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. Refreshments included. Cadbury’s Easter Egg Hunt £30 B 0344 249 1895 Make a simple instrument in the Potting Shed and have a go at the activities inspired by this Sun 12 Apr 10am-3pm using natural materials. year’s £1 books (also available to ‘buy’ in our Mother’s Day baking Woolbeding Parkland shop with your WBD voucher). £2 Sun 22 Mar 10am-1pm & 2-5pm £3 Woodland walk: Ranger’s choice Mother’s Day crafts Bake your own bread in Saddlescombe’s primitive clay oven. Swan Barn Farm Thu 20 Feb, 16 Apr & 21 May 11am Sun 22 Mar Guided walks exploring the many different Create a personalised frame for Mum at Adult £14 Child £7 B 0344 249 1895 Haslemere. GU27 2NX wonders of the woods chosen by the people Petworth this Mother’s Day weekend, while Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt at Devil’s Dyke Tel: 01428 652359 who know them the best. she relaxes with a complementary cup of tea Fri 10 – Mon 13 Apr 11am-3pm B 01444 405250 and a biscuit. Drop in. £3 Winter wassail £5 Fri 18 Jan 6-9pm Head Gardener walks Devil’s Dyke egg rolling competition A traditional evening of singing, cider, food, Tue 10 Mar & 12 May 11am Costumed Encounters Mon 13 Apr 10.45am-12noon music, games & apples. Food and drink on sale. Take in the highlights of the garden on a Sat 28 – Sun 29 Mar & Sat 25 – Sun 26 Apr Bring your own decorated egg and see how guided tour with our Head Gardener. History brought to life with Petworth’s far it rolls. Prizes for best decorated egg and Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt £10 B 01444 405250 Costume Interpreters. ‘Below stairs’ in the furthest rolled. Sat 11 Apr 10.30-3pm Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt early 1800s. £1 £3 Postcards from The Green Ship Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr 10.30am-4pm Slindon Estate Uppark House Sat 4 Apr – Sun 19 Apr £3 £3 Slindon. BN18 0RG and Garden Exhibition: Tel: 01243 814730 South Harting GU31 5QR The wondrous world of Quentin Blake Standen House and Slindon’s secret bluebells Tel: 01730 825415 Until Sun 19 Apr 11am-4pm Take a voyage into the imagination of national Garden Sat 18Apr 11am-1pm Half term: Waking up from Winter Discover a magnificent bluebell display off the treasure Quentin Blake. Featuring original East Grinstead. RH19 4NE Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb 10am-4pm beaten track illustrations from Quentin’s books and artwork Tel: 01342 323029 An outdoor family trail to welcome in the new Adult £4 Child £2 B 01243 814730 from his Art in Hospitals projects. season. See, hear and spot what animals and Renew, recharge, revive @ Standen: Dawn chorus walk plants are waking up around the estate. Photography walks and workshops space to grow Sun 3 May 5.30-7.30am £2 Tue 11 Feb, Tue 5 & Thu 7 May 9.30am-1pm Outdoors, all year round Experience the glorious sounds of the dawn Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Garden photography Enjoy self-led walks and find a moment chorus at Slindon. Breakfast included. Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr 10am-4pm Tue 5 & Thu 7 May 2-4pm of calm in Rockinghill Wood amongst the £8 B 01243 814730 Woodland photography trees and scent of bluebells. Get fit with a £3 Capture seasonal highlights of the garden and 20-minute walk around Hollybush Wood, or woodland with these photography walks and find peace in the garden this spring. workshops. Some experience with an SLR camera useful. Exhibition: The age of electricity Garden £25 Woodland £10 Sat 18 Jan – Sun 29 Mar 11am-3pm B 01444 405250 Explore the history of electricity at Standen. Rhododendron festival Half-term fun 20 Apr – 17 May 10am-4pm Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb 10am-3pm We’re celebrating the glory of Nymans’ rare Discover the garden and learn about and prize-winning rhododendrons as they electricity on this ‘Bright Sparks’ trail. burst into life this spring. Walks, talks and £2 pop-up displays. A garden for all seasons: spring spectacular Petworth House & Park Mid-April & May 10am-5pm Petworth. GU28 0AE Tulips make a return as part of the colourful Tel: 01798 342207 flower display in the garden.

