A full day trip to see these splendid properties, a few miles apart but separated by 700 years of history. We start at Woodchester an incomplete Victorian Gothic manor. From oustide, the masonry and roof look complete but inside it is hauntingly empty. Afterwards we go to Berkeley Castle (pictured) home of the eponymous family...
A Spring day in Dorset to see two of the county's finest properties, both still owned by the extended Digby family. Sherborne Castle has two incarnations, the original castle now in ruins and Sir Walter Raleigh's hunting lodge which we visit. Minterne is known as much for its gardens as its Arts & Craft House....
Come and join us for a fun day out with friends and family. There will be beautiful plants to buy, as well as books and CDs, and delicious refreshments to enjoy. Take in the beehive display and buy some honey and get free gardening advice and tips.
A full day trip to see the glorious gardens at High Glanau Manor (pictured below) and Wyndcliffe Court. Both gardens were designed by the noted gardener H Avray Tipping in the 1920s. They retain much of his original design and Arts & Crafts flourishes such as bowling green lawns and yew topiary. Tickets, only available...
A day trip to see these two very fine Gloucestershire Gardens. Almost a century separates Painswick — the country's only surviving complete Rococo garden — from Miserden, a classically designed series of garden rooms and spaces. At Painswick (pictured below) ornate follies, gazebos and pavilions are as important as the plantings. Miserden's highlights include a...
The Schantz fortepiano, acquired in 1983, is one of the highlights of the Holburne’s collection. It was made in Vienna around 1795, and is exceptionally rare, only four such instruments have survived. We have invited the internationally respected keyboard artist Nathaniel Mander, to play the Schantz for us this summer - he has chosen to...
Pop Down, Zone in, Chill out Join us for our Up Late on Friday 26 August 5pm – 9pm. During the evening you can enjoy: FREE entry to our collection galleries Reduced entry to Hockney: Love Life Cocktails in the Garden café and Terrace DJ Pablo Tinte Enjoy FREE access to our collection galleries...
Drinks from 6.30pm, quiz and two-course supper with wine, Saturday 8 October, £32.50 All proceeds help to support the Museum Following a thoroughly enjoyable evening last year, we are very happy to announce another quiz evening with master of ceremonies, Howard Davies, Vice President of De Beers UK, with fiendish questions to task your little...
Come along to browse and buy from our wonderful array of good quality, hand-picked secondhand books. A wide range of subjects from art and architecture, to history, gardening, cooking and lots more. Music CDs and handmade greeting cards are also for sale. All proceeds go towards helping the Museum.
As the days shorten and summer colours disappear from our gardens, this is an opportunity to see a wonderful exhibition tracing the development of Dutch flower painting from its beginnings in the early 17th century to the height of its popularity in the late 18th century. It features a selection of the finest examples of...
This event has now sold out Please inform us of any dietary requirements by emailing us at friends@holburne.org. Courtesy of the Holburne Museum's Friends Committee, we are offering a fantastic opportunity to visit two outstanding examples of Cotswold medieval manor houses. We will spend the morning at Owlpen, which dates back to 1450 but was...
Our popular annual Plant Sale takes place on the Coronation Weekend. In addition to many stalls and specialist nurseries selling beautiful plants and herbs, there sales for pre-loved books and handmade cards. Visitors will also be able to enjoy expert gardening advice and tips free of charge, alongside refreshments including teas, coffees, and delicious homemade cakes...
