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May
30
Sat
Visit to Beth Chatto’s Garden @ Beth Chatto's House near Colchester
May 30 @ 9:00 am – 5:30 pm

Friends of Waterlow Park are organising a coach trip on Saturday 30 May to this famous garden and plant nursery near Colchester in Essex. Beth Chatto, now in her 90s, is one of the country’s foremost plantswomen. Highlights are the gravel garden, the fabulous display of herbaceous plants and shrubs, and water and woodland gardens. Come along to get ideas for your garden or just to enjoy seeing great garden design. Coach will depart Highgate at 9.00 and return by 17.30.

Oct
26
Mon
Handa’s Surprise @ Jacksons Lane
Oct 26 @ 10:30 am – 3:00 pm

Travel to Kenya this half term and follow in Handa’s footsteps as she journeys to see her best friend Akeyo, in the next village. Handa is taking 7 delicious fruits as a surprise – but 7 different animals have 7 very different ideas… could you resist the sweet-smelling guava? How about a ripe red mango or a tangy purple passion fruit?

A blend of physical performance, puppetry, live music and song combine to create an intimate, magical production with audience participation. Come and share in the magical tangerine surprise!

Ages 2-6

“A SHORT, SUNSHINY LITTLE SHOW WITH A DELICIOUS CITRUS FINISH.” CRITICS’ CHOICE TIME OUT

10.30AM, 12PM, 2PM & 3PM (3PM TUE & FRI ONLY)

Oct
27
Tue
Handa’s Surprise @ Jacksons Lane
Oct 27 @ 10:30 am – 3:00 pm

Travel to Kenya this half term and follow in Handa’s footsteps as she journeys to see her best friend Akeyo, in the next village. Handa is taking 7 delicious fruits as a surprise – but 7 different animals have 7 very different ideas… could you resist the sweet-smelling guava? How about a ripe red mango or a tangy purple passion fruit?

A blend of physical performance, puppetry, live music and song combine to create an intimate, magical production with audience participation. Come and share in the magical tangerine surprise!

Ages 2-6

“A SHORT, SUNSHINY LITTLE SHOW WITH A DELICIOUS CITRUS FINISH.” CRITICS’ CHOICE TIME OUT

10.30AM, 12PM, 2PM & 3PM (3PM TUE & FRI ONLY)

Oct
28
Wed
Handa’s Surprise @ Jacksons Lane
Oct 28 @ 10:30 am – 3:00 pm

Travel to Kenya this half term and follow in Handa’s footsteps as she journeys to see her best friend Akeyo, in the next village. Handa is taking 7 delicious fruits as a surprise – but 7 different animals have 7 very different ideas… could you resist the sweet-smelling guava? How about a ripe red mango or a tangy purple passion fruit?

A blend of physical performance, puppetry, live music and song combine to create an intimate, magical production with audience participation. Come and share in the magical tangerine surprise!

Ages 2-6

“A SHORT, SUNSHINY LITTLE SHOW WITH A DELICIOUS CITRUS FINISH.” CRITICS’ CHOICE TIME OUT

10.30AM, 12PM, 2PM & 3PM (3PM TUE & FRI ONLY)

Oct
29
Thu
Handa’s Surprise @ Jacksons Lane
Oct 29 @ 10:30 am – 3:00 pm

Travel to Kenya this half term and follow in Handa’s footsteps as she journeys to see her best friend Akeyo, in the next village. Handa is taking 7 delicious fruits as a surprise – but 7 different animals have 7 very different ideas… could you resist the sweet-smelling guava? How about a ripe red mango or a tangy purple passion fruit?

A blend of physical performance, puppetry, live music and song combine to create an intimate, magical production with audience participation. Come and share in the magical tangerine surprise!

