Springsong – the Buscot and Coleshill Chastleton House and a Morning of Singing with a Community Estates Gardens Choir Leader and the National Trust Near Faringdon

Springsong – The Buscot and Coleshill Chastleton House and a morning of singing with a community Estates Gardens choir leader and the National Trust Near Faringdon. SN6 7PT Near Moreton-in-Marsh. GL56 0SU Tel: 01793 762209 Tel: 01608 674981 Sat 16 May Coleshill Critters Behind Closed Doors: Conserving Come and sing together as part Tue 3 – Tue 31 Mar 10.30-11.30am Chastleton of a ‘wave of song’ across the & Tue 21 Apr – Tue 19 May 10.30-11.30am Tue 31 Mar & Tue 28 Apr 2-4pm 128 year-old wisteria region to celebrate 125 years of the Outdoor toddler pre-school group for nature An afternoon discovering our unique approach May National Trust. Run by professional lovers and woodland adventurers. to conservation, starting with tea, coffee and Experience the sweet smelling, centuries-old choral tutors, everyone is welcome, £25 for 5 sessions pastries. wonder of Greys Court. In flower for only two B 0344 249 1895 or online £20 B 0344 249 1895 regardless of ability. We’re limited weeks, so keep an eye on social media. Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt only by space at each place. Check Ranger walk: Sit and Stay Fri 10 – Mon 13 Apr 11am-3pm Fri 10 – Sun 12 Apr 1-4pm online how to get involved at the Mon 9 Mar 10.15am At Buscot Village £3 £2.50 website of participating properties: Join Leo the ranger and Buddy his dog for Alfriston Clergy House, Clandon Park, Coleshill open afternoons a dog walk. Breakfast sandwiches and dog Sun 12 Apr & Sun 10 May 2-5pm Greys Court treats after in the tearoom. Claremont, Cliveden, Hatchlands Park, See our restored water mill to find out how Near Henley-on-Thames. RG9 4PG £10 B online Hinton Ampner, Hughenden, Ightham flour is produced and explore a Second World Tel: 01491 628529 Garden tours Mote, Isle of Wight, Knole, Mottisfont, War replica bunker. Every Wed in May & Jun 2pm Nymans, Petworth, Polesden Lacey, Ranger Walk: Tree ID, from ash to yew Second World War walks Fri 24 Jan 1pm Join a member of the gardens team to learn Runnymede, Scotney Castle, Sheffield Wed 15 Apr 6-8pm Join Leo the Ranger to learn the fascinating art about their work. Park and Garden, Standen, The Vyne, & Sun 10 May 11am-1pm of how to identify trees without their leaves. Uppark and Waddesdon. Discover Coleshill’s hidden Second World War £3 B online Nuffield Place history on this informative walk through the Ranger Walk: Seeing the wood for the trees Near Henley-on-Thames. RG9 5RY village, woods and parkland at the home of Sun 9 & Mon 10 Feb 1pm 01491 642857 the British Resistance. Join Leo the Ranger for a crash course in how Adult £7 Child £3.50 Leo and his team keep the woodland healthy. Grand reopening of Nuffield Place B 0344 249 1895 or online £3 B online Mon 2 Mar Energy efficiency for old buildings Come along and celebrate alongside the team Half term: Budding Ranger Trail Fri 24 Apr 9am-4.30pm as Nuffield Place reopens for the 2020 season. Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb Explore the best methods for maximising How much do you know about trees? Find out Garage renovation energy efficiency through windows, walls, how to identify them on the half-term trail and roofs and floors whilst retaining the essential Daily win a prize. The story of Lord Nuffield’s career and how qualities of the historic building fabric. £2 he made his fortune will be on display in the Suitable for homeowners, builders and brand new renovation of the car garage. specifiers. Spring Bulbs Adult £110 Mar & Apr Collections Spotlight: The Nuffields B 0344 249 1895 or online Watch Greys Court spring to life with vibrant Daily from 2 Mar colours and scents. See thousands of daffodils, Hot lime for builders and specifiers Learn about who the Nuffields were, in this OXFORDSHIRE crocuses and snowdrops carpeting the walled Mon 27 Apr 9-4.30pm collection spotlight throughout the house. garden and wider parkland. Badbury Ideal for people who have some basic knowledge of lime. Focuses on recent Car Club visits Nr Faringdon. World Book Day research into hot mixing and application. Various Dates Sat 7 – Sun 8 Mar Check our website for regular updates of Tel: 01793 762209 Slide-based talks and videos with practical Head to the shop and find the book-themed classic cars that are heading to Nuffield Place. demonstrations. Half term: children’s trail, with select children’s books on Adult £110 nesting woodland bird trail sale for £1. Bluebells B 0344 249 1895 or