An exciting new “fairy door” art trail created by artists and people with learning disabilities opens this month at Furzey Gardens, a secret woodland garden nestled in the New Forest National Park.
Local artists have been busy designing 30 four-foot “fairy doors” to create a unique new trail to thrill visitors of all ages from 27 May to 3 September. The doors themselves were made by people with a learning disability in one of Minstead Trust’s workshops and then decorated by artists.
Amongst the distinctively-decorated doors, 24 are by local artists, three have been designed by people with learning disabilities, two have been created by local schools Beaulieu Village Primary and St John’s Primary School and Nursery, and another by children of Fostering Hampshire Children as part of their #OpenYourDoor campaign.
Door designs range from mermaids and dragons to fairies and space animals. Many of the doors are three dimensional, depicting local themes related to Arthur Conan Doyle, Alice in Wonderland and the seaside.
The enchanting new doors will now appear throughout Furzey Gardens and at locations across the New Forest:
- New Forest Heritage Centre, Lyndhurst
- Cyclexperience, Brockenhurst
- Hythe Pier
- Rosie Lea House, Brockenhurst
- Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton