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June at The National Trust
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What's On This June at the National Trust
Willington Dovecote & Stables - image AMA
BEDFORDSHIRE
Dunstable Downs
Orchid & Nature Walk
15 June, 11am
Enjoy a 2 hour walk to look for the creatures that call Whipsnade Downs home. Hopefully the orchids will be in full bloom. Our wardens will guide you through the different fascinating and beautiful wildlife and plant life found at the Downs.
There will be walking up and down the hills.
£2
Meet at the Chilterns Gateway Centre
Booking advisable on 01582 500920
Willington Dovecote and Stables
‘Willington and the Russells' - with displays by Willington Local History Group.
30 June, 1 to 5pm
Copies of ‘Willington and the Russells' by Rob Bollington will be on sale. Light refreshments and toilet facilities in the church, with organ music there from 3 pm to 3.45 pm.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Anglesey Abbey Lode Gardens and Mill
National Gardens Scheme Day
Thursday 13 June, 10.30am - 5.30pm
Delve into the gardens to find the garden team and volunteers giving demonstrations and special tours. All garden admission donated to the National Gardens Scheme Fund - members are asked to make a donation.
Houghton Mill
Cambridge Touring Theatre presents...
‘Treasure Island' - A Swashbuckling Family Musical
8 June, 6 - 8pm
Take your family on a merry romp to the sunny Caribbee'. Join our two young heroes - Jim and Ruth - as they find a treasure map and set sail for adventure. Along the way they'll learn important lessons about loyalty and friendship - and discover whether Long John Silver can be trusted! Suitable for all ages, the performance is outdoors, interactive and full of laughs and catchy tunes
Adult £12, child £9, family £38, theatre workshop £3
Booking Office: 0843 2080500 http://www.cambridgetouringtheatre.co.uk/
Peckover House and Gardens
Behind the Scenes tours
Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 June
Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 June
Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June
1pm and 2.30pm
Explore parts of the property not normally open to visitors.
Note: the tour will involve several flights of stairs.
£2.50 plus normal admission
Booking advisable on 01945 583463
'What Peckover means to me - an Artist's viewpoint'
Saturday 25 May - Wednesday 19 June
An art exhibition by Lynsey French - Peckover House volunteer - a modern interpretation of Peckover House and Garden
Normal admission
Fathers Day
Sunday 16 June, 12noon
Specials in the Reed Barn
‘Specials menu in the Reed Barn 'Pie and a Pint' and sausage and bacon rolls available
Normal admission
Piano Music and Songs inspired by the Natural World
Friday 21 June, 7.30pm
Loc-Mai Yuen Brooker, piano, and Wendy Lawson, soprano, will perform music by Handel, Haydn, Schubert, Schumann and Debussy
Adults £10; child £8, including a glass of Pimm's during the interval
Bee Weekend
Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June, 12noon - 4pm
See Peckover bees at work with bee keeper David Arlott who will be on hand to demonstrate bees and bee keeping. Beeswax products also available.
Normal admission
Wicken Fen
Mucky Pups Pirate adventure
Wednesday 5 June, Thursday 6 June, 10.15 - 11.45am
Our regular fun mornings of trails in the outdoors, and craft, for pre-schoolers.
Tickets £3.95
Please book on 01353 720274
Dragonfly Safaris
Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 June, 11am or 2.30pm
Discover a wealth of information about dragonflies from the enthusiastic Dragonfly Project team, as they guide you through some of the best dragonfly country in Cambridgeshire. Looking for dragons and damsels at Wicken Fen was featured on Visit England's list of 101 Things to do before you go abroad, so why delay?
Booking not required unless for groups of 6 or more, call 01733 204286
Tickets £8.50 adult, £5 child (non NT, includes admission to Wicken Fen), £3.50 adult, £2.50 child (NT member)
Wimpole
Rural Crafts and Scything Weekend
Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June, 10.30am-4pm
A weekend celebrating rural crafts and scything including rural skills course, stalls, and displays, culminating in the 6th Eastern Counties scything competition on Sunday. Rural skills courses include Scything for Beginners; Spoon Carving; visit the website www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wimpole for further details.
