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Staff Making
Saturday 15th February 10.30 – 15.00
Saturday 15th March 10.30 – 15.00
Saturday 16th April 10.30 – 15.00
£79
Make your own hiking staff or walking stick! Hannah from Natural Pathways will provide the materials and equipment and show you how to make your very own staff which will last a lifetime. You can personalise your staff, or maybe make a Foraging Stick to use at one of Hannah’s foraging courses.
Suitable for adults and for children aged 8+
Family Skulls, Scats and Tracks Day
Monday 17th February 10.00 – 14.00
£35
A tracking and nature awareness course for families!
Get closer to wildlife than you could have thought possible and learn exciting facts about our native animals.
Gain valuable skills while having fun on this course run by Hannah from Natural Pathways.
Mindfulness in Nature
Sunday 23rd March 10.30 – 15.00
Sunday 27th April 10.30 – 15.00
£63
A day to awaken your senses!
Take time to slow down and reconnect with the natural environment during this course run by Hannah from Natural Pathways. You will learn how to improve your skills of intuition and gain inspiration from your surroundings. The day will include Awareness Exercises, Meditation and the exploration of Energy Fields and Brain Waves.
The Three Musketeers
Wednesday 7th May 18.00
We can’t wait to see ThisIsMyTheatre’s adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’s swashbuckling classic!
When tickets are on sale a link will be posted here. In the meantime, read about this exciting and innovative theatre company by clicking below.
This will be an outdoor production, please bring something to sit on. Picnics welcome, please note only assistance dogs permitted at the performance.
National Garden Scheme
Thursday 22nd May 09.00 – 17.00
Today the gardens are open in aid of the National Garden Scheme which raises funds for nursing and health charities.
“For me, as Patron, the wonderful thing about the National Garden Scheme is its unique blend of Britishness – the marriage of nursing and gardens; the exemplary role of volunteers; the cumulative fundraising power of small events; the championing of local community activity and the celebration of what gardens can do for the benefit of us all. So I can only wish you all another happy year of garden visiting.”
King Charles III
Robin Hood
Saturday 16th August 14.00
DOT Productions are bringing an hour of pure escapism to the gardens with this performance full of silliness and songs and sword fights! Come and meet Robin and his merry men and watch them do battle with the evil Sheriff of Nottingham.
When tickets are on sale a link will be posted here. In the meantime, you can read about this popular theatre company by clicking below.
This will be an outdoor production, please bring something to sit on. Picnics welcome, please note only assistance dogs permitted at the performance.
Sense and Sensibility
Saturday 16th August 18.30
We are delighted to welcome Dot Productions back to Goodnestone with their adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, her first published work. This comedy of manners full of heroes, heartbreaks and villains is a wonderful way to commemorate the birth of Jane Austen 250 years ago.
When tickets are on sale a link will be posted here. In the meantime, you can read about this popular theatre company by clicking below.
This will be an outdoor production, please bring something to sit on. Picnics welcome, please note only assistance dogs permitted at the performance.
Macbeth
Sunday 31st August 18.00
The Duke’s Theatre Company return to Goodnestone with Macbeth, Shakespeare’s landmark play first performed over 400 years ago. Contemporary themes of ambition and power are interwoven with witchcraft and prophesy in a memorable production by this creative company.
When tickets are on sale a link will be posted here. In the meantime, you can read about The Duke’s Theatre Company by clicking below.
This will be an outdoor production, please bring something to sit on. Picnics welcome, please note only assistance dogs permitted at the performance.
National Garden Scheme
Friday 12th September 09.00 – 17.00
Today the gardens are open in aid of the National Garden Scheme which raises funds for nursing and health charities.
In 2024 the charity donated a record £3,501,227. Thousands of people who live with health conditions such as cancer or Parkinson’s, who have poor mental health, or who struggle financially as unpaid carers, have been supported by NGS funding of the nurses, health professionals and case workers who support them.