JMW Turner at Petworth Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Mon 6 Jan – Wed 18 Mar Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr 10am-4pm While other rooms of the house are closed for £3 conservation, see paintings by JMW Turner Spring photography workshop in the North Gallery, Red Room and Carved Thu 23 Apr 8am-3pm Room. Learn how to capture colourful flowers, including tulips, in Standen’s garden. £55 includes breakfast and a soup lunch B 01342 323029 Ugly Bug Ball Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt SURREY Sat 4 – Thu 9 Apr & Tue 14 – Sun 19 Apr Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr 10am-3pm 11am-5pm Hindhead Commons and the Devils’ Punch Claremont Landscape Celebrate the minibeasts that call Dapdune Bowl, parking at GU26 6AB, Frensham Little Wharf home. Boogie on down at our silent Pond, car parking at GU10 3BT and Box Hill, Garden disco, dressed up as a minibeast. Beasty crafts. car parking at KT17 2LB Near Esher. KT10 9JG £2.50 for crafts and disco £3 Tel: 01372 467806 Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Celebrate Claremont’s camellias Fri 10 Apr Family fun day Sat 11 Apr 10am -2pm Jan – Feb Sat 11 – Mon 13 Apr 11am-5pm At Holmwood Common. Meet outside St Join us to celebrate Claremont’s historic early- £3 John’s Church, North Holmwood, RH5 4JH. £3 blooming camellias. Wharf Weenies Colour quest trail Thu 7, 14, 21 & 28 May 10-11am Bluebell walks at Gatton Park Story time, fun craft activities and a chance to Sat 8 – Sun 23 Feb 10am-4pm Apr & May Head outside with an I-Spy trail to discover run around outside all based around children’s Self-guided trails through the Capability all the flora and fauna that make Claremont stories. Brown landscaped parkland. Follow the way- colourful. +18 months £3 B 01483 561389 marked trails. Parking at Wray Lane, RH2 0HX. £1 Down your Wey day Limpsfield air raid shelter guided tour Immersive early morning strolls Fri 8 May 11am-5pm Dapdune Wharf Tue 5 May 6.30-8pm Join us for a war-time walk and street party Thu 19 Mar 8-9.30am & Thu 7 May 6-8am Rarely opened to the public, the shelters were Start your day by connecting with nature and at Dapdune Wharf. Come dressed up and built for the nearby primary school. seasonal changes on this relaxing guided walk experience war time recipes and games. £8 B Polesden Lacey £5 B with Jonnie, our nature expert. Near Dorking. RH5 6BD Reigate Fort tour £11 B 0344 249 1895 Tel: 01372 452048 Thu 7 May 6.30-8pm Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Runnymede & A tour of the fort buildings and walk around Sat 28 Mar – Mon 13 Apr 11am-4pm Exhibition: Polesden Voices Ankerwycke the perimeter fortifications £3.50 Wed 8 Jan – Wed 22 Jul daily in the house Near Old Windsor. TW20 0AE £8 B Stories of people who’ve lived and worked Evensong at Bookham Commons ‘Tree trumps’ trail and crafts at Polesden over the last century, using new Tel: 01784 432891 Sat 28 Mar – Mon 20 Apr 10.30am-4pm research and reminiscences. Wed 13 May 7-9pm (crafts Tue 14 – Thurs 16 Apr) Brilliant birds of prey trail Take in the glorious evening bird chorus with Explore the garden with a ‘tree trumps’ trail Polesden love stories Sat 1 – Sat 29 Feb 10am-4pm Ranger Ian, calling in at the bird hide on our Learn about all the different birds of prey and creative crafts for kids. Sat 1 Feb – Sun 1 Mar 10am-4pm return. Visit the Love Tree on the South Lawn to write in the UK. And a few you might see at £10 B Fairy door trail Runnymede. a note to a loved one and discover costumes Chalk grassland walk and lunch Fri 15 May – Sun 21 Jun 10.30am-4pm and stories