6th Annual Eastern Counties Scything Competition
Sunday 30 June, 3pm
Mow a 5m x 5m plot, 1/8 acre ¼ acre; team mowing; scythe v strimmer; scythe v tractor. Bring your own scythe, sign up and enter on the day.
HERTFORDSHIRE
Shaw's Corner
NGS Open Day with Ionian Singers Sunday
9 June
Come and wander around the beautiful gardens of Shaw's Corner, home to the playwright George Bernard Shaw, and his famous Writing Hut, open for the National Garden Scheme with the lovely sound of the Ionian Singers accompanying your ambles.
There will be plants for sale, with many propagated from the garden as well as pre-1950s varieties.
Shaw at Home Conference
17 - 21 June
Shaw's Corner will be hosting the first ever International Shaw Conference to be held in the UK between 17 and 21 June, welcoming academics, actors and Shaw enthusiasts from all over the globe to the tiny Hertfordshire village that world famous playwright George Bernard Shaw called home. With an exciting program of talks - including speeches from eminent biographer Sir Michael Holroyd, Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee and theatre critic Michael Billington, alongside a concert, a celebratory dinner and performances of Shaw's plays, this unique and innovative conference is one not to be missed! See www.nationaltrust.org.uk/shaws-corner for more details.
Outdoor Theatre: Bernard Shaw's Geneva
21 - 23 June
Celebrate Midsummer with Shaw's biting satire on European politics, Geneva, which remains as ruthlessly funny and topical today as at its first performance in the run up to the second world war. Bring a picnic, bring some friends, and enjoy the wit and wisdom of Bernard Shaw in his stunning garden. Booking essential on 0844 249 1895
Photography exhibition
21 - 23 June
Palladian Church
Curated by PhD student Alice McEwan, whose research into the collections at Shaw's Corner has revealed a wealth of fascinating information, this exhibition, taken from Bernard Shaw's vast photographic collection will explore the many interiors that can be found in his images. Free
NORFOLK
Blickling Estate
Cliff Richard at Blickling
Thursday 6 June
Doors open 5.30pm, on-stage 8.30pm
A Summer Holiday to remember! Superstar Rocker Cliff Richard returns to the UK with his Midsummer Nights - Still Reelin' and a-Rockin' tour. Blickling's historic park is the venue for this special all-seated event. One of only 7 public UK dates in 2013. Ticket prices £45, £60 & £90 available at www.seetickets.com/ 0871 220 0260.
Sorry, this isn't a picnic concert & no food or drink will be permitted in the arena.
History comes to life
Wednesdays 12, 19 & 26 June
Back to the 1930's with the Diggers, our costumed interpretation group.
‘As You Like It'
Saturday 22 June
"All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players". Shakespeare open-air theatre performed by the Lord Chamberlain's Men in the grand setting of Blickling Hall. Pre-booking advised on 0844 249 1895. Adults £14.50, children £8. Starts 6pm.
Garden Highlights
Thursday 27 June
Enjoy a private tour of Blickling's 55-acre garden with the Head Gardener. Find out more about the new rose garden and our ambitious plans to bring the walled garden back to life. Booking advised on 0844 249 1895. Usual garden admission applies (NT members free).
Brancaster Millennium Activity Centre
Raft Building
Between 12 April 2013 and 23 August 2013
Child £9.60 (8 - 14 years)
Build and float your very own raft down in the creek at low tide in Brancaster Harbour. Be prepared to get wet!
For more information call 01485 210719
Coastal Safari
Between 12 April 2013 and 23 August 2013
Adult £5.40, Child £5.40
Come and explore the marsh & creeks of Brancaster Harbour. Get up close & personal with the wildlife & be prepared to get muddy!
For more information call 01485 210719
Summer Walking Break
31 May to 2 June 2013
Soak up the atmosphere of the North Norfolk coast and find out more about its history and wildlife with our local guides. Refuel on our delicious home-cooked food on this invigoration break. Reasonable fitness (ability to walk over 5 miles) required. All walks will be with a BMAC/NT guide.
Adult £166 (per non-residential participant), Adult £239 (per residential participant)
Oxburgh Hall
A Wander in the Washpit
Throughout June and July
The Washpit field (normally closed to the public) will be open for visitors to walk through and experience a wetland meadow (weather permitting).