Ages 2-6

“A SHORT, SUNSHINY LITTLE SHOW WITH A DELICIOUS CITRUS FINISH.” CRITICS’ CHOICE TIME OUT

10.30AM, 12PM, 2PM & 3PM (3PM TUE & FRI ONLY)

Oct
30
Fri
Handa’s Surprise @ Jacksons Lane
Oct 30 @ 10:30 am – 3:00 pm

Travel to Kenya this half term and follow in Handa’s footsteps as she journeys to see her best friend Akeyo, in the next village. Handa is taking 7 delicious fruits as a surprise – but 7 different animals have 7 very different ideas… could you resist the sweet-smelling guava? How about a ripe red mango or a tangy purple passion fruit?

A blend of physical performance, puppetry, live music and song combine to create an intimate, magical production with audience participation. Come and share in the magical tangerine surprise!

Ages 2-6

“A SHORT, SUNSHINY LITTLE SHOW WITH A DELICIOUS CITRUS FINISH.” CRITICS’ CHOICE TIME OUT

10.30AM, 12PM, 2PM & 3PM (3PM TUE & FRI ONLY)

Feb
24
Sat
Highgate Heritage Weekend Free Children’s History Activities @ Lauderdale House
Feb 24 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Highgate Heritage Weekend Free Children’s History Activities @ Lauderdale House | England | United Kingdom

To celebrate the Highgate Heritage Weekend we have a wide range of free history themed children’s activities including:

  • Dress up with your parents as one of the colourful characters in Lauderdale House’s history
  • Pretend to be royal – take a photo behind our cut out of King Charles II, Nell Gwynn and their baby
  • Explore our ‘artefacts’ box – a selection of curious household objects from the past. Guess what they are; what they were used for and how old they might be!
  • Go around the House with our family trail

We also have the Arts Award Discover Trail -Free but £6 if you wish to apply for a certificate (latest start 3.30pm).

If you’re arty, love Lauderdale House and aged 6 to 11 you could receive an Arts Award!

This is an opportunity to go around as a family with our Arts Award Trail looking at the House and gardens in a new light, drawing pictures and making observations.  It will take about an hour to complete.  Children can do it just for fun or if you’d like recognition of all your hard work you can hand it in with the £6 fee and we will send it off and Arts Award so the child receives a certificate to say s/he has completed the first stage in a series of awards recognising their interest in the arts.

Feb
25
Sun
Highgate Heritage Weekend Free Children’s History Activities @ Lauderdale House
Feb 25 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Highgate Heritage Weekend Free Children’s History Activities @ Lauderdale House | England | United Kingdom

To celebrate the Highgate Heritage Weekend we have a wide range of free history themed children’s activities including:

  • Dress up with your parents as one of the colourful characters in Lauderdale House’s history
  • Pretend to be royal – take a photo behind our cut out of King Charles II, Nell Gwynn and their baby
  • Explore our ‘artefacts’ box – a selection of curious household objects from the past. Guess what they are; what they were used for and how old they might be!
  • Go around the House with our family trail

We also have the Arts Award Discover Trail -Free but £6 if you wish to apply for a certificate (latest start 3.30pm).

If you’re arty, love Lauderdale House and aged 6 to 11 you could receive an Arts Award!

This is an opportunity to go around as a family with our Arts Award Trail looking at the House and gardens in a new light, drawing pictures and making observations.  It will take about an hour to complete.  Children can do it just for fun or if you’d like recognition of all your hard work you can hand it in with the £6 fee and we will send it off and Arts Award so the child receives a certificate to say s/he has completed the first stage in a series of awards recognising their interest in the arts.

May
11
Sat
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens
May 11 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens

Together with specialist craft gallery Thrown, OmVed Gardens is thrilled to present ‘Alchemy’, an exhibition curated for London Craft Week that intertwines the transformative elements of craftsmanship and nature.

Set amongst the metal-gridded glasshouse and restorative ecosystem of OmVed Gardens, ‘Alchemy’ brings together works in ceramics, mixed media and print-making to celebrate the union of human creativity and the dynamic, rhythmic forces inherent in the natural world.

The exhibition revolves around process, and human’s ability to transform material and work with nature in ways that express our deep entwinement with the more-than-human.

