Events for Autumn 2019 Derbyshire

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Key to symbols Derbyshire Kids with Cameras Discover the Amazing Stableyards Sat 26 Oct, 1.30pm-2.30pm Sat 9 Nov & Sun 10 Nov, 12noon-4pm Bring your camera and have some fun with the Our research volunteers have discovered Booking advisable. Calke Abbey photography team on this creative walk in the amazing things about this range of Call individual property Apple Day park. Pick up some handy tips and tricks along buildings. Join us in the Riding School to the way. take a closer look at this informative and Booking essential. Sun 13 Oct, 11am-4pm Join us and celebrate the English apple. fascinating display of research and stories. Call individual property There will be juicing, tasting, games and Pumpkin Party apple advice, with something for all the On the First Day of Christmas... Booking essential. Call Central Thu 31 Oct, 11am-3.30pm family. A garden ticket is required. Get in the spooky spirit at Calke’s pumpkin Box Office on 03442 491895 Fri 29 Nov, 5pm-8pm party in the Walled Garden. Buy a home- ...Father Christmas and his reindeer come to (5% booking fee applies) Capture Calke on Camera grown pumpkin, or bring one with you. Calke. Watch him arrive with his reindeer, Decorate it in your own spooky style, then then enjoy a magical evening of lights and Event repeated on other dates, Sat 26 Oct, 10.30am-12.30pm Want to get some handy add it to our fabulous display. illuminations, festive fare in the Riding School check website for details hints on how to take better and Christmas activities in Squirt’s Stable. photos? Bring your camera Deer Park Walk School holiday event and have some fun with the Sun 3 Nov, 2pm-3.30pm Christmas at Calke photography team on this Experience the deer park from a new Sat 30 Nov – Sun 22 Dec creative walk in the park. perspective. Join Countryside Manager Bill (Sat & Sun only), 11am-6pm Cove to learn more about Calke’s red and As darkness falls, follow a twinkling trail of fallow deer, then warm up with coffee and a lights and illuminations and catch a glimpse cookie afterwards. of the house lit up in festive lights. Find £3.50 festive fare in the Riding School and enjoy activities in Squirt’s Stable.

This is just a selection of our events. To find even more great things to do visit us online at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/midlands

