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Admission to Intermediate workshops: Sat 5 Oct, Join us for some fun over half term; Overlooking Portland harbour from the the house on weekdays during this time is 2.30-5pm & Sun 13 Oct, 8-11.30am celebrate the harvest, seasonal produce and Weymouth side, this Art Deco holiday villa only on one of these tours. Join Purbeck photographer and tutor all the beautiful autumn colour with a series is a reminder of a glamorous bygone age. Booking advisable 0344 249 1895 Richard Jeffery on a short walk from Corfe of hands-on activities. You’re invited for a special peek into the Castle, learning more about your digital villa, not usually open to the public. A Very Victorian Christmas at Tyntesfield camera and how to take great photographs Out-of-hours guided walks * Members free Sat 23 Nov - Mon 6 Jan, 10am-5pm as you explore the landscape. Mon 21 Oct & 18 Nov, 9.30am - 10.30am Non-member adult £6, child £3 We’re turning back the clock over a hundred Booking essential 0344 249 1895 An opportunity to experience Kingston Lacy years for a very Victorian Christmas, with Adults (14+) £5 park and estate, including some areas not Studland Bay newly extended opening hours. Meet the normally accessible, on these guided walks. Dorchester BH19 3AQ Victorian household, make your own wreath, October half term Approximately 3 miles, starting from the take in a concert in the chapel and more. Sat 26 Oct - Sun 3 Nov, 10am-3pm main Kingston Lacy car park. Train in 10 Booking advisable 0344 249 1895 Take part in the Great Escape teddy bear zip Every Sun until 24 Nov, 9-10am wire and watch missiles launch from the November house tickets * A 10 week course designed to get you ready Meet Father Christmas medieval siege engine. Celebrate autumn Fri 1 Nov - Sun 24 Nov, 15 minute time-slots for a 10K, with a weekly plan to help achieve Mon - Fri, 2-20 Dec, see web for times with the family castle quest and crafts in the from 11am-3.45pm your goal. Perfect if you want to start Father Christmas is ready to share some Outer Bailey. There’s plenty to see in this lavish home, running or get back into it after a break. festive cheer, and give a gift to those who from beautifully detailed carvings to Booking essential via website are on his nice list. Meet the main man in his Carols in the castle intimate family souvenirs. The house £50 new home in the Home Farm courtyard. Sun 8 & Fri 13 Dec, 5-7pm will be closed 25 - 28 November for Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Get into the festive spirit by joining us and a Christmas preparations. Wild food and walk Child (3-12) £11 (includes gift) local choir for festive songs in the Outer Bailey. Sat 5 Oct, 11am-2pm Stir-up Sunday * A walk from Knoll beach over the heathland Wassail Winter lights Sun 24 Nov, 15 minute time-slots from and through the woodland to discover the Sat 25 Jan, 11am-4pm Sat 14 - Sun 15, Fri 20 - Mon 23 & Fri 27 - 10am-3pm variety of wild food found in Studland’s Welcome in the New Year with traditional Sun 29 Dec, 4.30-7pm Discover the traditions behind the creation woodland, followed by a three course wild music and celebrations. Make your own Explore the castle grounds by the light of of Christmas puddings. Take your turn to food based meal. shaker, rattle it during the 1.30pm parade, braziers, beacons and contemporary stir the pudding mix and make a wish, before Booking essential via website and join the the final blessing of the newly lighting. Share your Christmas wish at the taking home your very own mini pudding. £45 (includes lunch) completed orchard at 3pm. wishing bridge or snuggle up by a log fire Booking advisable via website with a warming festive treat. £2.50 Creatures of the night Halloween trail Sat 26 Oct - Sun 3 Nov, 10.30am-3.30pm DORSET Winter solstice Christmas in the house * Explore new parts of Studland on a family Sat 21 Dec, 7.15-9am Fri 29 Nov - Sun 5 Jan (excluding 25 Dec), nature-themed Halloween trail, followed Experience the peace and tranquility of 10am-4pm by some fantastic craft activities in the Brownsea Island sunrise on the shortest day of the year from Collect a timed