Full artists list:

Kim Colebrook, Tim Copsey, Diane Griffin, Rosalind Hobley, María Ignacia Walker, Alice McCabe, Victoria Louise Meadows, Faith Mowbray, Esther Palmer, Jo Pearl and Marek Pitera.


Opening Times:

Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm
Sundays, 12pm to 5pm

May
12
Sun
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens
May 12 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens

Together with specialist craft gallery Thrown, OmVed Gardens is thrilled to present ‘Alchemy’, an exhibition curated for London Craft Week that intertwines the transformative elements of craftsmanship and nature.

Set amongst the metal-gridded glasshouse and restorative ecosystem of OmVed Gardens, ‘Alchemy’ brings together works in ceramics, mixed media and print-making to celebrate the union of human creativity and the dynamic, rhythmic forces inherent in the natural world.

The exhibition revolves around process, and human’s ability to transform material and work with nature in ways that express our deep entwinement with the more-than-human.

Full artists list:

Kim Colebrook, Tim Copsey, Diane Griffin, Rosalind Hobley, María Ignacia Walker, Alice McCabe, Victoria Louise Meadows, Faith Mowbray, Esther Palmer, Jo Pearl and Marek Pitera.


Opening Times:

Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm
Sundays, 12pm to 5pm

Clay Critters Workshop @ OmVed Gardens
May 12 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Clay Critters Workshop @ OmVed Gardens

Join local artist, Jo Pearl, ceramic sculptor and animation filmmaker, for a playful workshop that breathes clay into life while exploring OmVed Gardens’ flora and micro fauna.

Inspired by her body of work ‘Unearthed’ on view at the Alchemy exhibition, ceramic artist and animation filmmaker Jo Pearl will host a playful workshop inviting participants to sculpt the fascinating microbes and mini critters that live beneath healthy soil and bring them to life using simple stop motion.

This workshop is suitable for any age from 8 to 108. Participants must have a smart phone with the iMotion app (free to download) and be able to use it unsupervised. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.

Breathing life into clay and clay into life – has become my definition of animation. I have become fascinated with the soil that is at the root of the ceramic discipline, enchanted by the truly overwhelming richness of life beneath our feet. I celebrate that abundance here with ‘Unearthed’, a project that zooms us down and focuses in on the choreography of ever-more tiny beings that inhabit the soil, a largely unknown place that holds one of the keys to life on earth.” – Jo Pearl

May
15
Wed
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens
May 15 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens

Together with specialist craft gallery Thrown, OmVed Gardens is thrilled to present ‘Alchemy’, an exhibition curated for London Craft Week that intertwines the transformative elements of craftsmanship and nature.

Set amongst the metal-gridded glasshouse and restorative ecosystem of OmVed Gardens, ‘Alchemy’ brings together works in ceramics, mixed media and print-making to celebrate the union of human creativity and the dynamic, rhythmic forces inherent in the natural world.

The exhibition revolves around process, and human’s ability to transform material and work with nature in ways that express our deep entwinement with the more-than-human.

Full artists list:

Kim Colebrook, Tim Copsey, Diane Griffin, Rosalind Hobley, María Ignacia Walker, Alice McCabe, Victoria Louise Meadows, Faith Mowbray, Esther Palmer, Jo Pearl and Marek Pitera.


Opening Times:

Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm
Sundays, 12pm to 5pm

May
16
Thu
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens
May 16 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens

Together with specialist craft gallery Thrown, OmVed Gardens is thrilled to present ‘Alchemy’, an exhibition curated for London Craft Week that intertwines the transformative elements of craftsmanship and nature.

Set amongst the metal-gridded glasshouse and restorative ecosystem of OmVed Gardens, ‘Alchemy’ brings together works in ceramics, mixed media and print-making to celebrate the union of human creativity and the dynamic, rhythmic forces inherent in the natural world.

The exhibition revolves around process, and human’s ability to transform material and work with nature in ways that express our deep entwinement with the more-than-human.