Normal admission
Nordic Walking
4 June, 10am - 11.30am
Have you ever wondered what Nordic Walking is? Come and find out at Oxburgh Hall. We are offering taster sessions with a fully qualified instructor. Each session lasts about an hour, covering the basic technique and giving an insight into how the poles can propel you along and work the whole body. All equipment will be provided; please wear comfortable shoes. You may wish to bring something to drink while you are walking but tea/coffee and biscuits will be provided at the end.
£8 Booking essential 01366 327242 .
Bee Aware
8 & 9 June, 11 - 4pm
Learn more about the fascinating world of the bumble bee and honey bee. Honey Bee group display from West Norfolk beekeepers. Honey-themed menu in the tea-room.
Normal admission
Boys & Their Toys Weekend
Saturday 15 & 16 Sunday June, 11am - 4pm
National Gardens Scheme
Join us on Father's Day for this perennially popular event, with displays by various model clubs. Bittern Amateur Radio Club will be broadcasting from Oxburgh Hall. Proceeds from the ‘garden only' ticket (Sunday only) will go to the National Gardens Scheme Fund.
Normal admission
As You Like It
Thursday 20 June, 7.30pm (Gates open at 6pm)
Traditional Shakespeare, performed by The Lord Chamberlain's Men. Bring rugs or chairs and a picnic. Barbecue (burgers and sausages), beverages and ice creams available.
Booking essential on 01366 327242
Adult £12, child £9. Group rates available. Prices on the day (if available) £13, £10
Norfolk Dixieland Jazz Band
Friday 21 June, 7 - 9.30pm (Gates open 6pm)
Join us for a razzamatazz evening in front of the Hall. Popular jazz tunes. Please bring rugs or chairs. BBQ refreshments and ice-cream available.
Booking essential on 01366 327242. £10 (£5 for under 16s). Prices on the day (if available) £11/£6
Summer Surprise Workshop
Thursday 27 June, 10 - 4pm
Come and join the staff of Oxburgh Hall in creating a number of edible treats, from the items you can see growing in the Kitchen garden. You will be welcomed with tea/coffee followed by a workshop and talk on herbs. Lunch is provided followed by a tour of the Kitchen Garden and ending with the opportunity to visit the shop and take home the items you have made.
£30 (materials provided) Booking Essential on 01366 327242
Sheringham Park
Goatsuckers and Lightning Bugs
Friday 14 June, 9.00pm - late
Join us for a late one as we go in search of creatures of the night. An evening walk on Weybourne Heath listening for Nightjars and searching for an illuminated insect - the glow worm!
Sorry no dogs
£5.75 per person Booking required. Tel. 0844 249 1895 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/Sheringham. 5% booking fee payable
‘An inordinate fondness for Beetles' Quiz Trail
May 25 - June 2 daily, 10am - 4.15pm
There are over 350,000 different species of beetles! Come and learn about them with a fun quiz trail.
£2 includes prize
Parkrun
Every Saturday 9am
A free weekly 5km event for runners of all standards. A timed fun run offering an opportunity for all the local community, male or female, young or old, to come together on a regular basis to enjoy this beautiful park and get physically active into the bargain. For full details go to www.parkrun.org.uk/sheringham
'All is Animation - Walk-Talking the Landscape'
Wednesday 19 June, 10.30am-12.30pm
Join Hayden Lorimer (University of Glasgow) and Angus Farquhar (NVA arts organisation) on a guided walk around Sheringham Park, exploring its different landscapes and habitats. On what will be their first visit to the Park, they will use their expertise to offer a fresh perspective on what they see as the key locations and challenges, focusing their attention on how matters of environmental change are being addressed. Participants will be invited to join in conversations about the future of Sheringham Park along the way.
This event is part of a collaborative project called Landscaped Estates of the 1800s: Designs on the Future which involves a temporary ‘twinning' of Sheringham Park with the Kilmahew Estate in Cardross, Scotland.
Free event but booking essential. Tel.0844 249 1895 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/Sheringham
SUFFOLK
Dunwich
Walk with the Ranger
5 June, 10:00am
A two hour guided walk with the Ranger exploring the fascinating wildlife of Dunwich Heath.