www.nationaltrust.org.uk What’s On 1 Autumn 2019 Hardwick Kinder, Edale and the Dark Peak Half Term Halloween Craft Lincolnshire Sat 26 Oct – Sun 3 Nov, 11am-4pm We are Bess Mam Tor, Windy Knoll and Join us for spooky fun and be inspired by Belton House Until Sun 3 Nov, (Wed – Sun only), 11am-3pm Hollins Cross Guided Walk Halloween as you make creepy crafts, then Due to increased popularity, the ‘We are Fri 4 Oct, 11am-1.30pm take your creation home as a party decoration. Create with Nature at Belton House Bess’ exhibition has been extended. The Explore the Bronze Age settlement and Iron £1 per craft Sat 21 Sep & Sun 22 Sep, 9.30am-5.30pm exhibition retells the story of Bess’s life Age fort, discover where many prehistoric Get hands-on with nature thanks to BMW i. through the prism of modern women. bones have been discovered and re-live the Fires and Fairy Tales Take part in a free creative workshop and ‘Coffin Walk’ over Hollins Cross. Includes Tue 5 Nov, 4pm-7pm take home your handmade nature creation. ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’ steep climbs, stony paths and is Join us this bonfire night for a magical Plus, explore the all-electric BMW i3. Mon 23 Sep – Sun 22 Dec, 9am-6pm approximately 4.5 miles. Meet at evening of warming fire pits and fairy tale No matter the weather, complete great Penny Pot Café. storytelling. There will be food and drink Belton’s Autumn Fayre activities as part of ‘50 things to do before stalls for you to buy treats and warm your Sat 12 Oct & Sun 13 Oct, 9.30am-5.30pm you’re 11¾’ in our parkland and gardens. Edale ‘Figure of Eight’ Walk hands on a hot drink. Browse handmade arts, crafts and food that Fri 1 Nov, 11am-1.30pm £2.50 per person (under 2s free) celebrate the best of regional produce. Christmas A beautiful walk in the Vale of Edale passing Enjoy seasonal activities and entertainment Sat 23 Nov – Sun 22 Dec, through some of the characterful Booths throughout the weekend. (Wed – Sun only), 11am-3pm that are evocative of this area. Experience the magic of Approximately 4.5 miles along stony paths. October Half Term Trail Christmas at Hardwick. From Not suitable for pushchairs or prams. Meet Sat 12 Oct – Sun 27 Oct, 9.30am-4pm seasonal delights in the restaurant and at Penny Pot Café. Follow the clues to complete the scavenger festive gifts in the shop, to our beautifully hunt. Adventurers that complete a trail get a decorated Hall. Longshaw, Burbage and the Eastern prize for all their hard work. Trails run daily Moors from the Estate Yard. Ilam Park, Dovedale Leicestershire £3 per trail and the White Peak Ranger Tots Thu 10 Oct, Thu 14 Nov & Thu 12 Dec, Stoneywell Deer Rut Walk Hedgehog Trail 9.45am-11.45am or 12.30pm-2.30pm Sun 20 Oct, 7.30am-9.30am or 11am-1pm Mon 28 Oct – Fri 1 Nov, 11am-3pm Nature crafts and outdoor adventures for Creativity Competition Join a Belton ranger for a guided It’s a busy time of year for hedgehogs. pre-school children. Sessions are outdoor Mon 30 Sep – Fri 25 Oct walk through the deer park Explore Ilam Park as if you were a hedgehog and active with some tracks unsuitable for Enter your Stoneywell-inspired artwork into during the rutting season and – will you find enough pushchairs or prams. our Creativity Competition, whether it is discover how the ranger team food? Pick up this Child £4 painting, poetry, drawing, or maybe manage the herd of over 300 family-friendly trail something else. It might be included in our fallow deer in the parkland. from the shop to start Spooky Autumn Trail exhibition. Check the website for further £12.50 your adventure. Sat 26 Oct – Sun 3 Nov, 10am-3.30pm details. Child £1 Do you dare to creep into the woods at Midwinter Mystery Longshaw this autumn? Dress up and have a Half Term Family Trail Sat 23 Nov – Sun 5 Jan, timed entry from 11am Kedleston Hall wild time – hear some haunted tales and – On the Trail of Creepy Crawlies Kitty Brownlow, one of high society’s most solve riddles on a fun, outdoor adventure. Sat 12 Oct – Mon 28 Oct, 10am-3pm glamourous hosts, has devised a murder Orienteering at Kedleston Hall £1 trail Take part in our family trail looking for the mystery game. Join a tour from basement to Until Tue 31 Dec, 10am-5pm creepy crawlies that call Stoneywell home. splendid reception rooms dressed for Using a specially designed map, find your way Longshaw Remembers the First World War Solve the clues that lead to your prize and Christmas. Can you find the clues and solve to locations around the parkland at a speed Sat 9 Nov & Wed 13 Nov, 2pm-4pm enjoy Halloween crafts in the stables. the crime? to suit you. A fun activity for all ages, ideal for Longshaw Lodge was home to wounded £2 per trail £4 per person beginners or experienced orienteers. soldiers during the First World War. Our local £1.50 expert shares research and memorabilia Campfire Cooking Mansion at Christmas from this time. Includes light refreshments. Wed 16 Oct, Fri 18 Oct & Sun 20 Oct, Sat 23 Nov – Sun 5 Jan, 11.30am-3pm Hands On for Home Educators £5 12noon-3pm Enjoy visiting Belton’s main reception rooms Mon 7 Oct, Mon 4 Nov & Mon 2 Dec, Enjoy the