Full artists list:

Kim Colebrook, Tim Copsey, Diane Griffin, Rosalind Hobley, María Ignacia Walker, Alice McCabe, Victoria Louise Meadows, Faith Mowbray, Esther Palmer, Jo Pearl and Marek Pitera.


Opening Times:

Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm
Sundays, 12pm to 5pm

May
17
Fri
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens
May 17 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens

Together with specialist craft gallery Thrown, OmVed Gardens is thrilled to present ‘Alchemy’, an exhibition curated for London Craft Week that intertwines the transformative elements of craftsmanship and nature.

Set amongst the metal-gridded glasshouse and restorative ecosystem of OmVed Gardens, ‘Alchemy’ brings together works in ceramics, mixed media and print-making to celebrate the union of human creativity and the dynamic, rhythmic forces inherent in the natural world.

The exhibition revolves around process, and human’s ability to transform material and work with nature in ways that express our deep entwinement with the more-than-human.

Full artists list:

Kim Colebrook, Tim Copsey, Diane Griffin, Rosalind Hobley, María Ignacia Walker, Alice McCabe, Victoria Louise Meadows, Faith Mowbray, Esther Palmer, Jo Pearl and Marek Pitera.


Opening Times:

Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm
Sundays, 12pm to 5pm

May
18
Sat
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens
May 18 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens

Together with specialist craft gallery Thrown, OmVed Gardens is thrilled to present ‘Alchemy’, an exhibition curated for London Craft Week that intertwines the transformative elements of craftsmanship and nature.

Set amongst the metal-gridded glasshouse and restorative ecosystem of OmVed Gardens, ‘Alchemy’ brings together works in ceramics, mixed media and print-making to celebrate the union of human creativity and the dynamic, rhythmic forces inherent in the natural world.

The exhibition revolves around process, and human’s ability to transform material and work with nature in ways that express our deep entwinement with the more-than-human.

Full artists list:

Kim Colebrook, Tim Copsey, Diane Griffin, Rosalind Hobley, María Ignacia Walker, Alice McCabe, Victoria Louise Meadows, Faith Mowbray, Esther Palmer, Jo Pearl and Marek Pitera.


Opening Times:

Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm
Sundays, 12pm to 5pm

May
19
Sun
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens
May 19 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens

Together with specialist craft gallery Thrown, OmVed Gardens is thrilled to present ‘Alchemy’, an exhibition curated for London Craft Week that intertwines the transformative elements of craftsmanship and nature.

Set amongst the metal-gridded glasshouse and restorative ecosystem of OmVed Gardens, ‘Alchemy’ brings together works in ceramics, mixed media and print-making to celebrate the union of human creativity and the dynamic, rhythmic forces inherent in the natural world.

The exhibition revolves around process, and human’s ability to transform material and work with nature in ways that express our deep entwinement with the more-than-human.

Full artists list:

Kim Colebrook, Tim Copsey, Diane Griffin, Rosalind Hobley, María Ignacia Walker, Alice McCabe, Victoria Louise Meadows, Faith Mowbray, Esther Palmer, Jo Pearl and Marek Pitera.


Opening Times:

Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm
Sundays, 12pm to 5pm

May
22
Wed
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens
May 22 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens

Together with specialist craft gallery Thrown, OmVed Gardens is thrilled to present ‘Alchemy’, an exhibition curated for London Craft Week that intertwines the transformative elements of craftsmanship and nature.

Set amongst the metal-gridded glasshouse and restorative ecosystem of OmVed Gardens, ‘Alchemy’ brings together works in ceramics, mixed media and print-making to celebrate the union of human creativity and the dynamic, rhythmic forces inherent in the natural world.

The exhibition revolves around process, and human’s ability to transform material and work with nature in ways that express our deep entwinement with the more-than-human.

Full artists list:

Kim Colebrook, Tim Copsey, Diane Griffin, Rosalind Hobley, María Ignacia Walker, Alice McCabe, Victoria Louise Meadows, Faith Mowbray, Esther Palmer, Jo Pearl and Marek Pitera.