in the house. £1 Follow a mystical trail and discover where Sun 17 May 10am-2.30pm Snowdrop walks Join Ranger Amanda on a walk over the Claremont’s fairy folk hide. Half-term trail Sun 9 & Sun 16 Feb 11am-12.30pm spectacular grassland near Westcott, Dorking, £1 Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb 10am-3pm Tour Ankerwycke’s historic parkland and enjoy Afterwards make your own pizza in our wood- Our outdoors trail will show you the secret the show of snowdrops. fired oven. power of trees – how they look after Hatchlands Park Adult £10 Child £5 B 0344 249 1895 £25 B East Clandon. GU4 7RT themselves and each other. Birds of prey displays Tel: 01483 222482 £3 Sat 22 Feb 11am-3pm displays at 12noon & 2pm Winkworth Arboretum Rose pruning masterclass Witness spectacular birds of prey displays with Godalming. GU8 4AD Half-term trail Wed 26 Feb 11am-1pm Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb 10am-4pm a variety of birds from around the world. Tel: 01483 208936 Our expert garden team share everything they Suggested donation £2 Enjoy a themed trail through the parkland. know about pruning, to help you grow perfect Have-a-go at Nordic walking roses. Woodland adventure trail Mother’s Day £25 B online Sun 1 Mar– Sun 19 Apr 10am-4pm First Mon & last Sat of the month 10.30-11.15am Sun 22 Mar 10am-5pm What will you find at Runnymede? Come A taster session led by a qualified Nordic Treat your mum to a day at Hatchlands Park. Walk: the secret language of trees and discover the different wildlife that roams Walking instructor. Pole hire included. Mums go free. Mons & Weds 2 Mar – 29 Apr 11am-12noon around the woodlands. £8.50 B 0344 249 1895 Free guided walk led by our volunteer rangers, £1 Forest bathing Dawn chorus walk exploring the secret language of trees. Meet at Wed 25 Mar, 15 Apr & 27 May visitor reception. Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt 18 Jan, 8 Feb, 7 Mar & 12 May 10.30am-12.30pm Half an hour before sunrise Fri 10 Apr – Mon 13 Apr 10.30am-4pm Slow down and awaken your senses with (approx 5.30am Mar & Apr, 4.30am May) Mother’s Day cream tea £3.50 nature therapy in the woodland. Rise with the birds and enjoy a walk with an expert Mon 16 – Sun 22 Mar £20 B from the British Trust for Ornithology. Treat your mum, or yourself, to a delicious Bluebell walk Sun 26 Apr 11am-12.30pm Half-term trail: spectacular sticks Adult £9 B 01483 444334 cream tea or a slice of Mother’s Day cake. Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb 10am-3.30pm £5.50 Guided tour of Coopers Hill Woods to discover Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt our bluebell displays. Let’s play with the best toys on earth – sticks! Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr 10am-4pm Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Adult £10 Child £5 B 0344 249 1895 Join in the fun and see what magic you can £3 Become a Polesden time traveller make. £1 Spring tree walk Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr 10am-3pm Shalford Mill £3.50 Thu 7 May 11am-1pm Guildford. GU4 8BS Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Discover Hatchlands’ ancient and unusual Bluebell walks Tel: 01483 561389 Sat 28 Mar – Mon 13 Apr 10am-4.30pm trees on a guided walk with the senior Sat 18 & Sat 25 Apr 11am-1pm £3.50 Try Geocaching gardener. Ranger-led walk taking you to the secret Spring trail: sensory scavengers Every Sun 11am-4pm £5 B 01483 444334 spots on our estate to find carpets of joyous Sat 28 Mar – Sun 19 Apr 10am-4.30pm Borrow our GPS devices and follow a pre-set bluebells. Discover the sights and smells of the Bat walk