warmth of the campfire with dressed for a high society Christmas and 10.30am-12noon Red Deer Trail stories, songs and toasted marshmallows. sparkling with Art Deco style. A practical outdoor session for families who Sat 23 Nov – Sun 5 Jan, 10am-3.30pm home educate. Come dressed for the Come and explore the winter woodlands Adult Craft Week outdoors and expect to get your hands dirty. of Longshaw, spot the giant red deer along Mon 25 Nov – Fri 29 Nov, 11am-3pm Suitable for 5 years+. the trail, and strike a pose in the festive Prepare for the festive season as photo booth. Pick up a trail from the Adult Craft Week returns. Christmas Tree Sales at Kedleston Hall welcome building. Get creative with a range of Sat 30 Nov – Sun 22 Dec £1 The Ancient Woodland of Stoneywell Christmas crafting ideas (Sat & Sun only), 10am-4pm Wed 23 Oct, 1.30pm-2.45pm before the holidays Choose your ideal Longshaw Christmas Tree Sales Join Natural Historian Colin Green for a begin. See website Christmas tree from a wide Fri 29 Nov – Sun 22 Dec, 10am-4pm ramble around this fascinating ancient for more details. range of British sustainably Buy a quality Christmas tree and help woodland to discover seasonal wildlife and From £3.50 grown trees. All proceeds to protect the wildlife and landscape the historical features that can still be seen. go towards caring for over of Longshaw. Non-needle drop Christmas at Belton 800 acres of important varieties available. Fungi at Stoneywell Fri 29 Nov – Mon 30 Dec, 4.20pm-8pm habitats at Kedleston, Mon 21 Oct – Thu 31 Oct, 10am-3.30pm New for 2019, the Christmas at Belton including woodlands and Wreath Making Workshop Celebrating the weird and wonderful fungi illuminated trail guides you through gardens ancient trees. Fri 29 Nov, Sat 30 Nov, Fri 6 Dec & Sat 7 Dec, that appear throughout the grounds. drenched in coloured light, glowing with 10.30am-12.30pm or 1.30pm-3.30pm Clearly labelled with super facts as they stars. From fire gardens to Father Christmas Signing Father Christmas Learn to make a natural Christmas wreath in appear throughout the week, these strange and with hidden surprises, this magical after at Kedleston Hall the warmth of the Moorland Discovery and curious fruits of the fungi world are dark experience promises festive fun for all. Sun 1 Dec, 10.30am-2pm Centre, led by our volunteers. Includes all easier to find and admire. A grotto session designed to be autism-friendly materials and light refreshments. Father Christmas and Friends and provide an enjoyable space for children £25 Creativity Exhibition Multiple dates from Sat 30 Nov – Tues 24 Dec, who are D/deaf or hearing impaired and for Sat 2 Nov – Sun 10 Nov, 10am-3pm timed tickets from 9.30am-5pm those with additional needs. Experience Festive Family Crafts Twenty of the best entrants from the Join the elves at Belton’s Old includes a gift from Father Christmas. Sun 8 Dec, Sat 14 Dec, Sun 15 Dec & Mon 16 creativity competition will be on display. School for a special fun-filled £8 Dec, 10.30am-3.30pm Come and see how this beautiful arts and performance of festive singing Join in some festive natural crafts inspired crafts gem inspires creativity. and high jinks before a visit Christmas Lunches at Kedleston Hall by the winter woodlands of Longshaw from Father Christmas, who Sun 1 Dec – Sun 22 Dec, 12noon-2.30pm this Christmas. Conservation in Action comes bearing gifts. Choose from a range of festive starters, Child £3 Sat 16 Nov, 10.30am-2.30pm Adult £5, child £10 mains and puddings. All individually priced. As we prepare for our winter conservation Sudbury Hall and the National Trust work, come and find out how we care for Breakfast with Father Christmas Baileys and Brownies Museum of Childhood Stoneywell and its collection. The cottage Mon 23 Dec & Tue 24 Dec, 8am-10am Tour of Kedleston Hall will be open to explore. Enjoy breakfast in the Ride Play Café before Mon 2 Dec & Mon 16 Dec, Deercote Walking Tour a visit from Father Christmas. Includes a 10.30am-11.30am, 11.30am-12.30pm, Thu 3 Oct, 10am-11.30am Step into Christmas present for every child. 12.30pm-1.30pm or 1.30pm-2.30pm Built in the 1700s as an ornamental deer Sat 23 Nov, Sun 24 Nov & Sat 30 Nov, Adult £7.50, child (age 2 and under) £7.50, Enjoy a guided tour of the State Floor enclosure, the Grade II listed Deercote is a 10am-3pm child (ages 3-6) £11.50, decorated for Christmas, followed by Baileys dramatic focal point. We’ll be taking a guided Make a fifties-inspired decoration, enjoy child (ages 7-10) £13.50 and a brownie by the fires in Caesar’s Hall. walk out to the Deercote, learning about its festive treats in the tea-room and add to Please note that this tour includes steps. history and the surrounding parkland. our paper chain – let’s see how long we can £8 make it. On Sat 30 Nov, create a small table Tree Walk decoration using foliage from Thu 3 Oct, 2pm-3pm the garden. We’ll be looking at the historic trees and £5 charge for table decoration how to identify trees at different times of the year, as well as exploring the different wildlife and fungi that benefit from these beautiful plants.

