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BBC Gardeners' World Autumn Fair
Fresh ideas for the garden are just around the corner as the BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair returns to English Heritage’s Audley End House and Gardens, Saffron Walden (29 – 31 August). Inspiring gardens, high-quality plants, expert advice and hands-on workshops are just some of this year’s highlights.
Multi award-winning garden designer, Pip Probert, from BBC 2’s Your Garden Made Perfect, is creating the Autumn Fair’s headline feature garden, Pip's Make a Metre Matter Garden, demonstrating how to make the very most of a small garden plot.
At the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Stage, BBC Gardeners’ World presenters Adam Frost, Arit Anderson, Rachel de Thame and Frances Tophill will join the Magazine’s editors and stage host, David Hurrion, for autumn gardening, growing and planting tips. New for 2025 is the In Conversation with Stage, an intimate space for relaxed garden chat, hosted by Ade Sellars (The Good Life Gardener), and The Autumn Table, a rustic-chic space for seasonal food, drink and table décor inspiration, hosted by BBC food presenter, Chris Bavin.
Other highlights include hands-on workshops, Showcase Gardens, Beautiful Borders and floral displays, guided garden tours with the Fair's plant experts, and plant and garden shopping. There are street food options, artisan producers in the Good Food Market, the English Heritage afternoon tea tent, alfresco coffee bars and cocktail stops, plus live bandstand entertainment. Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome in the grounds.
Multi award-winning garden designer, Pip Probert, from BBC 2’s Your Garden Made Perfect, is creating the Autumn Fair’s headline feature garden, Pip's Make a Metre Matter Garden, demonstrating how to make the very most of a small garden plot.
At the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Stage, BBC Gardeners’ World presenters Adam Frost, Arit Anderson, Rachel de Thame and Frances Tophill will join the Magazine’s editors and stage host, David Hurrion, for autumn gardening, growing and planting tips. New for 2025 is the In Conversation with Stage, an intimate space for relaxed garden chat, hosted by Ade Sellars (The Good Life Gardener), and The Autumn Table, a rustic-chic space for seasonal food, drink and table décor inspiration, hosted by BBC food presenter, Chris Bavin.
Other highlights include hands-on workshops, Showcase Gardens, Beautiful Borders and floral displays, guided garden tours with the Fair's plant experts, and plant and garden shopping. There are street food options, artisan producers in the Good Food Market, the English Heritage afternoon tea tent, alfresco coffee bars and cocktail stops, plus live bandstand entertainment. Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome in the grounds.
Fri 29 Aug to Sunday 31 August
Audley End House and Gardens, Audley End House and Gardens, Audley End Road, Audley End, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 4JF
Friday 29th - Sunday 31st August 202510am-5pm daily
Tickets from £24.50 (concessions £22.50), children £13.50 (aged 5-17), under 5s free
All tickets include full access to Audley End’s grand mansion with its great hall, state rooms, dressing rooms, servants’ wing, stables and chapel, and the organic walled Kitchen Garden, grounds, gardens, parklands and children’s play area.
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