online Tue 18 – Thu 20 Feb 10am-2pm Mar & Apr Bluebells Join us on our woodland bird trail to find out Homeowner ‘Old House’ Repair weekend See beautiful woodland bluebells in full bloom Late Apr about what our birds get up to and where they Sat 2 & Sun 3 May 9am-4.30pm this spring. Wheelchair and buggy accessible Spinney Wood fills with a vibrant carpet of nest. Two-day course for homeowners including footpaths. purple flowers, a real sight to be seen in late £3 how to deal with damp and maximise energy spring at Greys Court. efficiency. Day two focuses on practical skills Easter at Nuffield Place Dawn chorus walk including lime plastering, pointing and lime Fri 10 – Mon 13 Apr Sun 3 May 5.30-9.30am Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt washing. Celebrate Easter in peace and tranquillity at Join a Ranger for an early morning stroll Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr Adult £250 Nuffield Place, with no chocolate eggs in sight. around Badbury to experience the glory of £3 B 0344 249 1895 or online the dawn chorus. Breakfast follows in the Carpenters Canteen at Coleshill. White Horse Hill Adult £12 B 0344 249 1895 or online Uffington. SN7 7QJ Tel: 01793 762209

White Horse Hill Sky Tour Easter Half term fun Fresh air fun Cost The price quoted is per person, Wed 29 Jan & Wed 26 Feb 6.30-8.30pm events or indoor activities for kids. per trail or per activity. & Wed 25 Mar 7-9pm Take a tour of the night sky and learn about Re-connect with the constellations, bright stars, planets and nature on trails, Mother’s Day Special treats Booking essential B deeper cosmos from this perfect stargazing quizzes and for your mum at these places. Please book online or use the phone location Cadbury Easter number provided. Dogs on leads welcome Adult £7 Child £3.50 B 0344 249 1895 Egg Hunts. Normal admission prices apply for non- There may be places at the property members (plus extra charge if applicable). Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt where dogs cannot go so please check websites before you travel. Family booking: This includes Sat 11 & Sun 12 Apr 11am-3pm 2 adults and 2 children £3 Please note: We do our best to ensure details are correct when we go to press. or 1 adult and 3 children. We reserve the right to cancel or change events if necessary. Tickets are non-refundable.

This is just a selection of what’s on at your favourite places. For a full programme please contact the property or see the website. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Cliveden Ashridge Estate Taplow. SL1 8NS Tel: 01628 605069 Near Berkhamsted. HP4 1LT Tel: 01442 851227 Cliveden Critters Weds in term time 10.30am Going Underground trail and craft A weekly workshop for pre-school children Mon 17 – Fri 21 Feb 10am-3pm (2-4yrs) with hands-on creative crafts, Complete a trail with matching craft at the activities and story time. Each week promises visitor centre. something different. £3 Child £5 B online Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt – early bird 50 things to do at Cliveden… Mon 6 – Thu 9 Apr 10am-4pm From Jan £3 …before you’re 125 ¾. Activities and Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt challenges for all ages to help you get the Fri 10 – Mon 13 Apr 10am-4pm most out of your visit to Cliveden on the 125th £5 birthday of the National Trust. Amateur photography workshop Easter crafts Half-term trail Wed 25 Mar 10am-1pm Waddesdon Manor Tue 14 – Fri 17 Apr 10am-4pm Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb 10.30am-2.30pm Talented photographers Hugh and Peter Near Aylesbury. HP18 0JH Make and decorate a nature-themed craft at Fun adventure trail for children to explore the will take you through the principles of Tel: 01296 820414 the visitor centre. estate and create a craft to take home. photography from the kit to taking the £2 Child £2 ultimate shot. Waddesdon’s grounds re-open Sat 1 Feb - Sun 22 Mar (Wed – Sun) The gilded gardens £30 B inc coffee and cake Gentle stroll: signs of spring 10am-4pm Wed 15 Apr 10.30am-12.30pm Sat 29 Feb – Thu 30 Apr Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt See the gardens come to life with snowdrops Join volunteers for a walk to look at spring See Cliveden’s daffodils throughout the Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr 10am-4pm and spring flowers. Explore the wider estate wildlife. grounds and displayed in the Ferneries. £3 with our walks and trails. £3 Self-guided walking leaflet available. Dawn chorus ranger walk Artisan food market Watercolour workshops Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Wed 15 Apr 7-9am Sat 8 Feb, 14 Mar, 11 Apr & 9 May Sat 18 & Sun 19 10am-1pm & 2-5pm Find out about the birds that make the Fri 3 – Mon 20 Apr 10.30am-2.30pm 10am-2pm Mon 20 Apr 2-5pm Chilterns their home and learn to identify Child £3 Enjoy delicious, fresh, local produce every Create your own painting of the famous them from their songs. Self-led bluebell walk second Saturday of the month. Ashridge bluebells. £12 inc guidebook B £35 B 01442 851227 Apr-May dates dependent on weather See a blanket of bluebells on a self-led trail Mindfulness nature walks Blissful bluebells walk around the estate. Check Bluebell Watch on Stowe Wed 12 Feb & Sun 29 Mar 10.30am-12pm Thu 30 Apr & Sat 9 May 6-7.30pm the website for the best time to visit. Near Buckingham. MK18 5EQ Guided walk to discover the practice of being mindful in nature. Join a mindfulness walk among the bluebells in Tel: 01280 817156 golden evening light. Dawn chorus walk £10 B 01296 820414 Adult £8 Child £5 B 01442 851227 Sat 28 Mar, Sat 25 Apr, & Sat 2 May 5.30am Stowedrops and spring flowers walk Half term: Head into Space Discover the sounds of spring with our local Dawn chorus walk Sat 11 Jan – Sun 22 Mar 10am-4/5pm Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb bird expert followed by breakfast. Explore a new route through Lamport garden Discover a world among the stars with our Sat 2 & 9 May 6-8am £25 B online Experience early morning birdsong with our to surround yourself with swathes of delicate three orienteering trails. rangers. Breakfast included. Wildlife wander flowers. £3 Adult £15 Child £10 B 01442 851227 Wed 20 May & Wed 3 Jun 10.30am Big Garden Bird Watch Family cookery school Discover which birds, mammals and insects Dockey Wood bluebells Sat 25 – Mon 27 Jan 10am-4pm Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb 1.30-3.30pm can be found around the estate in spring with Record what species you see on a brisk walk A hands-on experience run by our chefs in the Sat 25 & Sun 26 Apr, Sat 2 & Sun 3 May, local naturalist expert. and get involved in the world’s largest garden Manor Restaurant. Fri 8, Sat 9 & Sun 10 May 10am-4pm £15 B online Bring your National Trust card to get free survey. £25 B 01296 820414 entry to Dockey Wood to see the bluebells House reopens over our three peak weekends. Hartwell House Valentine moments Sat 8 – Sun 9 Feb 10am-4pm From Wed 25 Mar Vale of Aylesbury. HP17 8NR Explore the Manor as it opens after its winter Gentle stroll: bluebells Meet the makers L’Auberge du Chocolat Tel: 01296 747444 conservation. Wed 6 May 10.30am-12.30pm for tasters in the shop and browse romantic novels in the second-hand bookshop. Join a gentle walk to see the bluebells. Meet at National Trust 125 anniversary offer A Rothschild Treasury Ling Ride car park, HP4 1NF. Various dates during 2020 Half-term trail: nature ninjas From 25 Mar Wed – Sun 12noon-4pm £3 Stay at this magnificent Jacobean and Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb 10am-4pm This new permanent gallery in the House Georgian stately house, dine in the Give the kids a well-earned break from celebrates four generations of Rothschild Soane restaurant, walk in 90 acres of Boarstall Duck Decoy term-time pressures as we unlock young family collecting. Buckinghamshire countryside and relax Boarstall. HP18 9UX imaginations. Pass the tricky challenges to in the spa. Mothering Sunday Tel: 01280 817156 earn the title of Nature Ninja. Adult £125 dinner, bed & breakfast Sat 21 Mar & Sun 22 Mar £2.50 inc prize Natural play Full details at hartwell-house.com/125 Treat your mother to something special with a sparkling afternoon tea served in the Manor Sat 7 Mar & every open day through B 01296 747444 Spring through the lens restaurant. the year 11am-5pm Sun 1 Mar – Sun 31 May 10am-5pm Come and test your skills of outdoor play, Hughenden Make the most of new beginnings in the Adult £28 Child £16 B 01296 820414 garden with a variety of activities: weekly balance and adventure. We’ve installed Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt High Wycombe. HP14 4LA photography walks; seasonal ranger walk; equipment in the woodland for the family to Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr 10am-4pm Tel: 01494 755573 monthly dog walk; family explorer guides. explore. Child £3 Various prices Behind the scenes garden tour Bluebell season Every first Wed of the month 11am-12noon Revealing Apollo and the Nine Muses West Wycombe Park and Sat 4 Apr – Sun 31 May 11am-5pm Gain insight into the history and design of the Mon 9 – Sat 14 Mar 10am-5pm Take in the simple