This is just a selection of the hundreds of National Trust events and activities taking place in the East Midlands. www.nationaltrust.org.uk What’s On 2 Autumn 2019 © National Trust Images/Chris Lacey

Gunby Estate, Hall and Gardens Ghost Tours Fri 25 Oct, Sat 26 Oct, Wed 30 Oct & Thu 31 Oct, ‘Further Recollections and Reflections’ 6pm or 8pm – Mike Finney Are you brave enough to venture inside the Tue 1 Oct – Sun 27 Oct, 11am-5pm castle in the dark? Take a tour around the We’re pleased to welcome Mike Finney for his castle and learn about our resident ghosts. second exhibition, after a very popular show in £8 2017. This exhibition has provided Mike with an opportunity to observe and recollect his work Candlelit Carol Concert over the last ten years. Sat 30 Nov, 5pm-7pm An evening of carols alongside the Apple Day Banovallum Brass band. Starting inside the Sun 6 Oct, 11am-5pm Castle parlour, the concert will move to Enjoy a display of more the beautiful Holy Trinity Church. Enjoy than 40 Gunby apples, mulled wine and mince pies before carols trade and craft stalls. Bring by candlelight. your own apples to be Adult £7, child £4, family £22 identified and receive expert advice on pruning Christmas at the Castle and general Thu 5 Dec – Sun 15 Dec fruit tree care. (Thu-Sun only), 3pm-7.30pm Kick start the festive period and join us for Hidden Gunby an alternative take on Christmas Thu 17 Oct, 10.30am-11.30am celebrations. Experience the Great Tower in Would you like to see behind closed doors a new light and decorated like never before. and peek into Gunby Hall’s hidden corners? £4 per ticket, under 3s free Join our House Steward to discover unseen © National Trust Images/Steve Franklin Woolsthorpe Manor parts of this special house and the stories they tell. £4 Moon Workshops – World Space Week Sat 5 Oct & Sun 6 Oct, 11am-1pm Ghostly Halloween Hall or 1.30pm-3.30pm Sat 26 Oct, 11am-5pm We’re celebrating our Moon in UN World Experience Gunby Hall as never before: Space Week. How much do you really cobwebs, darkened rooms and ghostly know about our natural satellite? Check guides. It will make you scream for more. website for details. Enjoy yummy seasonal treats in the tea-room. £2 per child

A Wild Christmas at Gunby Lecture Lunch Sat 30 Nov – Sun 15 Dec, 11am-4pm Tue 8 Oct, 11am-2pm Enjoy a magical Christmas adventure like no Join us for an Ada Lovelace Day celebratory other as Gunby hosts ‘A Wild Christmas’. lecture and lunch. Check website for details. Dive into the ocean, meet butterflies, a giant peacock, funky fungi and explore the arctic. Dark Matter & Space Trail Adult £2.50, child £1 Sat 12 Oct – Sun 27 Oct, 11am-5pm Weave your way around the site and discover Gunby Hall Estate: what space is really made of. Monksthorpe Chapel Apple Day Service Sun 13 Oct, 11am-3pm Sat 12 Oct, 3pm-4pm Join us for all things apple at the home of Attend a service in this tranquil place. Newton’s world famous tree. There’ll be Everyone welcome. This service is led by apples to taste, apple-inspired science Reverends Harry and Frances Godden and crafts, tree talks, tasty apple treats from Newark. and more. Northamptonshire Lyveden Carol Service ‘Dark Matter, Cat’s Eye Nebula and Canons Ashby Little Acorns Toddle & Explore Sat 14 Dec, 2pm-3pm Other Space Stuff’ Tue 1 Oct, 11am-12.30pm Attend a carol service in this tranquil place. Sat 19 Oct & Sun 20 Oct, 11am-1pm or A nature themed Everyone welcome. This service is led by 1.30pm-3.30pm Apple Harvest Weekend activity session of Reverend Anne Davies from Nottingham. Go cosmic and join us for half term Sat 28 Sep & Sun 29 Sep, 11am-3.30pm crafts, stories and science workshops to get to know space Celebrate the apple harvest with us. There exploration for Tattershall Castle and what’s in it. will be apple tastings, crafts, Morris under 5s. £2 per child dancing, harvest decorations and plenty £2 per child Halloween Half Term more to enjoy. Mon 21 Oct – Sun 27 Oct, 11am-4pm Dark Matter Day Talk Some charges will apply for craft activities The Castle is a maze of Thu 31 Oct, 11am-5pm Apple Weekend haunting walls. Take our Celebrate CERN’s Dark Matter Day at Halloween Bat Trail Sat 12 Oct & Sun 13 Oct, 11am-4pm spine shivering Woolsthorpe. Timings may change, check Tue 1 Oct – Sun 3 Nov, 10am-4pm Join us for a Halloween trail for some website for details. Dress to impress and join us for a great celebration of our frightful fun and enjoy family day out, hunting our hidden and orchard and its some creepy crafting Stargazing at the Manor spooky bats. Explore the grounds whilst produce. Take part in activities Fri 1 Nov, Fri 20 Dec & Fri 31 Jan, 6pm-9pm solving the clues as a team, and then collect apple juicing sessions (select days only). Come stargazing and enjoy an evening of your sticker from the Coach House shop. over the weekend and Additional charges for celestial delights. Check website for details. learn about the heritage fruit varieties trails and crafts Adult £10, child £5 Spooky Stories (Children’s Creative grown in our restored Elizabethan orchard. Writing Workshop) Thu 31 Oct, 10.30am-12noon Apple Trail Our writer will encourage your children’s Sat 12 Oct – Fri 25 Oct, 11am-4pm creativity and help them come up with tales Explore the garden and woods in a new to thrill. All children need to be accompanied family trail and get closer to nature with a © National Trust Images/Chris Lacey by an adult who is willing to give it a go as range of themed activities. well. For children aged 8-12 years. £10 per child Halloween Trail (includes accompanying adult) Sat 26 Oct – Sun 3 Nov, 11am-4pm Search the garden landscape for pumpkins Beginners Guide to Writing Flash Fiction on our Halloween trail or see what’s (Creative Writing for Adults) happening in our ‘spooky’ Family Den. Thu 31 Oct, 1pm-3pm Have fun with a variety of writing exercises in a historic setting this Halloween. Try your hand at thrilling writing in a flash under the guidance of an experienced writer. £10 per person