ticket for Kingston Lacy Discovery Centre. Poole Harbour the castle ruins. The castle gates open early, house and discover rooms filled with in time for you to find the perfect spot. twinkling lights and stunning decorations. Wildlife wanderer Fungi foray Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Late entry to the house until 6pm on Sat 7 & Sun 8 Dec, 11am-1pm Sat 12 Oct, 7.30-10.30am £12.50 (includes hot fruit punch and Wednesdays–Sundays from 4 Dec - 5 Jan Meet professional photographer David Join mushroom experts from the Dorset breakfast bap) (excluding 25 Dec). Bailey for a fascinating talk on photography Fungus Group on a foray. Head out onto the and wildlife, and view a collection of his island to hunt for different fungi, then enjoy A medieval Christmas A family Christmas at Kingston Lacy * finest photos. Enjoy a warming lunch whilst a warming cuppa and mushrooms on toast adventure with the Lord of Misrule Fri 29 Nov - Sun 5 Jan (excluding 25 Dec), having a chat with him. in the harbourside café. Sat 14, Sun 15, Sat 21, Sun 22, Mon 23, Fri 27, 10am-4pm Booking essential via website Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Sat 28 & Sun 29 Dec, 10.30am-6.30pm; Collect a family trail from Visitor Reception £15 (includes lunch) Adult £25, child £12.50 (includes guided Fri 20 Dec, 4.30-6.30pm & Mon 30 - and enjoy a wintry adventure around walk, boat fare and breakfast) Tue 31 Dec, 10.30am-4pm the grounds. You can also have a go at Dating back to medieval , the Lord some Christmas crafts and leave a special GLOUCESTERSHIRE October half term on Brownsea of Misrule tradition continues at Corfe Christmas wish. Sat 26 Oct - Sun 3 Nov, 10am-4pm Castle. Journey through the castle ruins Are you brave enough to venture into the with the mischief-maker, learn about Illuminated garden * Chedworth Roman Villa haunted woods to see what new spooks medieval traditions and join in with games, Wed - Sun, 4 Dec - 5 Jan (excluding 25 Dec), Yanworth GL54 3LJ lurk in the trees? Plus daily family red dances and entertainment. 4pm-7pm squirrel walks and ‘Get toasty’ campfires on Experience Kingston Lacy during late Adult mosaic workshops Halloween and at the weekends. Hardy’s Cottage night openings on Wednesdays – Sundays Sat 5 Oct & 16 Nov, 10am-4pm Near Dorchester DT2 8QJ as the Formal Gardens are transformed Join local mosaic artist Sadie Rowlands for Brownsea bird boats by illuminations, interactive lights and this workshop and create a mosaic Mon 18 & Thu 28 Nov, Sat 14 Dec, Sun 12, Autumn apples festive music. masterpiece to take home. Tue 14 & Sun 26 Jan, 9am-1pm Tue 1 Oct - Sat 30 Nov, 11am-4pm Booking essential 0344 249 1895 A rare opportunity to view one of the best This autumn at Hardy’s Cottage we’ll be Max Gate £60 (includes lunch and materials) autumn and winter bird spectacles in the celebrating Dorset’s favourite fruit, the Dorchester DT1 2FN UK, with exclusive access to Brownsea Island apple. On selected days there will be apple Tablet weaving workshop when it’s closed. Explore the island alone or pressing, cooking demonstrations, apple- Hardy’s poems Sat 12 Oct, 10am-4pm join a guided walk. themed craft activities, and poetry writing. Tue 1 Oct - Sat 30 Nov, 11am-4pm Learn the ancient art of tablet weaving. Booking essential 0344 249 1895 See website for details This autumn, discover and celebrate Hardy’s Make something special to take home, Adult £25, child £12.50 poems, with poetry readings, displays and or to give as a gift. Tuneful stories with Tim Laycock the chance to write your own poem in Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Christmas wreath making Fri 18 Oct & 22 Nov, 1-4pm Hardy’s poetry study. £45 (includes lunch and materials) Wed 11 Dec, 9.30am-12.20pm & As a boy, Hardy was immersed in the musical 12.30-3.20pm and storytelling traditions of his family, Remembrance Sunday: a selection of Nalbinding workshop Take a trip to Brownsea to make a beautiful which inspired storylines and communal poetry and readings Sat 9 Nov, 10am-4pm wreath using only natural materials from the scenes in his novels. Tim Laycock brings Sun 10 Nov, 2pm & 3pm Try your hand at the ancient art of island. Enjoy the sounds of a live choir and the Hardy family home to life with stories, Members of the New Hardy Players nalbinding. This fascinating technique treat yourself to mulled wine and mince pies. folklore and tunes. read poetry and prose to mark predates both knitting and crochet, and is Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Remembrance Sunday. known as ‘single needle knitting.’ Join Sue £35 (includes boat fare, festive Christmas at Hardy’s Cottage Suggested donation of £3 Day as she leads this new workshop. refreshments and materials) Thu - Sun, 1 - 29 Dec Booking essential 0344 249 1895 (excludes 25 & 26 Dec), 11am-4pm Christmas at Max Gate Adult £45 (includes lunch and materials) Festive carols and wildlife wanders Hardy’s Cottage will be decked with Thu - Sun, 1 - 29 Dec Thu 19 Dec, 10.30am-2pm natural decorations of evergreen from the (excludes 25 & 26 Dec), 11am-4pm Dyrham Park Soak up the sights and sounds of Brownsea’s cottage garden and surrounding woodlands. A festive Hardy welcome awaits you, with Near Bath SN14 8ER winter wildlife on a walk with an expert, Come and warm your toes by the fire and the house decked out for a Victorian followed by a singalong with a local sample seasonal treats prepared using Christmas, craft activities for children, and Deer park tours choir and mince pies and mulled wine in traditional recipes. delicious festive treats cooked in the Max Daily (excluding 24 & 25 Dec), 11am-12.15pm the church. Gate kitchen. & 2-3.15pm Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Carols at the Cottage Discover the beauty and history of this Adult £25, child £12.50 Wed 11 & 18 Dec, 1-4pm Food! Eating with Hardy living landscape on a free guided seasonal A cold, crisp day, the log fire roaring, and the Thu - Sun from 2 Jan, 11am-4pm walk to find out what the herd are up to. sound of harmonious voices warming the Join us at Max Gate throughout 2020 to These invigorating walks are subject to air. Throughout the afternoon, members of celebrate all things edible. There will be volunteer availability. the Ridgeway Singers perform the old carols cooking demonstrations on selected days, sung in Hardy’s childhood. and poetry and novel readings exploring the meals that Hardy’s characters enjoyed.

Seasonal garden tours Major Pipework wind ensemble Creepy critters with Exmoor Zoo Daily (excluding 24 & 25 Dec), 12 noon-1pm Sun 13 Oct, 1.30-3.30pm SOMERSET Mon - Thurs, 21 - 31 Oct, 11am-4pm Free guided walks around the 17th century- The Great Room will be filled with music for Exmoor Zoo have brought some of their inspired West Garden (subject to volunteer the afternoon. Returning by popular request, creepiest critters to visit. Dare you step availability). In autumn and winter the Major Pipework bring their unique playing of Barrington Court inside the Tenant’s Hall to see them? structural planting, clipped formal topiary period music to Lodge Park. Barrington TA19 0NQ and evergreens come into their own. A Christmas Castle Dormice, nature talk and tea Apple weekend Sat & Sun, 8 - 22 Dec & Fri 20 & Mon 23 Harvest festival pear pressing Thu 17 Oct, 1.30-4.30pm Sat 26 & Sun 27 Oct, 10.30am-5pm Dec, 11am-4pm Sat & Sun, 5 - 13 Oct, 11am-3pm Find out about the lives of dormice, where Barrington Court is famous for award- Soak up the festive atmosphere and Dyrham has a long history of making pears they live, and the dangers they face at winning cider and apple juice. Join us for experience Christmas as the Luttrell family into perry, so why not come and have a go this talk with Dr Pat Morris. Followed by a day of picking, pressing, identifying and might have. See the rooms dressed to reflect at this enjoyable tradition? Gather in the afternoon tea with cakes, savoury pastries, tasting, with plenty of apple-themed games, some of their stories and enjoy live festive stables to make and try your own juice. sandwiches and scones. activities and orchard walks. music on selected dates. £1.50 for five pears Booking essential 0344 249 1895 £29 (includes afternoon tea) Autumn half-term happenings Fyne Court Creepy crawly half-term trail Mon 28 Oct - Sun 3 Nov, 11am-5pm Near