pleasure of a bluebell gardens and hear how the seasonal planting is Visit our new set of ten statues returned to the village woodland walk. developed. garden by the Doric Arch. Possible thanks to Near High Wycombe. HP14 3AJ Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt £5 B generous donations towards the Landscape Tel: 01494 755571 Programme. Fri 10 – Mon 13 Apr 11am-5pm Behind the scenes house tour Leap for Nature £2 Every last Thu of the month 10.30-11.30am Mother’s Day cream teas Sat 29 Feb 10am-2pm Ranger’s bluebell walk See spaces not open to the public and find Sat 21 & Sun 22 Mar 10am-5pm Take a green leap forward and help nature out how the special collections are cared for in Sat 25 Apr 11.30am-12.30pm Make a fuss of mum with a treat of a prosecco on the year’s extra day. Join our rangers at See the best of the bluebells on a guided walk the Manor. cream tea. West Wycombe Hill and lend a hand to create and discover the work that goes in to care for Adult £6 B £11.50 B habitats for wildlife. Everyone welcome, suitable for all ages. these favoured flowers. Half term: Bat and Robin Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt £2 B online Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb 10am-4pm Stowe’s underwater world West Wycombe Park grounds open Become a bird detective and take on a trail Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr 10am-4.30pm From Wed 1 Apr with our winged heroes Bat and Robin. Craft Claydon £3.50 (Grounds open Thu-Sun from 2-6pm) activities to take home. Near Buckingham. MK18 2EY See spring awakening at West Wycombe Park £3 Dawn Chorus walks Tel: 01296 730349 Sat 25 & Sun 27 Apr 5-7.30am with walks around its tranquil landscaped Landrover safari Experience the birdsong and wildlife chatter garden, lake, follies and temples. Behind the scenes Thu 27 Feb & 14 May 10am-1pm of Stowe on an early morning walk before we Musical Sunday Sats 11 Jan – 29 Feb 10.30am & 1.30pm Go off-road through the Chilterns countryside open. Breakfast included. Sats & Tues 7 Mar – 19 May 11am with our rangers and explore nature’s hidden £18 B 0344 249 1895 Sun 17 May 2.30-4.30pm Join a tour to explore previously unseen parts habitats. Relax and enjoy music performed on the of the house as private family apartments £30 B inc coffee and cake National Gardening Week south colonnade from the celebrated West come into National Trust care. Mon 27 Apr – Sun 3 May 10am-5pm Wycombe Brass Band. £12 B 0344 249 1895 World Book Day weekend Gardener’s tours; workshops; weekend family Fri 6 – Sun 8 Mar 11am-3pm seed bomb activities; talks; tai chi on the Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Join us for special storytelling sessions in the South Front and more. Fri 10 – Mon 13 Apr 12noon-3.30pm gardens and the house and take on the little Various prices B £2.50 bookworm trail. BERKSHIRE Half term: Darcy the dormouse Ranger Walk: Chasing the chalk flora Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb Sun 10 & Mon 11 May 11am Maidenhead and Darcy the dormouse has woken up too early, Join the Ranger team at Lardon Chase and Basildon Park can you help her find her way back to bed? Lough Down to enjoy the wildflowers that Cookham Commons Near Reading. RG8 9NR £2 thrive on the SSSI. Maidenhead. Tel: 01628 605069 £3 B online Tel: 01491 672382 Bluebells Dawn chorus Mar & Apr Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Exhibi¡tion: India & Me Sat 16 May 5.30-8am The parkland at Basildon Park gets a new Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr Experience the orchestral sounds of Daily lease of life as delicate bluebells burst through £3 Stories from the local communities of Reading Maidenhead Thicket as it comes to life. the ground, creating great family photo come to life in projection and sound in the Ranger Walk: Dawn chorus £20 B 0344 249 1895 opportunities. Garden Room. Experience their stories of Sun 3 May 4am Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt journey and migration. Get up early and take in the sweet melodies of Ranger Walk: Basildon blooms Sat 11 Apr 11am-2pm Sun 19 & Mon 20 Apr 1pm the dawn chorus of birdsong with the Ranger Ranger Walk: Tree ID, from ash to yew £2 Join Leo and his team to discover the rare and team. Breakfast sandwiches served after. Mon 13 Jan 1pm surprising blooms that pop up at Basildon £15 B online Learn the art of identifying trees without their Park, including cowslips and bluebells. leaves in the winter months, with expert Leo Alliums in bloom £3 B online the Ranger May £3 B online See startling purple alliums in the meadows.