This is just a selection of the hundreds of National Trust events and activities taking place in the East Midlands.

www.nationaltrust.org.uk What’s On 3 Autumn 2019 © National Trust Images/Tom Harman Mr Straw’s House Nottinghamshire Trust New Arts Project: At The Workhouse Until Sun 3 Nov, 12noon-5pm Clumber Park Worksop Walk In partnership with the Arts Council, Tue 8 Oct, 9.30am-11.30am Nottingham County Council, Mencap Harvest Festival Activities Why not join our ever popular guided walk? Nottinghamshire and Reach UK we have Throughout October, 10am-4pm Learn more about the history of the town developed a temporary contemporary art Celebrate the natural beauty of the Park and visit the places important to the Straw commission with young people and through harvest displays, tastings during family. Meet at Mr Straw’s House. adults, through the lens of people with Apple Week in the Walled Kitchen Garden, £5 learning disabilities. and a Harvest Festival service on 6 October in the Chapel. Food donations to Bassetlaw Heritage Open Day food bank welcome. Sat 21 Sep, 12noon-5pm Visit The Workhouse, Firbeck Infirmary and Drop in Walks with Volunteer Rangers kitchen garden for free as part of Heritage Tue 1 Oct, Tue 5 Nov, Tue 3 Dec & Tue 7 Jan, Open Day. 10.30am-1.30pm Half Term Compass Join our volunteer rangers on a guided Conundrum Trail What’s in Store? walk around less familiar parts of Clumber Tue 22 Oct – Mon 28 Oct, 10am-4pm Sat 21 Sep & Sat 19 Oct, 12noon-5pm Park, reflecting on a diverse range of Can you help us track down the postcards of Discover the history of the collection and go habitats. The walk will last 2-3 hours and mystical British sites? Follow the directions behind the scenes with a member of our cover up to 6 miles, discovering our to work out what route the Straw brothers conservation team. One of our store rooms heathland and woodlands. had planned for their wander round will be open for exclusive access with the Worksop. opportunity to see some rarely seen objects. Alzheimer’s Memory Walk £2 per trail Sun 6 Oct, 10am-2pm Apple Day People of all ages and abilities can join in, Putting the House to Bed Tours Sat 19 Oct, 12noon-5pm even your furry four-legged friends. It’s a day Thu 31 Oct, 11am-1pm or 2pm-4pm We will be joining the local Southwell for everyone to come together, celebrate Come and visit us as we begin our conservation Bramley Apple Festival to celebrate this loved ones affected by dementia, and raise work and start putting the house to bed. Find famous variety of apple. Join in with Your contacts money to reclaim the future. out more about conservation techniques and apple-themed activities, have a go at see objects not normally on display. creating the longest Belton House 01476 566116 Fungi Fortnight £10 apple peel, hear Sun 6 Oct – Sun 20 Oct, 10am-4pm about the history of Calke Abbey 01332 863822 A variety of fun activities for all the family, The Workhouse, Southwell apple trees on the including fungi forays, fungi photography site and children Canons Ashby 01327 861900 and exhibitions of rare species found at The Workhouse Poetry Festival: can enjoy our Clumber Park. Visit our Discovery Centre or Senses of Poetry themed trail. Clumber Park 01909 544917 website for more details. Until Sun 22 Sep, 12noon-5pm Gunby Estate, Most activities are free but Fungi Forays Discover the smells and senses Curious Pumpkin Trail 01754 890102 Hall and Gardens are £5 per person of poetry and The Workhouse Sun 20 Oct – Thu 