Teddy Bear’s Picnic
- Tuesday 26th May, 11am to 3pm
Ruffle the Rail Dog has come to the 1620s for some pawsome storytelling, activities and crafts!
Perfect Picnic Hunt
- Thursday 28th May to Sunday 31st May, 10am to 4pm
Can you search the site for our food so that we can eat? We will give you a gift to say thank you!
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Pen and Watercolour Workshop
- Tuesday 2nd June, 10am to 1pm
Learn different pen drawing techniques and ‘dry’ watercolour painting to create your own botanical artwork using flowers and foliage from our 17th Century gardens as inspiration.
Live Lute Music
- Saturday 20th June, 1pm to 4pm
Our resident Lutenist will be bringing the melodic tunes of a replica 1583 lute and a renaissance guitar to the 1620s House.
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Wild Weather Hunt
- Saturday 4th July to Sunday 5th July, 10:30am to 4:30pm
can you find all 10 wild weather patterns which have been causing havoc on our site?
Read more about 'Wild Weather Hunt'Live Lute Music
- Sunday 5th July, 1:30pm to 4pm
Our resident Lutenist will be bringing the melodic tunes of a replica 1583 lute and a renaissance guitar to the 1620s House.
Read more about 'Live Lute Music'Wild Weather Hunt
- Thursday 9th July to Sunday 12th July, 10:30am to 4:30pm
can you find all 10 wild weather patterns which have been causing havoc on our site?
Read more about 'Wild Weather Hunt'Wild Weather Hunt
- Thursday 16th July to Sunday 19th July, 10:30am to 4:30pm
can you find all 10 wild weather patterns which have been causing havoc on our site?
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Dowland’s Adieu
- Friday 17th July, 7pm to 9pm
Join Ayres and Graces for an evening of music celebrating the works of one of England’s most influential composers and lutenists.
Heritage Crafts Day
- Saturday 18th July, 10:30am to 4:30pm
See demonstrations of traditional crafts presented by our fantastic volunteers.
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Tudor and Stuart Big Houses in Leicestershire
- Sunday 19th July, 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Join archaeologist Peter Liddle to hear about the 16th and 17th century great houses in Leicestershire
Kool Kites
- Tuesday 21st July, 11am to 1pm
Let your imagination soar with our kite themed crafts.