trail (2 mile circular walk). Bring treasure to £5 B online Arboretum on a spring scavenger hunt. Thu 21 May 8-10pm exchange and leave in the cache. £1 See how many bats you can spot on a guided Rustic plant support masterclass £2 walk through the parkland. Bat detectors Wed 22 Apr 11am–1pm Dawn chorus walk Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt provided. Learn to create plant supports using natural Sun 26 Apr 5.30-8am Adult £7 Child £4 B 01483 444334 materials – for beautiful gardens and strong Sat 11 – Mon 13 Apr 11am-4pm Explore the Arboretum as the sun rises for Child £3 plants. International Dawn Chorus Day. Breakfast Leith Hill Place £25 B online Gunpowder walk included. Near Dorking. RH5 6LU Dawn chorus walks Sun 26 Apr 10.30am-1.30pm £18 B 0344 249 1895 Tel: 01306 711685 Sun 3 & Sun 17 May 4.30am-7am Meet at the mill, for a 6-mile walk up and Ranger led walk with a firepit finale. Snuggle over the Surrey Hills to the Gunpowder mills Clocktower Studios exhibition up by the fire and watch the sunrise. Includes a at Chilworth for a guided tour. Coffee and Fri 13 Mar – Sun 26 Apr (Fri-Sun) light breakfast. croissant included. A mixed exhibition of ceramics and paintings £15 B online £5 B created by talented local artists. River Wey Navigations Surrey Hills Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Various locations Fri 10 – Mon 13 Apr 11am-4.30pm Guildford. GU1 4RR £3 Tel: 01483 561389 Tel: 01372 220644

Rob Burton and Konya Kanneh-Mason: The Winter walks on the Navigations: Reigate Hill B-17 plane crash memorial Classical Saxophone Discover the Wey to the Thames Tue 19 Mar 5.15-6.30pm Memorial to commemorate the 75th Sat 2 May 6-7.30pm Sun 19 Jan 11am 5 miles Concert featuring works by Piazzolla, Vaughan Chantries circular anniversary of the plane crash on Reigate Hill. Car parking at Wray Lane, RH2 0HX. Williams and Marcello Sun 16 Feb 11am 5 miles £20 Ripley circular ‘Evolution’ by Wey Ceramics Sun 15 Mar 11am 4-5 miles May every Fri -Sun Sand, heath and water Join Wey Ceramics for an exhibition of work Sun 19 Apr 10.30am 9.5 miles assembled for Leith Hill Place around the topic B 01483 561389 of evolution in all its forms. KENT Knole Sevenoaks. TN13 1HX Chartwell Tel: 01732 462100 Westerham. TN16 1PS Tel: 01732 868381 Attic tours Every Wed, Fri & Sat 11-11.45am Octavia Hill 125 year Anniversary walk Behind-the-scenes attic tours revealing graffiti, Outdoors, all year round witch marks and the stories behind these Celebrate the National Trust’s 125th fascinating spaces. anniversary on a self-led 6-mile walk accessible £7.50 B online or call 0344 249 1895 from Chartwell car park. Discover Toys Hill, the place that inspired Octavia Hill to found the Beginners modern calligraphy National Trust. Wed 12 Feb 10.30am-1pm Expert calligrapher Judy Broad will teach you Family trail: Art at Chartwell how to use a dip pen and ink and develop your Sat 11 Jan –Sun 23 Feb 10am–3pm own modern lettering style. Explore the garden at Chartwell through the £65 B online or call 0344 249 1895 eyes of Winston Churchill and his paintbrush. Screen print a scarf Become an artist yourself on this interactive Thu 13 Feb 10.30am-4.30pm trail. Design and print your own unique scarf, with Donations welcome expert guidance from local print maker Rachel Themed highlight house tours Moore. Children’s spotters trail Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Weekdays from 2 Mar, excl Bank Hols 4pm £75 B online or call 0344 249 1895 From Wed 26 Feb 1-5pm Fri 10 – Mon 13 Apr 11am-4pm Delve deeper into the stories of Winston Further adventures in goldwork Pick up a free