Looking for an inspirational day out for the whole family this Jubilee June, where you can entertain adults and children alike with relaxing walks and a variety of events all in one place? Then families need look no further than their nearest RHS garden for a fantastic day out.
With summer weather now upon us, witness the fabulous plants at last exploding into leaf and flower; with activities from lunches to teas, and gifts from plants to pots, there is something for all the family to enjoy:
Spring Half-term, 2-10 June
Enjoy activities and events at each of the four RHS gardens, where local schools have been busy designing, planting and creating miniature gardens to be on show at the gardens. During the half term you can view and vote for your favourite design. Get your hands dirty and join in trails and fun craft workshops.
Jubilee Bank Holiday Weekend, 2-5 June
Enjoy Diamond Jubilee celebrations at RHS gardens around the country including:
RHS Garden Rosemoor - Diamond Jubilee Tea Party, 5 June, 3pm-5pm Normal Garden entry applies. Come and celebrate our Patron, Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee where there will be live music and family entertainment with tea and cake available in the Winter Garden. Why not bring the whole family and join the celebrations!
RHS Garden Hyde Hall - Music for the Diamond Jubilee, Tuesday 5 June 2012, 2pm-4pm, enjoy music and cream teas to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee. Normal garden admission applies. Booking not required
RHS Garden Harlow Carr - Jubilee Celebrations, 5 June, local group the Harrogate Brass Band will be playing live music in the garden to celebrate the Queens Jubilee. Normal Garden Admission applies.
Father’s Day Weekend: Great Garden Swap, June 16-17
RHS Great Garden Swap is a chance to turn out your sheds and bring in your unwanted tools, gardening sundries and excess produce to swap for something new. Visitors can swap gardening books, magazines, seeds, equipment, or any kind of herbaceous plant material. Experts will be on hand to help identify plants and give advice to swappers. Normal garden admission applies. Booking not required.
RHS Garden Rosemoor - 16-17 June, 10am-2pm
RHS Garden Hyde Hall - 16-17 June, 10am-2pm
RHS Garden Harlow Carr - 16-17 June, 10am-4pm
RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey
Garden Party, 9 -10 June
Bring the family and join RHS Garden Wisley for their biggest party of the year, celebrating all that is British. Head to Seven Acres to watch Punch and Judy shows, join in the garden games or sit back and relax to toe tapping live music. There are even classic Ballroom Dancing lessons and demonstrations as well as being able to get your hair and make-up styled in the 1940's fashion. The rose garden and country garden will be looking their best in June.
Film Nights, 8-10 June - coming soon, check the website for prices and further information.
The RHS flagship property, RHS Garden Wisley is one of the finest gardens in the world. For more than 100 years it has been a showcase for horticultural excellence, world class plant collections and outstanding large scale gardening displays. With over 200 acres of land, for families, the sheer size of Wisley gives great scope for fun and discovery. There are family trails with ideas of the best spots to explore, things to look out for and fun activities in the garden.
There is even a dedicated RHS Garden Wisley I-Spy book to keep younger visitors on track. Would-be jungle explorers can venture into the Tropical Zone of the Glasshouse, whilst bird lovers can visit the bird hide, or see the ducks on the lake. The arboretum and pinetum are great for spotting pine cones, there is a fascinating ‘plants for bugs’ area and seasonal bug-collecting and insect- identification activities, whilst children of all ages will love the outdoor play area with its naturally created climbing and balancing equipment.
For more information please visit www.rhs.org.uk/wisley
Prices: RHS members plus one guest: free
Adult: 10.50, Child (5-16): £4.50, Children 4 and under: free; Family: (2 adults/2 children) £27.00
RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Harrogate
Located on the outskirts of Harrogate, Harlow Carr captures the essence of Yorkshire within a beautiful garden setting. The garden design replicates the natural spirit of the region, with features evoking the surrounding landscapes, including water features, dry stone walling, wooded areas and also some ornamental aspects redolent of Harrogate itself. For families, the garden offers a combination of wilderness and sense of adventure in a landscaped, self-contained setting, with a log maze, family trails, children’s play area and woodland dens.
For more information, please visit www.rhs.org.uk/harlowcarr
Prices: RHS members plus 1 family guest: free
Adult: £7.50; Child (5-16): £3.75; Children under 5: free; Family: (2 adults/2 children) £20.25 Normal garden admission applies.
RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Essex
Unseen Forces, sculpture exhibition by David Watkinson, opens 28 April
An exhibition by David Watkinson of large organic forms and kinetic sculpture. Taking inspiration from the natural world the exhibits depict seed heads, leaves and fruit amongst others and will be made from a variety of materials such as steel, aluminium and cold cast bronze. (running for six months)
With wide open skies and far reaching views, RHS Garden Hyde Hall is the perfect place for families to discover the great outdoors, with plenty to keep children occupied. Located just outside Chelmsford in Essex, it consists of an 8 acre, intensely cultivated hilltop area, with numerous features, including a colour themed herbaceous border, two ponds, a rose garden, farmhouse garden and woodland garden. This more formal area is surrounded by vast open countryside, with vast swathes of grasses and perennials on Clover Hill, and an estate beyond comprising of developing woodland, hedgerows, bee hives, meadows and pasture. It is a haven for wildlife with multitudes of songbirds and brown hares running across the meadows.
For more information, please visit www.rhs.org.uk/hydehall.
Prices: RHS members plus 1 family guest: free
Adult: £7.00; Child (5-16): £3.50; Children under 5: free; Family: (2 adults/2 children) £18.9
RHS Garden Rosemoor, Devon
Peter Buckley Learning Centre Garden, opens Wednesday 9 May
The new Peter Buckley Learning Centre garden is set to open on Friday 9 May at, helping thousands more school children in the region learn about sustainability, the environment, wildlife and plants.
Quentin Blake Exhibition, 26 May - 27 August, every day
Quentin Blake is one of Britain’s best-loved and most successful illustrators and children’s authors. His first drawings were published in Punch when he was 16. He has illustrated over 300 books with writers such as Michael Rosen, Joan Aiken, and most famously of all, Roald Dahl. Quentin Blake writes and illustrates his own books as well and has also illustrated classic books for adults. For many years he taught at the Royal College of Art, where he was head of the Illustration Department from 1978 to 1986.
He has won many awards and prizes, was appointed the first Children’s Laureate in 1999, and was made a CBE in 2005. In the past ten years he has produced pictures specifically for a number of hospitals both in England and France. This summer, Rosemoor is giving you the chance to come and delight in the art of the man who brought some of your favourite book characters to life from Mister Magnolia to the BFG and Matilda. There will be five groups of pictures on display including the Green Ship and You’re Only Young Twice as well as other Quentin Blake themed items.
Rosemoor’s garden team is recreating Quentin Blake’s Green Ship in the garden. Why not come along and explore! Normal Garden entry.11am-4pm
Nestled in the Torridge Valley in north Devon, just south of the north Devon coast and west of Exmoor National Park, RHS Garden Rosemoor is spread across 65 acres. Within a dramatic backdrop of steep wooded valley sides, it consists of sculptured gardens intercepted by cool restful areas of parkland, meadows and trees. It is a wonderful place for children to explore, with its winding paths and different areas to discover.
The Brash is the family picnic and play area, a natural hideaway in the woods for children (and adults) of all ages to enjoy. With log stepping stones, dens that are perfect for hide and seek, giant bugs to spot and bird feeding there’s plenty to keep everyone busy. For more information, please visit www.rhs.org.uk/rosemoor.
Prices: RHS members plus one guest: free
Adult: £7.50, Child (5 -16): £3.75, Children under 5: free; Family: (2 adults/2 children): £20.25
RHS Gifts:
RHS shows - treat your father to a day out he will remember for a long time with tickets to an RHS show. Choose from Hampton Court Palace Flower Show in July and the relaxed RHS Flower Show Tatton Park in Cheshire, also in July. www.rhs.org.uk
RHS Gift Membership - give your Dad a gift he'll thank you for every single day this Fathers' Day – RHS Gift Membership. You’ll be giving him a year of free days out a glorious gardens; The Garden magazine monthly (worth £51 alone), and personalised one-to-one gardening advice from our experts. So nothing need get in the way of indulging his passion for gardening. Plus, you can choose to wrap it up yourself or we’ll send it for you with a personalised message, so he’ll have something to open on the day - all for just £51.
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