oct 10am-12noon Tel: 01794 340757 Foxbury family fun and help Scrooge discover his festive spirit Sun 10 & Sun 24 Nov with the gardens trail 10am-4pm. Learn about trees and their history. Family Art installation: Pilgrim 10am-12noon & 1pm-3pm £1 per trail sheet activities along the way. Reconnect for a Christmas family day in the Child £3 B 01983 741020 Sat 14 Sep – Mar 2020 10am-5pm Candlelit house tours A sound installation by Hywel Davies, located woods. Make bird feeders and natural gifts. Tue 3, Thu 5, Wed 11, Fri 13, Tue 17 in the Beech Circle. Adult £5 Child £5 B 01794 344020 & Thu 19 Dec 4-5.30pm & 4.30-6pm The Needles Headland Exhibition: Lichfield, Duffy and Donovan Sandham Memorial Guided tour finishing with mulled wine and and Tennyson Down Sat 21 Sep – Sun 10 Nov 11am-5pm mince pies in the servants’ quarters. Totland. PO39 0HY £35 B 01256 883858 Iconic portraits from some of Britain’s most Chapel Tel: 01983 741020 famous photographers. Near Newbury. RG20 9JT Conservation Award Tel: 01635 278394 Mon 6 Jan – Sun 1 Mar 12noon-3pm Guided winter walk Exhibition: Portraits from the Derek Hill Budding heritage conservationists can learn Mon 30 Dec 10.30am-1pm Collection In the footsteps of Stanley the key skills involved in looking after historic Discover the history and winter wildlife of the Sat 21 Sep – Sun 10 Nov 11am-5pm Wed 16 – Sun 27 Oct 11am-4pm treasures in the house. downs. Showcasing key works from Mottisfont’s Exhibition by Jen Gash (Sky Landscape Artist Suggested donation £1 B 01983 741020 permanent art collection. of the Year 2018) of work inspired by the 125 years in the gardens of Macedonia. Harvest time Mon 6 Jan – Sun 1 Mar 10am-4pm Needles Old Battery Alum Bay. PO39 0JH Sat 21 Sep – Sun 3 Nov 10am-5pm Stanley’s Salonika Trail to discover the conservation challenges Celebration of autumn harvests and produce Sat 19 Oct 4.15-5.45pm of keeping The Vyne garden’s history alive. Tel: 01983 754772 around the grounds and estate, and the first Jen Gash talks about her experiences painting Dogs on leads welcome. Half term: Pirates, shipwrecks anniversary of the new Kitchen Garden. the landscape of Macedonia. Mindfulness trail and smuggling B 0344 249 1895 Family trail: spot the Sat 11 Jan – Sun 9 Feb 10am-4pm Thu 24 & Fri 25 Oct 11am-3pm Sat 21 Sep – Sun 3 Nov 10am-5pm Holy Box chapel talk Ten questions to ponder on this peaceful walk. Make your own pirate ship and hear tales from Find scarecrows dressed as some of Mon 4 Nov 11am-1pm Dogs on leads welcome. the sea. Mottisfont’s famous visitors. Hear about the origins of ’s £1 per trail Holy Box and explore this incredible series of Winchester City Mill Ventnor Downs An Enchanted Christmas paintings. Adult £8 B 0344 249 1895 Winchester. SO23 9BH Ventnor. PO38 1AH with the Flower Fairies Tel: 01962 870057 Tel: 01983 741020 Sat 23 Nov – Sun 5 Jan 10am-4pm Remembrance Service Festive decorations and a family trail inspired Mon 11 Nov 10.50-11.20am Apple harvest weekend Goat round-up by Winter Flower Fairy illustrations on display Short service of remembrance to mark the Sat 26 & Sun 27 Oct 11am-4pm Thu 17 Oct 9.15am-1pm in our gallery. anniversary of the armistice. With apple experts from Sparsholt College. Help round-up the feral goats so we can give Bring along your own apples for ID. them their annual health check. Art installation: Casting Light Papercraft workshops B 01983 741020 Sat 11 Jan – Sun 26 Apr 11am-4pm Fri 22 Nov & Sat 7 Dec 10.45am-12.45pm Halloween: half-term fun An immersive installation in the Red Room Create beautiful Christmas cards and gift Sat 26 Oct – Sun 3 Nov 10am-4pm by Anna Heinrich and Leon Palmer, exploring boxes whilst learning new techniques from Win prizes every day with our Halloween trail. Mottisfont’s historic architectural layers. die-cutting to embossing. On Tues 29 & Thurs 31 Oct carve jack-o- Get in touch £17 B 0344 249 1895 lanterns. On Fri 1 Nov listen to spooky tales with our storyteller. Découpage workshop We love to hear what you think of this newsletter. Fri 22 Nov 2-4pm Brass Christmas carols Use napkins to create beautiful festive Sat 14 Dec 12noon-3pm Please let us know by emailing: decorations on a range of objects. Enjoy the merry sounds of Alder Valley LSE.customerenquiries £27.50 B 0344 249 1895 Brass. Sing your favourite carols in the Mill’s @nationaltrust.org.uk Decopatch workshop courtyard, with mulled wine and a mince pie. or write to us at: Sat 7 Dec 2-4pm Seasonal baking demonstrations National Trust, Chilterns Hub, Learn the art of decopatch using gorgeous Sun 22 Sep, Sat 26 Oct, Sun 3 Nov, Prospect House, Crendon Street, papers to make unique Christmas decorations High Wycombe, HP13 6LA or gifts. Sun 24 Nov, Sat 14 Dec, Sat 21 Dec 11am-3pm Discover how our stoneground flour produces £27.50 B 0344 249 1895 delicious treats. You can also follow us on Twitter @southeastnt, or find us on Facebook at National Trust London nationaltrust.org.uk/southeastevents and South East

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