Taunton TA5 2EQ Thu 24 Oct - Sun 3 Nov, 10am-3pm Newark Park There’s plenty going on this autumn half Get your knees knocking this half term Near Wotton-under-Edge GL12 7PZ term, with a family-friendly trail through Sparks at Fyne Court: Ada Lovelace and as you become a 17th century scientist the garden and orchards, plus harvest the Crosse family and follow a trail around the park to find Witches, bats and eerie tales craft activities. Tue 8 Oct, 5.30-8pm out what gruesome bugs look like under Sat 26 Oct - Sun 3 Nov, 11am-5pm Ada Lovelace was a mathematician and the microscope. This half term, discover the history of Newark Half-term ranger day writer, well-known for her work on the early £1 Park’s witches’ marks and make your own Tue 29 Oct, 11am-3pm mechanical computer. In this talk, historian from clay (Mon-Fri), listen to a spooky tale, Get togged up in comfy clothes and boots Dr David Taylor will discuss her life, loves Thousand years of war walk follow the trail through the garden and more. for a day in the woods. Learn how to build a and connection to Fyne Court. Thu 7, Sun 10 & Tue 12 Nov, 2-3pm campfire without matches, make campfire Booking essential 0344 249 1895 To tie in with Remembrance Day, these Christmas fair popcorn, and create a den with expert £15 (includes a drink and nibbles) walks around the garden and church look Fri 29 Nov - Sun 1 Dec, 11am-4pm guidance from the rangers. at the wars that have affected Dyrham and Start your Christmas celebrations at the £2 Pumpkin and swede its owners, including William Blathwayt who wonderfully festive Christmas fair, with decorating and autumn trail was Secretary at War. stalls selling a range of unique gifts, seasonal Half term falconry day Mon 21 - Fri 25 Oct, 10am-3pm treats, traditional crafts, hand-made goodies Thu 31 Oct, 11am-4pm Come to Fyne Court this half term for some An escape from Christmas present and more. Witness the spectacle of working birds of Halloween fun, including carving or Sat 30 Nov - Sun 5 Jan prey, with flying displays taking place at decorating pumpkins and swedes to make (excluding 24 & 25 Dec), 10am-4pm Christmas wreath making workshop approximately 11.30am and 2.30pm on Halloween lanterns and an autumn activity Fancy a break from the hustle and bustle Tue 3 Dec, 10am-12.30pm & 1.30-4pm the south lawn. You can chat to the expert trail around the grounds. of modern Christmas? Encounter 17th Create a Christmas wreath with foliage from handlers between displays. Suggested donation £2 century winter traditions: church choirs at the Newark Park garden and estate. With weekends, children’s trails, a poetry trail and instructions from flower arranger Gillian, Christmas market Christmas wreath making subtle decorations crafted from plants and you will make your own wreath and table Sat 30 Nov & Sun 1 Dec, 10.30am-3pm Sat 30 Nov & Sun 1 Dec, 11.30am-3pm dried flowers. decorations to take home. Step into a world of festive delights at Learn how to make a beautiful Christmas Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Barrington’s first Christmas market. wreath from natural resources: the perfect Dyrham wassail £40 (includes materials, a hot drink and Experience the sights, sounds and smells way to get into the festive spirit. Enjoy a hot Sun 5 Jan, 11am-2pm seasonal cake) of the season, and find handmade gifts and drink and a mince pie while you decorate. Create a hullabaloo and help to scare away homemade fare to share with loved ones. Booking essential 0344 249 1895 bad spirits for a bountiful crop come Father Christmas £25 autumn. We’ll be singing and shouting the Sat & Sun, 7 - 15 Dec, 11.30am-3.45pm (15 Father Christmas at Barrington Court orchard into good health; join us for mulled minute bookable visits) Sat & Sun, 30 Nov - 22 Dec, 11am-3pm Carols under the stars perry and music. It’s a busy time for Father Christmas, but he’s Spend some exclusive time with Father Sat 7 Dec, 4.30pm-7pm managed to make time to stop by Newark Christmas in his snuggly study; he’ll have a Get festive in the outdoors: sing, be merry Hidcote Park before Christmas. quality gift for each child who books in to and enjoy Fyne Court