LONDON Sunday walking group: Love your local Quacky Races landscape Tue 7 & Wed 8 Apr 11am-3pm 1st Sun of every month Jan – Jun 10am Borrow a rubber duck and race it down the 2 Willow Road Explore wildlife, plant life, history and beauty river in this Morden Hall Park classic. Hampstead. NW3 1TH with our new sociable walking group led by £2.50 Tel: 020 7435 6166 our experts. Meet at visitor reception. Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Thursday Lates at 2 Willow Road Present: a seasonal sensory trail Fri 10 – Mon 13 Apr 10am-4pm Selected dates Mar – Oct 6.30-9pm Feb & Mar £5 Exclusive events with welcome drinks, guest Our gift to you this winter is sharing new ways The Great Big Tree Climb speakers and the chance to explore the house to experience this wonderful setting and learn Thu 16 & Fri 17 Apr 10am-5pm in the evening light. how to be mindful at home. Sensory activities Climb the tallest, oldest tree in the park. £15 www.acuriousinvitation.com suitable for all ages. £25 per hour B 0344 249 1895 or online £3 Eastbury Manor House Get Creative Festival Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt See in spring: Over half a million spring Fri 8 – Sun 31 May Barking. IG11 9SN bulbs flowering Fri 10 – Mon 13 Apr 10.30am-4pm Try something new and creative with a range £3 Tel: 020 8227 2942 Mar & Apr of workshops for kids and adults. A sea of early crocus, drifts of botanical tulips Elizabeth David-inspired supper club NB Eastbury Manor House is managed by the and vivid muscari: the spectacular seasonal Osterley Park and House Fri 6 Mar London Borough of Barking and Dagenham sight of over half a million bulbs, transforming Food historian Sam Bilton will bring us a Mother’s Day afternoon tea the vast walled garden. Isleworth. TW7 4RD supper club inspired by Elizabeth David’s Sun 22 Mar Tel: 020 8232 5050 Vogue recipes. All mums deserve a cup of tea Celebrate Mother’s Day with a special £35 (BYOB) Exhibition: Treasures of Osterley afternoon tea. Mon 16 – Sun 22 Mar Celebrate the diversity of the mums in our £22 or £26 with prosecco B online Daily until Sun 23 Feb lives and what the word ‘mum’ means to you. A chance to see Osterley’s recent acquisition Red House Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Create your own tea blend all week, with St Agatha by Carlo Dolci alongside the best of Bexleyheath. DA6 8JF Fri 10 – Sun 12 Apr 11am-4pm special pre-bookable afternoon teas midweek. the Child family collection. Tel: 020 8303 6359 £3 B online Afternoon tea £12.50 Tea blending workshop £1 Winter walkies Seeds of Inspiration Tudor May Day Daily until Sun 23 Feb 10am-4pm Wed – Sun 11am-5pm Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Sun 3 May Bring your furry friends with you this winter to Throughout 2020, part of the Red House Celebrate May Day and dance around the Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr explore our beautiful garden. garden will undergo a reimagining of Morris maypole as the Tudors once did. £4 and Webb’s 150 year-old design. Pop along to B online Exhibition: The Tiger Who Came To Tea see the work in action. Morden Hall Park Sat 11 Jan – Sun 1 Mar Fenton House and Morden. SM4 5JD Celebrate this classic children’s story in Who made me? Activity trail partnership with Seven Stories, the National Wed – Sun 11am-5pm Tel: 020 8545 6850 Garden Centre for Children’s Books. Explore the garden and match up the different Hampstead. NW3 6SP Big wetland birdwatch Morris & Co crafts with the craftspeople who Tel: 020 7435 3471 Half term Sat 18 – Sun 19 Jan 11am-3pm made them. Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb 11am-4pm £1 Please Sit at Fenton House Spot native birds and enjoy offers on bird food Join us for storytelling, badgemaking, craft Sat 29 Feb – Mon 4 May and feeders in the Garden Centre. cart and Family Gardening Club. En plein air Six contemporary designers invite you to Donations welcome Small additional charges apply Last Tue of every month 11am–3.30pm. linger longer on seating installations inspired Grab your easel and paints and let Red House Wellness weekend I Am The Seed nature poetry trail by Fenton’s extraordinary collections. be your muse as we open the garden for use Sat 25 – Sun 26 Jan Sun 1 Mar – Thu 30 Apr 10am-5pm Focus on wellbeing through seasonal walks, by local artists. Mother’s Day Trail through the gardens to discover creative workshops and outdoor experiences. beautifully illustrated nature poetry taken Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Sun 22 Mar 11am-5pm Drop in to our volunteer open day (Sun 26 Bring mums along for free to wander among from the book: I Am The Seed That Grew the Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr Wed-Sun & Mon 13 Apr 11am-3pm) stunning carpets of spring flowers. Planting Tree. £4.50 From £10 B 0344 249 1895 or online inspiration and plants to give as gifts. £3 Valentine’s gift: ring making Mother’s Day Fenton garden introductory talks Sutton House and Sat 8, Sun 9, Fri 14, Sat 15 & Sun 16 Feb Sun 22 Mar 10am-5pm Thu Apr – Oct 2-2.30pm Make a silver ring to surprise a loved one or Treat the most important person with free Breaker’s Yard Discover fascinating and newly unearthed come as a couple to craft a ring for each other. entry to the house and garden for all mums. Hackney Central. E9 6JQ facts in these short introductions through the Bubbly and treats included. Tel: 020 8986 2264 changing seasons. From £100 B 0344 249 1895 or online Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr 11am-4pm East India Company & Sutton House Evening concerts Half term: wild crafts £3 Wed 5 Feb – Sat 29 Mar Tue 18 - Fri 21 Feb 11am-4pm Wed once a month Apr – Oct 7pm Newly created artwork by local school children Invited musicians perform on the Benton Join us in the exhibition space to decorate to explore the history of the East India Fletcher collection of early keyboard and plant a grass-head pot and make native Rainham Hall Company. instruments. wildflower seed bombs. Havering. RM13 9YN £2 B online Ticket price includes a glass of wine £5 (Seasonal trail £2) Tel: 01708 525579 £20 B 0344 249 1895 B 0344 249 1895 or online Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt: The Denney Edition, celebrating an icon of Fantastic Minibeasts Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Leap for Nature: Tree planting 20th century style Fri 10 Apr – Mon 13 Apr Fri 10 – Mon 13 Apr 11am-4.30pm Sat 29 Feb 10am-3pm Hall reopens Sat 1 Feb £2 £3 Celebrate the leap year and get involved by Exhibition about former 1960s resident, helping to plant trees in the park. St John at Hackney Church Institute Anthony Denney, photographer, art collector B Wed 22 Apr – Sun 1 Nov Ham House and Garden and interior designer. Exhibition about the near 50 years (1891-1938) Near Richmond. TW10 7RS Mum’s the word: craft a gift that Sutton House was a men’s club, featuring Tel: 020 8940 1950 Sat 14, 21 & Sun 15, 22 Mar 11am-4pm February half term contemporary artworks from the local Impress mum and granny with flower pots Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb community. Winter walkies decorated and planted just for them. Family activities and garden planting sessions. Jan £4 Small additional charges may apply The perfect setting for a bracing walk with Mother’s Day afternoon tea seasonal food and drink to warm you up. Spring celebration: Marzanna doll craft Sat 21 Mar 11am-1pm Sun 22 Mar 2-4pm Say goodbye winter; hello spring! Make a A delicious afternoon tea with finger traditional Polish doll to bring good luck. sandwiches and dainty cakes. £2 £17 Guided walk: dawn chorus HAMPSHIRE Sun 