Opening Times:

Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm
Sundays, 12pm to 5pm

May
23
Thu
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens
May 23 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens

Together with specialist craft gallery Thrown, OmVed Gardens is thrilled to present ‘Alchemy’, an exhibition curated for London Craft Week that intertwines the transformative elements of craftsmanship and nature.

Set amongst the metal-gridded glasshouse and restorative ecosystem of OmVed Gardens, ‘Alchemy’ brings together works in ceramics, mixed media and print-making to celebrate the union of human creativity and the dynamic, rhythmic forces inherent in the natural world.

The exhibition revolves around process, and human’s ability to transform material and work with nature in ways that express our deep entwinement with the more-than-human.

Full artists list:

Kim Colebrook, Tim Copsey, Diane Griffin, Rosalind Hobley, María Ignacia Walker, Alice McCabe, Victoria Louise Meadows, Faith Mowbray, Esther Palmer, Jo Pearl and Marek Pitera.


Opening Times:

Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm
Sundays, 12pm to 5pm

May
24
Fri
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens
May 24 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens

Together with specialist craft gallery Thrown, OmVed Gardens is thrilled to present ‘Alchemy’, an exhibition curated for London Craft Week that intertwines the transformative elements of craftsmanship and nature.

Set amongst the metal-gridded glasshouse and restorative ecosystem of OmVed Gardens, ‘Alchemy’ brings together works in ceramics, mixed media and print-making to celebrate the union of human creativity and the dynamic, rhythmic forces inherent in the natural world.

The exhibition revolves around process, and human’s ability to transform material and work with nature in ways that express our deep entwinement with the more-than-human.

Full artists list:

Kim Colebrook, Tim Copsey, Diane Griffin, Rosalind Hobley, María Ignacia Walker, Alice McCabe, Victoria Louise Meadows, Faith Mowbray, Esther Palmer, Jo Pearl and Marek Pitera.


Opening Times:

Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm
Sundays, 12pm to 5pm

May
25
Sat
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens
May 25 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens

Together with specialist craft gallery Thrown, OmVed Gardens is thrilled to present ‘Alchemy’, an exhibition curated for London Craft Week that intertwines the transformative elements of craftsmanship and nature.

Set amongst the metal-gridded glasshouse and restorative ecosystem of OmVed Gardens, ‘Alchemy’ brings together works in ceramics, mixed media and print-making to celebrate the union of human creativity and the dynamic, rhythmic forces inherent in the natural world.

The exhibition revolves around process, and human’s ability to transform material and work with nature in ways that express our deep entwinement with the more-than-human.

Full artists list:

Kim Colebrook, Tim Copsey, Diane Griffin, Rosalind Hobley, María Ignacia Walker, Alice McCabe, Victoria Louise Meadows, Faith Mowbray, Esther Palmer, Jo Pearl and Marek Pitera.


Opening Times:

Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm
Sundays, 12pm to 5pm

May
26
Sun
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens
May 26 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Alchemy Art Exhibition @ OmVed Gardens

Together with specialist craft gallery Thrown, OmVed Gardens is thrilled to present ‘Alchemy’, an exhibition curated for London Craft Week that intertwines the transformative elements of craftsmanship and nature.

Set amongst the metal-gridded glasshouse and restorative ecosystem of OmVed Gardens, ‘Alchemy’ brings together works in ceramics, mixed media and print-making to celebrate the union of human creativity and the dynamic, rhythmic forces inherent in the natural world.

The exhibition revolves around process, and human’s ability to transform material and work with nature in ways that express our deep entwinement with the more-than-human.

Full artists list:

Kim Colebrook, Tim Copsey, Diane Griffin, Rosalind Hobley, María Ignacia Walker, Alice McCabe, Victoria Louise Meadows, Faith Mowbray, Esther Palmer, Jo Pearl and Marek Pitera.


Opening Times:

Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm
Sundays, 12pm to 5pm