illuminated for Near Chipping Campden GL55 6LR Booking essential 0344 249 1895 see him. Christmas. See the garden lit with torches £5 (includes gift) Booking essential via website while members of local choir, Company of Christmas tree decorating £9.50 (includes gift) Voices, lead the singing. Sat & Sun, 30 Nov - 8 Dec, 11am-3pm Snowshill Manor Suggested donation £2 Warm up by the fire and help to decorate and Garden Jolly midwinter merriment the Christmas tree in the Drawing Room of Broadway WR12 7JU Fri - Mon, 30 Nov - 22 Dec, 10.30am-3pm Glastonbury Tor the Manor. Make Edwardian decorations to The Court and formal garden will be Near Glastonbury BA6 8YA hang on the tree or take home with you. A celebration of autumn sparkling and festive with music, dancing Tue 1 - Thu 31 Oct, 11am-5.30pm and activities for all. Enjoy the relaxed Family apple picking festival Wreath making workshops Join us to celebrate the traditions of autumn ambiance on Fridays and Mondays, or family Sat 5 & Sun 6 Oct, 11am-2pm Fri 6 - Sun 8 Dec, 9.30am-2pm at Snowshill. Watch craftspeople at work, fun on Saturdays and Sundays. We need help picking apples in Hermitage Get into the festive spirit and get your discover the old varieties of apples in the Orchard at the foot of Glastonbury Tor, to creativity flowing at these workshops, orchards and try delicious seasonal recipes Coleridge Cottage make juice and cider. A great opportunity where you’ll be guided through how to in the café. Nether Stowey TA5 1NQ to enjoy a day outdoors and learn about make a beautiful wreath with greenery orchards, and enjoy some childrens games. from the garden. Make time for an autumn Frankenstein trail Booking essential 01386 438333 mindfulness meander Sat 19 Oct - Sat 27 Oct Wassailing at Avalon Orchard £70 (includes materials) Tue 1 - Thu 31 Oct, 11am-5.30pm Join us for a spooky trail around the Sat 18 Jan, 1-4pm Relax and use all your senses to cottage. Follow the trail to find all the clues Wassailing is an ancient custom that involves Father Christmas comes to Hidcote appreciate this magical time of year. With and make your own Frankenstein’s monster! drinking cider and singing to the trees to Sat 14 & Sun 15 Dec, 10am-3pm plenty of quiet spaces and tucked away £2 (includes prize) encourage good harvest and scare away Follow the festive inspired trail around the benches, the garden is the perfect place to evil spirits. Hear stories by the fire, tour garden and meet Father Christmas who’ll be practice a little mindfulness. Dunster Castle Glastonbury Tor and more. waiting to hear your Christmas wish. Near Minehead TA24 6SL Booking advisable 0344 249 1895 Booking essential 01386 438333 Autumn family trail Adult £3, child (5-16) £1 £5 Sat 26 Oct - Sun 3 Nov, 11am-5.30pm Snowdrop planting Wrap up warm and follow the family trail Sat & Sun, 5 - 13 Oct, 11am-3pm Horner Wood Lodge Park and around the garden to discover all the sights Grab a dibber or just use your hands and Near Minehead TA24 8HY Sherborne Park Estate and smells of this magical time of the year. help plant over 3,000 new snowdrop Near Cheltenham, GL54 3PP Venture inside to uncover some of the bulbs in the River Garden. All equipment is Post-Christmas ramble secrets of the manor. provided but you might get a little mucky. Sat 27 Dec, 10am-1pm Autumn scavenger hunt Enjoy a post-Christmas walk at Holnicote Fri - Mon, 4 - 28 Oct, 11am-4pm Traditional tales of magic and wonder Ghost tours Estate. Get a breath of fresh air and join Discover the great outdoors around Lodge Mon 28 & Wed 30 Oct & Fri 1 Nov, Sat 19 & 26 Oct, 45 minute tours between the rangers for a ramble around Horner Park on this fun scavenger hunt for the 12 noon-4pm 6.20pm-11pm Wood, followed by soup and roll provided by whole family. Search the landscape and tick Everybody loves to hear a good story. Settle Do you dare to join a candlelit tour of the Horner Farm. off the autumn treasures as you find them. down and listen to a storyteller weave her most haunted parts of the castle, with a Booking essential 0344 249 1895 traditional tales from around the world. guide telling tales of ghosts and apparitions? Adult £10, child £5 Sherborne