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February
Sun
3 Gardens and Grounds
Open
1-5pm Cost: Adults £3.50 children
free. Free activities for families in the
grounds, supported by Legal & General. Wed
20 Nature's Calendar (4 – 12years)
Discover the signs of winter and make
your own wildlife calendar for the year
ahead.
Session 1: 10 – 12noon Session 2: 1.30 – 3.30pm
Cost: £4
Fri
22 Start Art – Story Books (4 – 7
years)
Fun art activities to create a book of
pictures to fuel the creativity of younger
visitors to tell their own stories.
10 – 12noon Cost: £5
per child
March
Sun
2 Gardens and Grounds Open (See Feb)
April
Sun 6 Gardens and Grounds Open (See Feb)
Wed
9 Discover Bird watching (4 – 12 years)
Activities about Gatton's birds and then
visit the bird hide to look at the nesting
wild birds and ducks on the lake.
Session 1: 10 – 12noon Session 2: 1.30 – 3.30pm
Cost: £4
Fri
11 Start Art - Natural Art (4 – 7
years)
Sticks and stones, leaves and seeds. Fun
art activities using natural materials
for younger visitors and their parents.
10 – 12noon Cost: £5
per child
Wed
16 Frogs and Toads (4 – 12 years)
Find out about the amphibians at Gatton.
Session 1: 10 – 12noon Session 2: 1.30 – 3.30pm
Cost: £4
Fri
18 Paint & Glue Days – Light and
Stars (8 – 12 years)
Lantern-making and other art activities
about stars and planets.
10am – 2pm Cost: £8.50
May
Sun 4 Gardens and Grounds Open (See Feb)
Mon 26 Alice in Wonderland
Discover the characters from Alice in
Wonderland around the park. This event
is run by Gatton Community Theatre. NO
BOOKING REQUIRED
1pm onwards Cost: £3
for adults, children free.
June
Sun
1 Gardens and Grounds Open (See Feb)
July
Sun 6 Go Green at Gatton
Environmental country fair with animals,
crafts, displays and demonstrations
1 – 5pm Cost: £4
for adults, children free NO BOOKING
REQUIRED
Sun 20 Dig for buried treasure! (6+ years)
Discover the hidden heritage of Gatton
Park. Join in the Activities for National
Archaeology Week
2 – 4pm Cost: £4
per child
Thurs
31 In Search of Faeries (4 years+)
Back by popular demand
- While the youngsters foil the evil plans
of the faery Catcher, the grown ups explore
the mystery of the myth of Faeries and
the world in which they live. Crew of Patches
Theatre Company.
10am – 2pm Cost: £8.50
(adults and children)
August
Fri
1 In Search of Faeries (see above)
Sun 3 Gardens and Grounds Open (See Feb)
Mon 4 In Search of Dragons (6 years+)
Back for a third
year! Become a Dragon Hunter – learn
the skills needed to hunt the dragons
of Gatton Park with Crew of Patches Theatre
Company.
10am – 2pm Cost: £8.50
(adults and children)
Tues 5 In Search of Dragons (as above)
Tues 5 Astronomy Night
Science experiments about the planets
and stars and star-gazing weather permitting!
7pm – 9pm Cost: £4
Wed
6 Pond-dipping (4 – 7 years)
Session 1 10 – 12noon Session 2 1.30 – 3.30pm
Cost: £4
Thurs 7 In Search of Sorcery (6 years+)
Training for young wizards in and around
the magical garden of Gatton Park. Expect
bangs and flashes as you learn to cast
spells with Crew of Patches Theatre Company
10am – 2pm Cost: £8.50
(adults and children)
Fri 8 In Search of Sorcery (as above)
Fri 8 Moth Night
Find out about these nocturnal visitors
to Gatton. Bring a torch because we'll
be out in the dark!
7 - 9pm Cost: £4
Mon
11 Paint and Glue Days – Map-making
(8 – 12 years)
Create your own beautiful maps in a variety
of media with artist Sonia Percival.
10am – 2pm Cost: £8.50
Tues 12 Moth Night
Find out about these nocturnal visitors
to Gatton. Bring a torch because we'll
be out in the dark!
7 -9pm Cost: £4
Wed
13 Bug-hunting (4 – 7 years)
Session 1: 10 – 12 noon Session 2: 1.30 – 3.30pm
Cost: £4
Thurs 14 Astronomy Night
Science experiments about the planets
and stars and star-gazing weather permitting!
7pm – 9pm Cost: £4
Fri
15 Start Art - Animals (4 – 7 years)
Fun art activities inspired by wild animals,
for younger visitors and their parents.
Session 1 10 – 12 noon Session 2 1.30 – 3.30pm
Cost: £5 per child
Mon
18 Pond-dipping (4 – 7 years)
Session 1: 10 – 12noon Session 2 :1.30 – 3.30pm
Cost: £4
Tues 19 Bat Night
7-9 pm Cost: £4
Wed
20 Squirrels (4 – 7 years)
Session 1: 10 – 12noon Session 2: 1.30 – 3.30pm
Cost: £4
Thurs 21 Bat Night
7-9 pm Cost: £4
Fri
22 Stories from around the world (4 – 7years)
Join Norwegian
storyteller Ragnhild A. Mørch
for a walk around the park listening
to faery tales and fables.
Session 1 10 – 12noon Session 2 1.30 – 3.30pm
Cost: £6
Sat 23 Better Storytelling! Family Activities
Ragnhild will tell stories for families
and then help parents to develop their
story telling skills, while the children
enjoy creative crafts relating to the stories
10am – 2pm Cost: £6
per person.
Tues
26 Pond-dipping (8 – 12 years)
1.30 – 3.30pm Cost: £4
Wed
27 Pond-dipping (4 – 7 years)
Session 1 10 – 12noon Session 2 1.30 – 3.30pm
Cost: £4
Thurs
28 and Fri 29 Paint and Glue - Mosaics
and Modeling (8 – 12 years)
Two day art projects
including making your own mosaics and
paper maché!
10am – 2pm Cost: £17
September
Sun 7 Gardens and Grounds
Open 1-5pm Cost:
Adults £3.50 children
free. Free activities for families in the
grounds, supported by Legal& General
October
Sun 5 Gardens and Grounds
Open 1-5pm Cost:
Adults £3.50 children
free. Free activities for families in the
grounds, supported by Legal& General
Tues
28 Start Art - Haunted Houses (4 – 7
years)
Create your own spooky castle full of
characters. For younger visitors and their
parents
10 – 12noon Cost: £5
per child
Wed
29 Garden Birds (4 – 7 years)
Learn about birds that might visit your
garden and make some bird feeders
Session1 10 – 12noon Session 2 1.30 – 3.30pm
Cost: £4
Fri 31 In Search of the Pumpkin King (6+
years)
Magical rather than terrifying! Discover
the pumpkin king in his magical garden
with Crew of Patches Theatre Company.
Session1 10 – 12noon Session 2 1.30 – 3.30pm
Cost: £5 (adults and children)
November
Sat 29 Make an Advent Calendar
Create your own wildlife advent calendar.
10 – 12 noon Cost: £5
December
Sun 7 Santa's Grotto
Enjoy a golf buggy ride to Santa in his
grotto, explore the grounds following a
trails of clues and then return to Gatton
hall to make a Christmas party crown.
1pm – 3pm £3.50
per child. Tea and cake available to
purchase.
Sat
20 Paint and Glue - Christmas (8 – 12
years)
Make it, paint it, stick it, draw it and
then cover it in glitter!
10am – 2pm Cost: £8.50
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