Events Around Grappenhall

Learn how to transform your home by upcycling and painting your furniture. Classes available for beginners (Level 1) and more advanced (Level 2). Venue Grappenhall Community Centre, Near Warrington.

There’s been a stormy disaster and now Percy the Park Keeper’s animal friends don’t have anywhere to live! Help Percy devise a plan to find his little friends a new home this autumn. Explore the garden and deer park on this interactive trail to help Percy’s friends.

Do you have an ancestor who worked as a servant in the past' Step back in time to experience sights and smells from the country house kitchen in autumn. Do you have an ancestor who worked as a servant in the past' Step back in time to experience sights and smells from the country house kitchen in autumn.

A new family theatre experience comes to Lyme. Robert McFarlane and Jackie Morris’ spellbook, The Lost Words, features words from the natural world which have disappeared from the Oxford Junior Dictionary as children spend less time outdoors.

Visit Dunham Massey and be part of a creative harvesting of words and illustrations inspired by The Lost Words, by Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris. Pick up a booklet for 2.50 and explore the park, ticking off the Lost Words as you go. Booking Not Needed. Children welcome. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Join our Park Guides on a gentle walk around the park to discover Dunham’s seasonal highlights. Booking Not Needed. Children welcome. Dogs on leads welcome.

Visit the house to see a photography exhibition of local people who are doing their bit for nature every day. Join the conversation and let us know what you care about when it comes to nature and green spaces and what you would fight to protect. Normal admission applies. Booking Not Needed.

Enjoy a guided tour of the garden to discover the sights, sounds and smells of the autumnal season. Garden ticket required. Normal admissions apply. Booking Not Needed. Children welcome. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Join the rangers and park guides for an early morning walk to discover more about Dunham’s deer and the rut. Join the rangers and park guides for an early morning walk to discover more about Dunham’s deer and the rut.

Come and stretch your legs with a walk along the Bridgewater canal to Woolstencroft farm and along the Bollin Valley way. Dogs on leads welcome. Limited availability, pick up a token from visitor reception on the day. Booking Not Needed. Dogs on leads welcome.

Join our walk to discover more of Dunham Massey by finding out about historic landmarks and intriguing buildings around the park. Limited availability, pick up a token from visitor reception on the day. Booking Not Needed. Dogs on leads welcome.

There’s been a stormy disaster and now Percy the Park Keeper’s animal friends don’t have anywhere to live! Help Percy devise a plan to find his little friends a new home this autumn. Explore the garden and deer park on this interactive trail to help Percy’s friends.

Visit Dunham Massey and be part of a creative harvesting of words and illustrations inspired by The Lost Words, by Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris. Pick up a booklet for 2.50 and explore the park, ticking off the Lost Words as you go. Booking Not Needed. Children welcome. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Celebrate 30 years since Nick Butterworths One Snowy Night was released with this festive trail. Brrr! Its cold in Percys park so the animals have come inside to warm up. Can you find them' Explore the deer park this winter in search of Percy the Park Keeper’s animal friends.

Little Lions Explorer Club Calling all Little Lions to discover, play and create. Come and join our Early Years Explorer Club, aimed at ages 2-4 (younger siblings welcome). Little Lions will be doing a range of activities all around the themes of autumn, hibernation and texture.

Join the Rangers for guided walks of the Autumn Parkland and witness the drama of the rut. Triggered by shortening daylight hours and cooler weather, the rut marks the time of year when male deer compete to mate with the females, resulting in much posturing, bellowing and wallowing.

Maurice, 4th Lord Egerton left a lasting legacy in Kenya. This Mansion exhibition explores the development of his African estates and the story of his time in Kenya, where he is still celebrated and held in great affection today.

In 1897, Tatton hosted an extravagant costumed ball in celebration of Wilbraham Egerton’s Earldom. Discover the guests and the costumes they wore, the music and colour of high society entertaining.

A special opportunity to gain creative writing inspiration and guidance from successful playwright and former Cheshire Poet Laureate, Joy Winkler. Of this workshop, Joy said: What could be more sinister or threatening that to be locked behind the park gates.

Come down to the Farm to search out the perfect pumpkin and see what you can create with this seasonal favourite. Youll choose your own pumpkin, fresh from the field, so prepare to get your hands dirty!

Dare you enter the Old Hall at Tatton Park reputedly one of the most haunted buildings in the country' Take an eerie tour of this secluded medieval building, where haunted souls are said to roam these lonely floors looking to reconnect with the living.

Enjoy a day in the countryside with some retail therapy-visit The Christmas Gift Show at Tatton Park, near Knutsford,Cheshire, Saturday-Sunday 26-27 October One of England`s best loved country parks where deer roam, Tatton`s Tenants Hall will be packed with mini shops offering food by specialist producers in the

There’s something for everyone at this artisan food and gift fair. It’s an early chance to look for those special Christmas gifts for all the family. You will be delighted by ideas for presents not usually found in the High Street shops! Inside The Tenants Hall - a wing of the stately mansion house.

Come and pick your very own Halloween pumpkin to take home! Come down to the Farm to meet all your Farm yard favourites and then its off in search of the perfect pumpkin. Youll choose your own pumpkin, fresh from the field, so prepare to get your hands dirty!

Following the success of the Run Tatton 10K & Half Marathon, the event returns in 2019 spanning over two days and maintaining its festival like feel. The 10k kicks off the weekend on the 2nd of November where there will be live musical performances, plenty of food stalls and lots of running!