£5
Booking required on 0844 2491895
Nightjar Walk
19 June, 9pm
Join the ranger in the search for the elusive and mysterious Nightjar at Dunwich Heath. Learn more about these strange birds as they churr from trees and fly low across the heath hunting for moths and other insects.
£5
Booking required on 0844 2491895
Ickworth
Living History Mystery cakes
Saturday 8 June, 11am - 4pm
House admission applies
Experience Ickworth Lives Living History days which tells the real stories of the people who lived and worked at Ickworth in the thirties. Join us for a special historic day and follow in the footsteps of the servants as the basement comes to life. Check out what's cooking in the kitchen and discover the servants' secrets. Experience what life was like for servants and estate workers on this grand estate on living history days.
Conservation in action - pests and furniture
Tuesday 11 June
House admission applies
Today, the conservation assistants will be working in the Rotunda ensuring that Ickworth stays pest-free. They will be checking the insect traps and will also be available to talk to you about the conservation work we do here and about the different pest problems we face
Father's Day the cooks prepare a treat
Saturday 16 June , 1.30 - 4pm
House admission applies
The cooks will be cooking up a treat in the kitchen today, it's an opportunity to chat to them about the living history and the amazing training they have undertaken with Food Historian Ivan Day.
A celebration of sewing circle costume and crafts
Thursday 20 June, 12 noon - 3pm
House admission applies
A celebration of all the work that has been undertaken by the Ickworth sewing circle displaying all the costumes they have made over the years at Ickworth, from Tudor gardeners outfits, Georgian finery and 30s servants. A chance to see the wonder Conversation Piece costumes mimicking one of the paintings in the house.
Living History Tea for her ladyship
Friday 21 June, 11am - 4pm
House admission applies
Experience Ickworth Lives Living History days which tells the real stories of the people who lived and worked at Ickworth in the thirties. Join us for a special historic day and follow in the footsteps of the servants as the basement comes to life. Check out what's cooking in the kitchen and discover the servants' secrets. Experience what life was like for servants and estate workers on this grand estate on living history days.
Conservation in action - Dust and ceramics
Tuesday 25 June
House admission applies
Dust is inevitable and it comes in many forms including clothing fibres, dirt, stone, and skin to name but some. Come and talk to the conservation assistants in the Rotunda to find out how dust can damage our collections, and how we monitor and minimise dust levels.
Drawing workshop
Thursday 27 June, 11am - 3pm
£15 Includes house admission
Would you like to be able to draw? Do you think you wouldn't be able to learn? Come to this workshop for beginners and budding artists where artist Margaret Coleman will teach you how to look at items and learn how to draw them using light and shade. You'll be amazed at your results even as a complete beginner. Drawing pad and pencils provided for you to take home. Tea and coffee provided, but please bring a packed lunch.
Melford Hall
Threads, canvas and paint
Wednesday 12 - Sunday 23 June NOT open Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 June
1pm - 4.30pm
FREE EVENT (normal admission applies)
Following our success over the last few years, we welcome the return of our art and crafts fortnight. Watch our demonstrators weave, paint and embroider. View the paintings by east Anglian artist throughout the house and in the 17th century banqueting house. All paintings are for sale and the artists have generously agreed to give Melford Hall 20% of the sale of their paintings; this donation helps to maintain the fabric and upkeep of Melford Hall.
Railway Walk
Saturday 15 June
10.30am - 1pm £14
Join us for a guided four-mile walk retracing the route of the former Great Eastern Railway Line linking the medieval wool towns of Lavenham and Long Melford. Meet at Lavenham
Guildhall Tearoom for refreshments and a short introduction before starting your walk. At the end of the walk, enjoy lunch at Melford Hall and a chance to look around the house. Refreshments and admission included in the price of the ticket.
Lavenham
‘A wealth of Old Beams' Exhibition
Mon 13 May - Sun 2 June
Lavenham is famed for its medieval timber-framed buildings, and you might think that little has changed here in the last century or so. But photographs from the Guildhall Museum's archive show them in a sad state of dereliction in the late19th and early 20th centuries, and the 300 or so listed buildings that remain were lucky to survive.
Normal entry prices, no need to book.
