At long last the first Open Day for 2022 arrived, and what a fantastic day it was. We were blessed with a sunny, clear day with which to appreciate the blossoming garden (but cool enough to enjoy the hot drinks…
“Lovely garden, knowledgeable volunteers, couldn’t ask for more” Thanks to David of Leamington Spa who left that particular comment for last weekend, and indeed, it sums up the weekend most aptly. We weren’t sure how the weekend would go, it…
Whilst we have been closed, we have made some improvements in our garden area including a brick block paved area and installing some more woven fence panels. We reused old bricks to fit in with the rest of the garden,…
A strange year indeed, which has seen us open precisely zero times. However, the garden does not know this and it has required the usual amount of work to keep it in order. It ran rather wild with all…
Charlie moved into the terrace earlier this year and has got involved with taking care of our medieval style garden: I moved into one of the flats next to The Weaver’s House recently, and find it absolutely amazing. The fact…
We were fortunate to be given funding from #CelebrateNationalLottery25 to buy some much needed items to improve our garden. To celebrate, we held an all-welcome gardening day with the aim of tidying the garden, planting trees and installing…
This year, we’ve celebrated the fact that Heritage Open Days is 25 years old! The increasing success of the festival is a great sign of a healthy interest in heritage. And for the final weekend of Heritage Open…
“The rain it raineth every day”. Oh and hasn’t it just? June has had a distinctly autumnal feel so far, although on the upside, the garden is looking fantastic! Medieval buildings are often pleasantly cool during the summer months but…