Park autumn ranger walks Expect magic, mystery and perhaps Booking essential 0344 800 1895 Fri 11 & 25 Oct, 10am-12 noon something out of the ordinary. £13 Lytes Cary Manor See red kites soaring overhead and sweeping Near Somerton TA11 7HU views as you join the rangers for a walk November weekends at Snowshill The Dunster Castle school off the beaten track to find some of the Sat & Sun, 9 Nov - 1 Dec, 11am-2.30pm of magic trail: mythical beasts West Wing open days farmland birds, raptors and other wildlife on As the days shortened, Charles Wade would Sat 19 Oct - Sun 3 Nov, 10am-4pm Fri - Sun, 18 - 20 Oct, 11am-3pm the estate. close up Snowshill Manor and head to the Have you got the wizarding skills to pass the Take a peek around the West Wing, added in Booking essential 01451 844257 warmer climes of St. Kitts. Come and hear test? Follow the trail around the grounds, the early 1900s. The West Wing is normally £5 some of the stories and poems which his ever wary of what mythical beast might be rented out as a holiday let; take this winter home inspired. around the corner. opportunity to explore. £2.50 (includes prize)

LyteScary Halloween trail Conservation in action: saving Storytelling with Father Christmas Fri 25 Oct - Sun 3 Nov, 11am-4pm WILTSHIRE Lacock’s tiles Sat & Sun, 30 Nov - 22 Dec, 10.30am-3pm What will you find lurking in the woods? Pick Mon 14 - Fri 18 Oct, 11am-5pm After festive crafts in the stable yard, saddle up a trail and head to the woods to find out Lacock’s volunteers will be working to clean, up your hobby reindeer and ride to the about the local bats. Collect a little prize for Avebury process and catalogue the historic tiles in grotto. Snuggle up on the cushions as Father finding all the bats. Near Marlborough SN8 1RF Lacock’s collection. Lacock Abbey is home Christmas shares a festive story followed to nearly 900 historic tiles, both medieval by gifts. Winter craft market Avebury art: sculpture exhibition in and Tudor. Booking essential via website Sat 23 & Sun 24 Nov, 10am-2pm the garden Child £9 (includes gift) Held in the courtyard, the winter market Daily until Sun 13 Oct, 11am-5pm Christmas at Lacock showcases handmade products made by Avebury Manor garden is a wonderful place Sun 1 Dec - Sun 5 Jan, 11am-4pm Christmas wreath workshops local crafters. Entry to the market is free. to relax. Experience the garden’s beauty (excludes 25 - 26 Dec & 1 Jan) Tue 3 & 10 Dec, 10am-12noon and tranquility with the added element Why not make a trip to Lacock one of your Create your own traditional Christmas Montacute House of an exhibition of outdoor sculptures, cosy Christmas traditions? Christmas trees, wreath with winter foliage grown on the Montacute TA15 6XP showcasing a range of artists and works. traditional decorations, a festive trail, and Stourhead estate, with professional florist Father Christmas (booking essential) are all Sarah Pettigrew. Tottington Hall comes to Montacute House Half-term adventures at Avebury heading to Lacock this December. Booking essential via website Daily until 4 Nov, various times (see web) Sat 26 Oct - Sun 3 Nov, 11am-3pm £38 (includes materials, mulled wine and Montacute House was the inspiration for Follow the children’s trail in the Old Farmyard Volunteer recruitment day mince pies) Tottington Hall in ‘Wallace and Gromit: The and visit Avebury Manor to discover how Sat 18 Jan, 10am-12 noon Curse of the Were-Rabbit.’ To mark Wallace beliefs and superstitions influenced the lives Have you ever wanted to volunteer, but Behind closed doors & Gromit’s 30th anniversary, Tottington Hall of people who once lived there. weren’t sure where to begin? Drop in to find Mon - Fri, 6 - 31 Jan, 11am-3pm is on display in Montacute House. £2 out how volunteers make Lacock so special; A chance to see behind the normally closed Booking advisable 0344 249 1895 helping with conservation, room guiding, doors of the house. Tours may cover four Samhain walk gardening, events and more. floors with many stairs and will give you an Hunt for the Were Rabbit Sat 2 Nov, 11am-3pm insight into what goes on behind the scenes. at Montacute House The ancient ‘Samhain’ festival