What Stories Make Worlds at Hestercombe Gallery
NEW exhibition exploring landscape and environment.
Join us for a picnic on our marquee lawn to celebrate the King's Coronation.
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To celebrate the King's Coronation, on Monday 8th May, we will be opening our marquee lawn for visitors to bring their own food and drink, picnic chairs and blankets.
For those who prefer to eat out, our Caffè + Gelato will be open as usual and selling traditional tea and cake.
There will also be fun lawn games available for the whole family to enjoy and crown decorating between 12-2pm.
There is no garden pay barrier to access the marquee lawn, Caffè + Gelato or the Stables Restaurant, however, if you would like to visit the gardens, you will need to pay standard garden admission.
NEW exhibition exploring landscape and environment.
Learn the timeless craft of weaving beautiful, functional baskets.
Hestercombe's Plant Centre is holding its popular end of season Plant Sale, starting on Saturday 12th October, until stocks last!
Join Michael Jordan, author and chairman of the Fungus Conservation Trust, for a fun and informative walk to discover and identify mushrooms and toadstools in the gardens
Join us for an afternoon of conversation with artists Emma Critchley, Feral Practice with Megan Broadmeadow, Hannah Fletcher, Lydia Halcrow, Jem Southam and curator Tim Martin.
Join us for our Bampfylde Winter Lecture, with guest speaker Annabel Watts, Head Gardener at Munstead Wood.
Time to get spooky with our Halloween Spook-tacular activities!
Chocolate making experience day, including two course lunch