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News and events for winter/spring 2020 Kent | East Sussex | West Sussex | Surrey World Book Day celebration Bateman’s Sun 8 Mar 10am-4pm Sheffield Park and Springsong – Burwash. TN19 7DS Come dressed as your favourite book character. There will be storytelling in the Garden a morning of singing with a community Tel: 01435 882302 castle towers and the shop will be accepting Uckfield. TN22 3QX choir leader and the National Trust World Book Day tokens. Half-term trail Tel: 01825 790231 Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb Mother’s Day celebrations Stargazing Sat 16 May 10am-3pm Fri 20 – Sun 22 Mar 11am-4pm Sat 1 Feb 6.30pm Come and sing together as part Complete our garden nature trail and claim Spend some precious time together as a Learn to navigate the stars with a talk and your prize. of a ‘wave of song’ across the family, enjoy a prosecco afternoon tea and join viewing with our astronomers. Includes jacket £2.50 region to celebrate 125 years of the in the special Mother’s Day activities. potato & a hot drink. National Trust. Run by professional Park Mill re-opens Adult £25 Child £15 B online Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt choral tutors, everyone is welcome, Sat 29 Feb Cricket history guided walks Park Mill is working again after a major Sat 4 Apr – Sun 19 Apr 10am-4pm regardless of ability. We’re limited Thu 6 & Thu 27 Feb 11.30am conservation project. Freshly milled flour £3 only by space at each place. Check Walk up to the cricket pitch and find out available to purchase on the day. Easter holiday crafts online how to get involved at the about the matches hosted by Lord Sheffield, Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr his pavilions, the Royal guests and our future website of participating properties: Mother’s Day prosecco teas 11am–12.30pm & 1 -3.30pm projects. Alfriston Clergy House, Clandon Park, Sat 21 – Sun 22 Mar Get crafty and take your creation home. 10am-4pm £6 B online Claremont, Cliveden, Hatchlands Park, £2.50 Treat yourself to a special Mother’s Day Valentine dinner Hinton Ampner, Hughenden, Ightham prosecco tea in the Mulberry tea-room. May Day weekend crafts Fri 14 Feb 7 & 7.30pm Mote, Isle of Wight, Knole, Mottisfont, £11 Fri 8 – Sun 10 May Romantic fire-lit, three-course dinner in the Nymans, Petworth, Polesden Lacey, 11am-12.30pm & 1-3.30pm cosy surrounding of Oak Hall. Includes a glass Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Unleash your creativity – have a go at some Runnymede, Scotney Castle, Sheffield Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr 10am-4pm of sparkling wine. natural crafts inspired by Jack in the Green. £45 B online Park and Garden, Standen, The Vyne, £3 £2.50 Uppark and Waddesdon. Half term: play ambassadors Bodiam Castle Lamb House Mon 17 – Fri 21 Feb Robertsbridge. TN32 5UA Rye. TN31 7ES A range of activities for children of all ages Tel: 01580 830196 (and adults too) to take part in during your Tel: 01797 222909 visit. The British Wildlife Photography Awards Behind the scenes tours Until Sun 5 Jan 11am-3.30pm 50 things and mud kitchen except 24 & 25 Dec Sat 7 Mar, 4 Apr & 2 May 10.15-11am Sat 7 & Sun 8, Sat 14 & Sun 15, This year’s stunning collection of winning Delve deeper into the stories of Lamb House Sat 21 & Sun 22 Mar wildlife photography images displayed in the with a short tour of the house and garden. Explore the parkland for a range of 50 things castle towers. Adult £5 Child £2.50 activities or visit the garden to have fun in our B 0344 249 1895 mud kitchen. Candlelit storytelling Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Sat 11 Jan – Sun 2 Feb (weekends) Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Fri 10 – Mon 13 Apr 11am-4pm Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr 11.30am-2.30pm £2 EAST SUSSEX Stories by candlelight to capture your £3.50 imagination. Bluebells & beyond Monk’s House Thu 23 & Thu 30 Apr 11.30am Alfriston Clergy House Winter walks and castle tours Rodmell, near Lewes. BN7 3HF Take a tour of the woods and learn about the Alfriston. BN26 5TL Mon 6 Jan – Fri 14 Feb Tel: 01273 474760 historic and natural highlights. Tel: 01323 871961 11am-3pm £6 B online Enjoy a wintery walk around the castle and its Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt grounds. Learn more about the castle’s history Fri 10 – Mon 13 Apr 12.30-4.30pm Spring photography workshops Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr 10.30am-4.30pm