marks the end Mompesson House Booking essential 01747 841152 (option four) Daily until 4 Nov, 10am-4.30pm of the harvest season and beginning of winter. Salisbury SP1 2EL Can you help Gromit find Wallace before the Join a ranger and local Pagan Celebrant for a The Courts Garden full moon rises again? Head out into the five mile circular walk, following the route of Family trail Near Bradford-on-Avon BA14 6RR garden before the Were-Rabbit makes an this sacred festival procession. Daily until Sun 3 Nov, 11am-4.30pm appearance at Montacute House for this fun Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Little ones can have a go at some of the ‘Elements of Nature’ sculpture exhibition family trail. £5 activities Jinny Townsend enjoyed doing Daily (closed Wed), Tue 1 Oct - Sun 20 Oct, when she lived at Mompesson. 11am-5.30pm Level’s best farmer’s market Christmas traditions Enjoy the elegant, flowing forms of a Sat 26 Oct, 30 Nov & 14 Dec, 10am-2pm come alive at Avebury Standing by my darling’s side: A Victorian collection of works by Somerset-based Held in the old stables, this ever popular Sat 23 Nov - Sun 5 Jan experience of life, love and loss sculptor Ian Marlow, set amidst the glorious and award winning ‘best in Somerset’ (excluding 25-26 Dec), 11am-4pm Daily until Sun 3 Nov, 11am-4.30pm autumn colours. The sculptures, created in market is filled with top quality local Find festive cheer at Avebury as you This exhibition tells the untold story of stainless steel, are inspired by nature and produce and crafts. discover the magic of Christmas carols former resident Jinny Townsend and focuses natural forms. brought to life with displays in the Manor on her life in Salisbury’s Cathedral Close Demonstration of Renaissance warfare and across the site. and her courtship and eventual marriage to Wiltshire countryside and martial arts Willie Hammick. Sat 16 & Sun 17 Nov, 11.15am-12 noon, Wreath making workshops Stonehenge autumn archaeology walks 1-1.45pm & 2.15-3pm Mon 2 - Wed 4 Dec, 10am-2pm A Victorian Christmas Sat 5 & 19 Oct & Sat 9 & Wed 27 Nov, 1-4pm What was the difference between the Nothing says ‘Christmas is here’ like hanging Thu - Sun, 23 Nov - 22 Dec, 11am-3.30pm These 4 mile walks with an expert guide take chivalry, medieval combat and cavalry a home-made wreath on your door. At Explore this welcoming townhouse you around the World Heritage Site, visiting charge of Richard III’s army, and the this workshop with a professional florist, decorated for a Victorian Christmas, inspired ancient earthworks including the Cursus mercenary warfare employed by Henry craft your own festive wreath using natural by Jinny Townsend’s family Christmases monument, the Stonehenge avenue and Tudor? Learn all about Renaissance warfare greenery and festive decorations. at Mompesson. There’ll be beautifully some of the many barrows. and watch sword play displays. Booking essential 0344 249 1895 decorated Christmas trees, displays of Booking essential 0344 249 1895 £50 (includes refreshments and a festive food and gifts and a family trail. Adult £8, child free The Lord of Misrule returns light lunch) Fri 20 Dec - Wed 1 Jan (excluding 24 & 25 Stourhead Stonehenge Landscape walk with Dec), 3-6pm Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Near Warminster BA12 6QD an archaeologist Once met never forgotten, the Lord of Museum and Village Wed 9 Oct, 10am-1pm Misrule is returning to Montacute. There will Near Chippenham SN15 2LG Autumn aglow Join Neolithic expert and National Trust be music, dance, feasting and drinking down Tue 1 Oct - Sun 10 Nov, 9am-5pm archaeologist, Dr Nick Snashall, on this at the old stables, and a grand parade at Autumn highlights at Lacock As the seasons change, the garden comes to 4 mile exploration of the Stonehenge 5pm each day. Daily until Sun 3 Nov, 10.30am-5pm life with reflections on the lake creating the Landscape and find out about the latest Whisper an autumn wish as you catch a illusion that the garden is ablaze. Colours exciting discoveries. Montacute wassail falling leaf, see how many different varieties change throughout autumn, so come back Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Sat 