Discover Medieval Lavenham
Thursday 13 June
A guided walk around the historic centre of this unique medieval village. Join us for coffee & shortbread in our pretty Tearoom, where the Guildhall Manager will give a short talk about the building before you set off to discover the hidden gems of Lavenham. Your guide will take you to the Church of St Peter & Paul, one of the finest parish churches in England. The tour lasts around two hours.
£14 per person. For a booking form call 01787 247646.
Sutton Hoo
Birds of Prey
Saturday 8 June, 11am-4pm
Eagles, falcons and owls! Come and see these beautiful birds and watch one of our flying demonstrations.
Normal admission
Out of the Case
Sunday 16 June, 1.30pm-2.30pm
Get a step closer to our fantastic collection of Sutton Hoo replicas at an informal talk in our exhibition hall.
Fæder Daeg (Father's Day)
Sunday 16 June, 10.30am-5pm
Come and meet King Raedwald! He will be on site hollering in Old English. Also, get closer to Anglo-Saxon weaponry in our Out of the Case session (1.30pm-2.30pm).
Free entry for all fathers
Summer Solstice
Friday 21 June, 6.30pm-10pm
Sutton Hoo as it should be seen!
Join Time Team's Dr Sam Newton for a Midsummer Eve talk on the great festivals of the pre-Christian calendar, followed by an Anglo-Saxon inspired dinner and a sunset stroll across the sacred turf of the old royal barrows.
£29 includes exhibition visit, talk and a three course dinner. Booking essential 01394 389714.
Anglo-Saxon Festival: Summer Solstice
Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June, 10.30am-5pm
Come and celebrate Summer Solstice with us!
Anglo-Saxon festivities and theatre, craft stalls, mead tasting, weavers & spinners, have a go archery, dragon kites, maypole dancing and so much more!
No booking needed, normal admission
Theatre Royal
The Voice Squad Cadets
The Sherlock Girls
By Birgitta Kenyon
This intrepid band of female detectives meet with varying success on their crime zapping mission... new, upbeat musical, presented by the award-winning Voice Squad Cadets - hilarity on a stick!
Support your local company
E0.45 Productions of West Suffolk College
For One Night Only!
Tuesday 11 June
Now into its sixth year, the popular and energetic performers from E0.45 Productions showcase their best work from the past year in one special evening of song, dance and drama acts. In a variety show filled with fast moving entertainment for all the family this is an opportunity to spot the performers of the future. Don't miss it - it's only on for one night!
Support your local company
Hazelwood Dance Show
The Magic of Dance
Tuesday 25 June, 7pm
Join us on this very special evening as students of Hazelwood Dance Studios celebrate the magic of dance in a show guaranteed to entertain.
All tickets £9.50 (Under 16s £8)
Support your local company
Backstage Past - behind the scenes tours
Wednesday 5 June- Saturday 27 July*
Every Wednesday - Sunday 10am - 4pm**
In collaboration with the National Trust, the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds is pleased to run, for a second year the very popular Backstage Past...
Backstage Past - Access All Eras, is an engaging and vibrant experience that celebrates 200 years of the Theatre's story through guided tours, exhibitions and installations. take a journey back in time through the Theatre's history from its Regency beginnings to the present day. It is an opportunity to view the Theatre in a whole new light!
Guided Tours take place Wednesday - Sunday at 11am and 2pm
Join one of our knowledgeable and enthusiastic guides as they take you around the theatre, backstage, on-stage and through time, sharing facts and stories of the people and events that have changed the course of the Theatre's varied history.
Guided Tours take place Wednesday - Sunday at 11am and 2pm. It is advisable to book in advance to ensure a place.
Additionally you can explore the Theatre in your own time, feel and smell a Georgian theatre, visit the Edwardian bar and the Campaign office from the 1960's restoration. And don't forget to try on some of our wonderful costumes and share them with us on our Wall of Fame!
You can also follow Ginger Snap the Theatre Cat and the children's route with fun games and quizzes.
Backstage Past - Access all Eras will be open for exploring 10am - 4pm, Wednesday - Sunday.
*Not Including Sat 15, Sat 22 and Sat 29 June, Sat 13 and Sat 20 July
** Opening times Thurs 11 July 10am - 1pm, Sun 21 July 1pm - 4pm
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
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