spotters leaflet and hunt down £3 Churchill and Chartwell on a one hour tour of Sat 15 Feb 10.30am-4.30pm items in the collection placed around the house. selected rooms in the house. Tours include Spend a day with expert Hanny Newton Smallhythe Place Churchill’s bedroom, not normally open to the Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt exploring goldwork and other metal Near Tenterden. TN30 7NG public. Henrietta’s Horrible Remedies embroidery techniques. B 0344 249 1895 Fri 10 – Mon 13 Apr 11am-4pm Tel: 01580 762334 £75 B online or call 0344 249 1895 £2 Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Children’s windchime workshop Exhibition: Dressing Miss Terry Young naturalists trail Wed 19 Feb & Thu 20 Feb 10.30-12noon Scotney Castle Wed 1 Apr – Sat 3 Oct 11am-5pm Sat 28 Mar – Mon 13 Apr 10am-4pm Design your own set of windchimes using An exhibition exploring the costumes of Ellen £3 Lamberhurst TN3 8JN Terry and the people involved in their creation. paints, ribbons, beads and feathers. Tel: 01892 893820 Studio talks £8 B online or call 0344 249 1895 Family theatre: The Wind in the Willows Daily from Apr 12.30, 1.30, 2.30 & 3.30pm Archaeology & Bishops lecture Half-term family fun Sat 4 Apr 3.30pm Drop in to the studio for a brief talk on Thu 5 Mar 7-8pm Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb 10am-5pm Join Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad on an Churchill’s passion for painting and see more Join archaeologist Nathalie Cohen to find Children’s trail in the garden and house, plus adventure of a lifetime. of the scenes he captured on canvas. out more about discoveries at Knole and photography workshops with Sharp Shots Adult £12 Child £9.50 B 01580 762334 Photo Club. Canterbury Cathedral. Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Emmetts Garden £7.50 B online or call 0344 249 1895 Workshop: Garden printmaking Fri 10 – Mon 13 Apr 11am-3pm Sevenoaks. TN14 6BA Fashioned from paper at Knole Sat 28 Mar 11am-4pm £3 Tel: 01732 868381 Sat 7 Mar – Sun 1 Nov 11am-5pm Try your hand at monoprinting inspired by the Theatre: Dad’s Army, Radio Show Discover life-size characters from Knole’s garden at Scotney. All materials provided plus Plant explorer trail Fri 17 – Sun 19 Apr 7.30pm history, delicately crafted from paper and tea and coffee. David Benson and Jack Lane play 25 Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb 10am-4pm brought to life in all their splendour. £40 B 01892 893820 Follow the adventures of the famous Victorian characters between them in this brilliant Plant Explorer, Ernest Wilson, and become a Knole Fawns parent & toddler group Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt staging of the beloved TV series, ‘Dad’s Army’. Featuring three new episodes. plant hunter at Emmetts Garden. Mon 16 Mar, 20 Apr & 18 May 10-11.30am Thu 2 – Sun 19 Apr 10am-4pm £1 Explore, create and play with your 2-5 year olds £3 £17.50 B 01580 762334 Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt at this monthly community group. Big tree climbing Theatre: The Hypochondriac Spring Awakens trail £5 Wed 8 & Thu 9 Apr 10am-5pm Wed 29 & Thu 30 Apr 7.30pm Sat 28 Mar – Mon 13 Apr 10am–4pm Fashioned from paper Reach new heights and have a bird’s eye In a new hilarious version by Richard Bean, The £3 prosecco cream tea tour view of the woodland floor as you look down Summer Theatre Company take on Molière’s classic farce. Fri 27 Mar & Fri 24 Apr 2pm through the leaf canopy. Ightham Mote Enjoy a guided tour of our ‘Fashioned from £20 B 0800 055 6760 £15.50 B 01580 762334 Near Sevenoaks. TN15 0NT Paper’ exhibition, and finish with a prosecco Guided walk: signs of spring Theatre: Tess of the D’Urbervilles Tel: 01732 810378 cream tea. Sat 25 Apr – Sun 3 May 11.30am & 2pm Sat 16 & Sun 17 May 7.30pm £20 B online or call 0344 249 1895 Discover bluebells, primroses, wood A dramatisation of one of Thomas Hardy’s Half-term family fun Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt anemones and early orchids. Spot trees most iconic novels, performed by Hotbuckle Productions. Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb 10am-4pm Sat 28 Mar – Wed 15 Apr 11am-3pm breaking into bud and look out for the early Bring the kids to follow the animal homes trail £3 butterflies in the spring sunshine. £15.50 B 01580 762334 and find out about where different animals live. Flower Festival The White Cliffs & South Quebec House Fri 1 – Sun 31 May 10am-5pm Mother’s Day Westerham. TN16 1TD Enjoy flower displays in the house, flower Foreland Lighthouse Sun 22 Mar 10am-5pm Tel: 01732 868381 walks, talks and demonstrations in the Dover, Kent. CT15 5NA Make a hand-made craft gift for mum. garden or take part in a creative workshop or Tel: 01304 202756 £2.50 Mrs Wolfe’s recipes photography course. Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Every Sun & Bank Holiday 1-4pm White Cliffs plant fair Sat 28 Mar – Mon 13 Apr 10am-5pm Taste some of Mrs Wolfe’s eighteenth-century Sissinghurst Castle Sat 2 – Sun 3 May 10am-4pm £3 recipes such as lemon drops, King or Queen Our 20th annual plant fair promises to be cakes or macaroons. Garden bigger and better than ever, with thousands NGS Open Gardens day Near Cranbrook. TN17 2AB of plants grown by our dedicated plant fair Guided house tours Thu 16 Apr 10am-5pm Tel: 01580 710700 volunteers. Admissions for this day will raise money for Daily Wed – Sun 12noon & 12.30pm National Gardens Scheme charities. Discover the stories behind Quebec House International Garden Photographer of the and its famous occupant. Tickets available Year exhibition Exhibition: Lost Words from 11am in the Coach House. Sat 4 Jan – Sun 8 Mar Fri 1 May – Fri 17 Jul 11am-5pm Brighten up your winter with this exhibition. An exhibition of original artwork celebrating Interested in volunteering? Featuring some of the best professional and Get in touch the relationship between language and the Sat 25 Jan 10am–12noon amateur landscape photography. living world, and nature’s power to spark the Drop into our information session in the We love to hear what you think imagination. Coach House. Find out about the many Hedge laying course of this newsletter. volunteer roles we have available. Sat Feb 8 9.30am-4pm International Dawn Chorus Day Please let us know by emailing: Learn the art of hedge laying with this hands- Georgian school room LSE.customerenquiries Sun 3 May 5.30am on course with our rangers. Refreshments Dawn Chorus ranger walk, followed by a full From Wed 26 Feb 1-5pm @nationaltrust.org.uk provided throughout the day. English breakfast. New for 2020, we have redisplayed a room £50 B 0344 249 1895 or write to us at: £22.50 B 0344 249 1895 or online at Quebec House to reflect how children like National Trust, Chilterns Hub, James Wolfe might have been educated in the Woodsman walk Prospect House, Crendon Street, eighteenth-century. Sat 7 Mar 9.30am-1pm High Wycombe, HP13 6LA Join our ranger for a tour of our woodland. See the work that goes into its management. You can also follow us on £25 inc lunch B 0344 249 1895 Twitter @southeastnt, or find us on Facebook at National Trust London nationaltrust.org.uk/southeastevents and South East

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