4 Jan, 4.30-5.30pm of apples are growing in the orchard, or help and see the transformation. Adult £18, child £5 Witness and be part of this ancient the gardeners rake up some leaves in the ceremony to bless the apple trees, with Botanic Garden. Raven’s story wands Discover Durrington Walls a sing song, a glass of cider or two and Sat & Sun, 5 Oct - 10 Nov, 9am-5pm Sat 12 & Wed 23 Oct & Wed 20 Nov, banging on pots and pans. Fun for all ages. Photography exhibition at the Fox Talbot As the raven tells his tale of Stourhead, 1.30-4pm Museum by Maggie Taylor taking inspiration from his surroundings, Have you ever wondered where the builders Webber’s Post Daily until Sun 3 Nov, 10.30am-5.30pm families are invited to gather natural objects of Stonehenge lived? The landscape guides Near Minehead TA24 8TB Artist Maggie Taylor returns to Lacock with and weave them into their own special lead a 2.5 - 3 mile walk to explore the ‘Through the Looking Glass.’ Using her Stourhead story using natural ‘story wands.’ Durrington Walls and discover 6,000 years Deer rut treks point and click camera, flatbed scanners £2 of hidden history. Thu 10 Oct, 4-7.30pm & Sat 19 Oct, and Photoshop, she creates digital art that Booking essential 0344 249 1895 6.30-10am transports viewers into dreamlike worlds. A handmade Christmas Adult £8, child free Join the Deer Ranger for some wildlife Sat 23 Nov - Sun 22 Dec, 11am-3.30pm spying in the low light with breakfast or Feel at home at Lacock Abbey Visit the house this Christmas, beautifully On the trail of Beowulf supper. Hear the stags bellowing and look Daily until Sun 3 Nov, 11am-5pm decorated with handcrafted decorations, Tue 29 Oct, 2-5pm out for the clash of antlers in a battle to be From the Servants’ Hall, through the Stone flowers, lights and trees. Enjoy a tranquil This Halloween hear the action-packed tale alpha male. Gallery, Blue Parlour and the Great Hall, we winter walk in the garden, and discover the of the warrior Beowulf, on a 3 mile walk Booking essential 0344 249 1895 invite you to bring your slippers and unwind, handmade wreaths that adorn the with storyteller Lizzie Bryant, culminating Adult £20, child £14 (includes hearty read, relax in armchairs and take time to temple buildings. in a warming fire, mulled apple juice and breakfast or supper) write postcards by the fire. marshmallow toasting. Christmas at Stourhead Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Deer rut trek Digital photography workshops with Thu - Sun, 29 Nov - 8 Dec & daily, 12 - 24 & Adult £7.50, child (8+) £3.50 Thu 17 Oct, 6-7.30pm Lacock Photography 26 - 30 Dec, 4.20-8pm (includes refreshments) Join the Deer Ranger for some wildlife Sat 12 & Thu 17 Oct & Fri 15 Nov, For the first time the tree-tops will glisten spying in the low light. Hear the stags 10am-12.30pm & 1.30-4pm and the garden shimmer and sparkle. Midwinter archaeology walk bellowing and keep your eyes peeled for the Wed 16 Oct, Thu 14 & Sun 17 Nov, Wander beneath tree canopies drenched in Thu 19 Dec, 1-4pm clash of antlers in a battle to be alpha male. 10am-4.30pm seasonal colour and dripping with shards of The Stonehenge landscape is an intriguing Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Bring along your camera and develop your light, frosty snowflakes, stars and baubles. place, with secrets lying tantalisingly below Adult £10, child £5 digital photography skills at the UK’s Booking essential ground. This enjoyable and informative 4 birthplace of photography with local christmasatstourhead.co.uk mile walk with an expert guide will have you Wellington Monument trainers, Lacock Photography. Adult £18 (advanced price) looking at this landscape with new eyes. Near Wellington TA21 9PB Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Booking essential 0344 249 1895 Top tips 2.5 hour workshop £32, Adult £8, child free Pumpkin and swede full day introduction £125 decorating and autumn trail Mon 21 - Fri 25 Oct, 10am-3pm Come to Wellington Monument this half term for some Halloween fun, with pumpkin and swede decorating and carving plus an autumn activity trail around the Monument. Suggested donation £2