17 May 5-8am ISLE OF WIGHT A stroll through Foxbury with a local bird Hinton Ampner expert to see the full spectacular of the dawn Bembridge Windmill Near Alresford. SO24 0LA chorus in full swing. Bembridge. PO35 5SQ Tel: 01962 771305 £9 B 01794 344020 Tel: 01983 873945 Charity walk: Hearing dogs Half term: Spring is in sight Easter: Colour catcher Sat 30 May 9am-5pm Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb 10am-4pm Join us for The Great British Dog Walk at Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr 10.30am-5pm Discover how plants, animals and people Explore the windmill grounds and see how Foxbury. Choose between a 3km or 6km walk. are welcoming in the new season with our many colours you can match to the natural Ask your friends and family to sponsor your family trail. world around you. four-legged friend. £2 £10 B 01844 348100 Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Fri 10 – Mon 13 Apr 10.30am-4pm Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr 10am-4pm Sandham Memorial £2 £3 Chapel Mottistone Gardens and Mottisfont Near Newbury. RG20 9JT Mindfulness trail Near Romsey. SO51 0LP Tel: 01635 278394 Sat 11 Jan – Sun 9 Feb 10am-4pm Estate While enjoying a winter trail walk, ask yourself Mottistone. PO30 4ED Tel: 01794 340757 Chapel service ten questions that give you time to think. Tel: 01983 741302 Wed 4 Mar, 1 Apr & 6 May 10.20-10.50am Art installation: Pilgrim Short monthly services in the Chapel. Dress like a Victorian Until 30 Apr 10am-4pm Mother’s Day lunch Daily until Sun 31 May 12-3pm Sound installation by Hywel Davies, located in Papercraft workshop Sun 22 Mar 10.30am-4pm Immerse yourself in The Vyne’s Victorian Spoil Mum with a traditional afternoon tea in the Beech Circle. Fri 6 Mar & 3 Apr 10.45am-12.45pm history by trying on costumes in the the peaceful gardens. Create cards and 3D projects from a range of Art installation: Casting Light Housekeeper’s Room. £15 B 01983 741302 colourful papers and cards. Sat 11 Jan – Sun 8 Nov 11am-4pm Adult £17 B 0344 249 1895 Bluebells Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt An immersive installation in the Red Room Daily Mar-Apr approx. 10am-5pm by Anna Heinrich and Leon Palmer, exploring Découpage on glass workshop Fri 10 – Mon 13 Apr 10.30am-4pm Immerse yourself in a haze of blue through £2 Mottisfont’s historic architectural layers. Fri 6 Mar 2-4pm Morgaston Woods. Help us protect this flower Learn the art of découpage and use napkins to by keeping to the main paths. Exhibition: Comedy and Commentary create beautiful decorations on a glass bowl Needles Old Battery and Sat 18 Jan – Sun 19 Apr 11am-4pm or dish. Fallen bridge trail Witty works from some of Britain’s best New Battery Adult £27.50 B 0344 249 1895 Mon 2 Mar – Sun 31 May 10am-5pm cartoonists commenting on current affairs. Alum Bay. PO39 0JH Chapel talk Discover the history of a 19th-century bridge Tel: 01983 754772 Half term: Daft doodles Mon 9 Mar & 11 May 11am-1pm that collapsed in a storm. Find out how you can help us rebuild it. Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb 10am-5pm Hear about the origins of Stanley Spencer’s Mother’s Day lunch Silly scribbling activities inspired by the comic Holy Box and explore this incredible series of Suggested donation £1 Sun 22 Mar 1-3.30pm exhibition. paintings. Family trail: What’s the story? Treat Mum to a traditional afternoon tea £1 Adult £8 B 0344 249 1895 Mon 2 Mar – Sun 31 May 12noon-4pm somewhere a little different this year. £15 Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Saturated Space Look for Victorian adventure stories hidden in the house. Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr 10am-5pm Wed 11 – Sun 29 Mar Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt £2.50 An exhibition of work by Chapel Arts Studios Fri 10 – Mon 13 Apr 10.30am-4pm A day in the life of Ranger Rabbit associate artists in response to themes of the £2 Exhibition: Faces of Change Mon 2 Mar – Sun 31 May 10am-5pm Chapel and its paintings. Sat 2 May – Sun 5 Jul 11am-5pm Come and learn how to look after natural Newtown National An exhibition from the National Portrait Jewellery workshop habitats with Ranger Rabbit. Gallery accompanied by a community Nature Reserve and Old Fri 3 Apr 2-4pm Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt exhibition. Discover the basics of jewellery making and Sun 4 – Sun 19 Apr 10am-4pm Town Hall create a bracelet and earrings. £3 Newtown. PO30 4PA New Forest Commons Adult £27.50 B 0344 249 1895 Tel: 01983 531622 Foxbury. SO51 6AQ Easter wreath workshop Tel: 01794 344020 Sat 4 Apr 10.30am-12.30pm & 1.30-3.30pm Guided walk: birdwatching Use a range of greenery and decorations to Sat 15 Feb & Sun 1 Mar 10am-12.30pm Foxbury: Forest bathing create a beautiful Easter wreath. Learn all about birds from spotting them to Sun 19 Jan, 16 Feb, 15 Mar, 19 Apr 9am-11am Adult £30 B 0344 249 1895 song identification, and discover the winter Relax, unwind and connect with your senses migrants of Newtown. Of geometry and gods, side by side on this gentle meditative walk with a Shinrin B 01983 741020 Yoku practitioner. Wed 8 – Sun 26 Apr £10 B 01794 344020 An exhibition of work by James Dunnett and Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Robert Fitzmaurice that considers the human Sun 12 & Mon 13 Apr 10.30am-4pm Foxbury Whittle Stix Forest School form in planar terms. £2 Thu in term time 10am-12noon Nature-inspired learning through play. Open Studios 2020 Guided walk: dawn chorus whittlestix.org for more info Fri 8 – Sun 31 May Sun 3 May 5.30-8am Child £8.50 B 07508 019221 An exhibition of work by local artists, curated A gentle stroll to discover nature awakening, especially for Sandham as part of this popular with a warming breakfast to finish. Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Foxbury annual event. £7 B 01983 741020 Sun 12 & Mon 13 Apr 11-4pm Non-member £5 Member £3 Guided walk: beauty, beasts and birds B 01794 344020 The Vyne Fri 8 May 10am-12.30pm Near Basingstoke. RG24 9HL Relax to the sights and sounds of nature on a Guided walk: spring birdwatching Tel: 01256 883858 mindful meander around Newtown. Sun 26 Apr , Sun 10 & 24 May 8-11am Winchester City Mill B 01983 531622 Look out for the Dartford warbler, stonechat Exhibition: Hampshire’s leading citizen Winchester. SO23 9BH and woodlark on this early morning walk until Mon 7 Sep 12-3pm Tel: 01962 870057 through Foxbury. Explore how Sir Charles Chute and his estate £7 B 01794 344020 evolved through the turbulence of two World Half term: insect investigators trail Wars. Sat 15 – Sun 23 Feb 10am-3pm Explore the Mill to learn about some of the Conservation Award insects you might find in your garden and Mon 6 Jan – Sun 1 Mar 12-3pm complete the challenge Get in touch Budding heritage conservationists can learn the key skills involved in looking after historic Pumpkin seed planting We love to hear what you think treasures in the house. Tue 7 & Thu 9 Apr 11am-3pm of this newsletter. Suggested donation £1 Plant your very own pumpkin seed to take Please let us know by emailing: home and watch it grow. 125 years in the gardens LSE.customerenquiries Mon 6 Jan – Sun 1 Mar 10am-4pm Plant hunters trail @nationaltrust.org.uk On our trails for all ages, discover the Sat 4 – Thu 9 & Tue 14 – Sun 19 Apr or write to us at: conservation challenges of keeping the 10am-4pm National Trust, Chilterns Hub, gardens’ history alive. Dogs on leads welcome. Hunt down the clues about different plants to Prospect House, Crendon Street, solve the challenge. High Wycombe, HP13 6LA

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