31 Oct, 12noon-5pm garden. Including works by Seek out the darkest corners of The Hardwick 01246 850430 Autumn Activities John Clare, Shelley and Workhouse on a special children’s trail Hardwick Estate: Sat 19 Oct – Sun 3 Nov, 10am-4pm Wordsworth, hear poetry as during half term week. 01246 856522 Join us over the half term holidays for a spoken word, explore and £2 per trail Stainsby Mill celebration of all things autumn with lots discover works in the garden of exciting activities for all the family. and take part in special Kedleston Hall 01332 842191 sensorium activities. Lyveden 01832 205158 Mystery Trail Sat 19 Oct – Sun 3 Nov, 10am-3pm The Doll’s House Project Peak District: Dark Peak Don your detective hat and solve the Until Sun 3 Nov, 12noon-5pm mystery at Clumber Park. This inspirational installation aims to engage 01433 670368 audiences with the voices of young people Pesky Pests trail Peak District: Eastern Moors Half Term Sports who are experiencing poverty and stigma. We Fri 1 Nov – Sun 3 Nov, 12noon-5pm 0114 289 1543 Mon 28 Oct – Fri 1 Nov, 12noon-3pm are joining forces with young parents from Discover the impact pesky pests have on Get active with sports on the front field. Homeless Housing project Newark Emmaus The Workhouse and how the conservation Peak District: Ilam Park Trust, along with artist and academic Dr team work to combat this on an informative 01335 350503 Artist’s Way Natalie Jones from Warwick University. children’s trail. Thu 24 Oct & Thu 21 Nov, 10.30am-2pm £2 Peak District: Longshaw Artist’s Way encourages visiting artists to Hands On or Hands Off? If Walls Could Talk 01433 631757 explore the most inspirational views the Park Until Sun 3 Nov, 12noon-5pm has to offer with this handy guide and open See conservation in action, focusing on how Peak District: Penny Pot Café sessions. Grab your art supplies and join us. and why we conserve our wallpaper. 01433 670293 Exhibition includes wallpaper samples from Christmas at Clumber Park a workshop held by local artist Sarah Holden Mr Straw’s House 01909 482380 Sat 7 Dec – Tue 24 Dec, 10am-4pm involving Brownies and Guides. Celebrate ‘Wartime’ Christmas at Clumber Stoneywell 01530 248048 Park with a range of magical activities for all South Essex College Costume Exhibition the family. Meet Father Christmas, enjoy – Nurses in The Workhouse Sudbury Hall and the National breakfast with the elves or take a walk before Until Sun 3 Nov, 12noon-5pm Trust Museum of Childhood heading inside for a seasonal fayre. Students of South Essex College of Further & 01283 585337 Higher Education are creating costumes Fairy Tale Quest based on six women involved in nursing at Tattershall Castle 01526 342543 Thu 26 Dec – Sun 26 Jan, 10am-4pm The Workhouse. Their stories will be featured Become enchanted on our fairy tale quest at along with the historical attire they wore. Woolsthorpe Manor

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Notes

Normal property admission applies to all events unless otherwise stated.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. Family ticket includes two adults and two children.

Guided walks: Prior booking for guided walks is essential as places are limited. Contact numbers are given above. Sorry, no dogs allowed unless otherwise stated.

All event details correct at time of going to press.

This is just a selection of our events. To find even more great things to do visit us online at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/midlands