with a guided weekday tour. £2 Sat 25 Apr & Thu 14 May 9.30am Open Good Friday Capture the garden in its spring glory at our Garden tour £2.50 Valentine’s Day Weekend photography workshops. Includes tea or Thurs 13 – Sat 15 Feb Fri 24 Apr 3-4pm & last Fri of every month coffee & cake. Tours of the garden 6.30-9.30pm Find out more about the evolution of this £26 B online Tue 21 Apr & Tue 19 May 11.30am-12.30pm Enjoy a glass of bubbly and exclusive after- beautiful spring garden fashioned by Leonard Learn the secrets of this beautiful cottage hours tour of the floodlit castle followed by a Woolf and beloved by Virginia. Forest bathing among the bluebells garden with our expert. romantic candle lit dinner in our tea-room. Tue 28 Apr & Tues 5 May 9.30am-2.30pm £48 B 0344 249 1895 Twilight tour Immerse yourself in nature with our expert, Guided walk: Manors, Meaders and Majesty Thu 14 May 6.30-8pm and try forest bathing amongst a carpet of Wed 6 May 10.30am-12.30pm Half-term trail Soak up the unique atmosphere of this bluebells in Sheffield Park’s woodland. Adult £5 Child £3 B 01323 871961 Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb Bloomsbury home on an exclusive evening £35 B online 10am–4pm tour. Enjoy a drink in the garden before the Historic buildings talk Mindful May Help Princess Acorn and the knight Sir Oakley light fades. Thu 21 May 10.30am-1pm discover nature around the grounds. £17.50 B 0344 295 1895 Fri 1 – Sun 31 May £10 B 01323 871961 £2.50 A month of activities and sessions to help improve mental wellbeing while enjoying the natural surroundings. Easter Half term fun Fresh air fun Cost The price quoted is per person, events or indoor activities for kids. per trail or per activity. Re-connect with nature on trails, Mother’s Day Special treats Booking essential B quizzes and for your mum at these places. Please book online or use the phone Cadbury Easter number provided. Dogs on leads welcome Egg Hunts. Normal admission prices apply for non- There may be places at the property members (plus extra charge if applicable). where dogs cannot go so please check websites before you travel. Family booking: This includes 2 adults and 2 children 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. Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt The South Downs Sat 4 – Mon 13 Apr 10am-3.30pm Countryside (East) £3.50 Birling Gap. BN20 0AB Rockpool rangers Wed 15 Apr 11am-1pm Tel: 01323 423197 Join the rangers for a seashore search to Dark skies week discover wildlife and marine conservation. £4 B 0344 249 1895 Mon 17 – Fri 21 Feb 10am-3.30pm A week of stargazing fun and family activities Seven Sisters archaeology walks at Birling Gap Sun 19 Apr & 17 May 11am-2pm £2 Discover more about the hidden histories of Green woodworking at Frog Firle the Seven Sisters £4 B 0344 249 1895 Sat 22 Feb & Fri 17 Apr 10am-1pm Learn to make a traditional stool using rural woodworking techniques. £10 B 0344 249 1895 Petworth Late: WEST SUSSEX An artful alternative Valentine The South Downs Fri 14 Feb Nymans An evening of music and conversation with a Countryside (West) Handcross. RH17 6EB few surprises along the way. Tel: 01243 814554 Tel: 01444 405250 Half-term trail: Gulliver’s lost luggage Devil’s Dyke & Sat 15 Feb – Sun 23 Feb Wellness at Nymans Saddlescombe Farm Assorted dates Jan – Mar Inspired by a painting of Gulliver’s Travels in A variety of taster sessions to enhance your the house, go on an adventure in the Pleasure Near Brighton. BN45 7DE wellbeing including gardening, mindfulness Ground spotting Gulliver’s Lost Luggage. Tel: 01273 857712 and a beginner’s guide to finding your creative Dark Skies weekender spark. Donations welcome Half-term pizza making Thu 20 Feb – Sun 23 Feb Fri 21 Feb 10am-1pm & 2-5pm Half term: family trail Part of the South Downs National Park’s Make your own pizza and bake it in Sat 15 Feb – Sun 23 Feb 10am-3pm Dark Skies Festival. Workshops, storytelling, Saddlescombe’s primitive clay oven. night-time walks, dawn chorus singing and Adult £14 Child £7 B 0344 249 1895 Explore nature’s own music this half term with Woolbeding Countryside a trail around the garden. in-conversation events. Wildlife photography for beginners Pound Common Office. GU29 0QB £2.50 with a prize Sat 14 Mar 10.30am-3.30pm World Book Day weekend Tel: 01730 816638 Half term: music & nature Thu 5 – Sun 8 Mar Learn how to take great wildlife photos with Sat 15 Feb – Sun 23 Feb 11am-3pm Come dressed as your favourite character your own camera.