What's On and Things To Do Around Leckford

Famous water garden with extensive collection of aquatic and bog plants set in 7 acres of woodland with rhododendrons and azaleas. A walk through the park leads to National Collections of Buddleja and Clematis viticella; arboretum and herbaceous border.

Stockbridge with its many listed houses, excellent shops and hostelries is on the famous River Test. Four gardens are open this yr offering a variety of styles and character. Little Wyke, next to the Town Hall, has a long mature town garden with mixed borders and fruit trees.

Flowering cherry trees, statuesque copper beech and tulip trees grace the sweeping lawns at The Deane House (not open), leading the eye to the landscape beyond. Come and pick daffodils in March, and the walled garden is best in June when the heady perfume of roses fills the air.

Monxton and Amport are two pretty villages linked by Pill Hill Brook. Visitors have five gardens to enjoy.

We are holding our annual summer fete in the beautiful grounds of Norton Park Hotel - in aid of our nominated charity, the wonderful NSPCC. Open to all, £1 admission for adults (kids go FREE) and parking.

Mottisfont showcases bold, beautiful and brilliantly diverse works by the finalists of the Woman’s Hour Craft Prize from 25 April – 24 June. From a bespoke bicycle to giant willow sculpture, this exhibition provides an important snapshot of how contemporary British craft connects with the world today.

Little Adventurers is our new outdoor learning group for children aged two - five years old and their parents or carers. Have fun with exciting activities that promote physical activity and adventures in the great outdoors.

Discover Mottisfont’s gardens and design your own with this creative trail, full of imaginative activities. We’re creating a new garden at Mottisfont.

The National Collection of pre-1900 old-fashioned roses flower just once a year, creating a glorious spectacle in our walled gardens. You’ll be met with unsurpassed fragrance and colour from thousands of roses, which reach their peak in June.

Our gardens are staying open until 8pm (last entry 7pm) on Thursdays - Saturdays from 8 - 23 June, giving you opportunities to enjoy our unique collection of roses. The National Collection of pre-1900 old-fashioned roses flower just once a year, creating a glorious spectacle in our walled gardens.

2 ½ acres. A stones throw from the River Test, formerly an estate cowmans dwelling, the front and back is a traditional cottage garden, but there’s much more! Through a gate in the hedge youll find a nursery, greenhouses, raised beds, cutting garden and orchard.

WHAT ABOUT THE MEN? (MANSPLAINING MASCULINITY) Dave Pickering takes us on a personal journey through gender as he tries to explain masculinity both to you and to himself.

Gerald Scarfe is the UK’s most prominent political cartoonist, known for his acerbic and uncompromising satire – his work has appeared in The Sunday Times for 50 years. Scarfe’s unmistakable characters and worlds have also been given life on stage and screen.

High-energy actors, colourful puppets, amazing characters and fantastic songs combine to create AnimAlphabet The Musical. Funny, joyful, fast-paced and bursting with a soundtrack of witty songs by Al and Sam of the platinum selling pop band The Hoosiers.

Tall Stories presentsThe Snail and the Whale Tall Stories (creators of The Gruffaloand Room on the Broom stage shows) are proud to present their latest exciting collaboration with Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Get ready to discover the ghosts of Winchester in this Ultimate Ghost Tour Experience! Our guides will take you on a journey around the city’s historic streets sharing its many secrets with you.

Monthly Farmers’ Market in Hampshire, offering locally produced, delicious food and drink. Second, and last Sunday of each month.

Free to enter, quality and not on the high street Craft and Gift Market. Jewellery, handbags, leather goods, metal goods, textiles, beauty products, art, cards, etc etc

Visit Winchester City Mill and join in with our brand new duck-themed trail, everyday this half-term, to win a prize. Use the questions and duck facts on display around the Mill to build your own racing duck profile.

Visit Winchester City Mill to see how seasonal ingredients can be combined with our stoneground wholemeal flour to produce delicious bread, cakes, biscuits and much more. Sample different recipes and be inspired. Our baking demonstrations take place between 11am and 3pm and are ongoing throughout the day.

May half-term is your first opportunity to sponsor a bath tub racing duck for our River Itchen duck race on 25 August. They’ll be available to sponsor until all 2000 have been snapped up.

Tick off one of your 50 Things To Do Before You’re 11 with pumpkin seed planting in the Mill’s island garden. Discover the fun of planting your very own pumpkin seeds to take home and grow on. Bring your pumpkin back in October half-term for Hallowe’en competitions and carving.

On the Upper Test with water meadows and wooded valleys, this garden offers herbaceous borders, bog and Mediterranean plants as well as a replanted orchard and two small arboretums. Features incl early bulbs, species tulips, Japanese prunus, peonies, wisteria, irises, roses, and semi-tropical planting.

This is a 5k suitable for all abilities. This is women, young women & children uniting with one purpose, to raise valuable funds for Cancer Research. THIS IS BEATING CANCER. 5k (or just over 3 miles) is an achievable distance for all ages and abilities.

Fishlake Meadows Update, presented by Andy Lester

Extensive pleasure grounds laid out in late C18 and early C19 by Papworth; fountains, rose garden, specimen trees and pinetum, lakeside walk and fern walk.

Monthly Farmers’ Market in Hampshire, offering locally produced, delicious food and drink.

On Saturday 2nd June , Romsey Abbey at 7.30pm the Bournemouth Bach Choir and orchestra perform Mozart Requiem , Bruckner Motets and Purcell Funeral music for Queen Mary. Tickets available from Romsey Tourist Information tel 01794 512987 and on www.ticketsource.co.uk/musicinromsey

Romsey is a small, unspoilt, historic market town with the majestic C12 Norman Abbey as a backdrop to 4 Mill Lane, a garden described by Joe Swift as the best solution for a long thin garden with a view.

A family market with nearly new tables for hire to sell baby/children’s items. Prams, maternity items, clothes, shoes, toys, books, highchairs and so much more.. Come and see what bargains you can find! Sellers table £11.00 and Business Space £16.00.

Charity Chefs’ Challenge returns! Eat, drink and enjoy live culinary theatre at its best whilst raising money for charity. MC, Chef Alex Aitken from The Jetty will expertly guide us through an evening of light-hearted fun, banter and food magic.

Enchanting ½ acre cottage garden, immaculately planted with water feature, raised vegetable beds, small wildlife pond and gravel garden. Spring bulbs, hellebores and pulmonarias give a welcome start to the season, with pots and baskets, roses and clematis.

Enchanting ½ acre cottage garden, immaculately planted with water feature, raised vegetable beds, small wildlife pond and gravel garden. Spring bulbs, hellebores and pulmonarias give a welcome start to the season, with pots and baskets, roses and clematis.

10 acres of varied garden styles and lawns with mature cedars. Large walled garden recently replanted and established beds. Orchard with wisteria walk. Formal rose garden, rhyl, secret gardens with hostas, geranium and macleaya.

Overton Photographic Club is celebrating its 40th anniversary with an exhibition over the late May bank holiday. As well as displaying the talents of our current members, we hope to share the enjoyment of photography with a range of workshops, talks and events.

Two large lakes in Candover Valley set off by mature woodland with waterfalls, abundant birdlife, long landscaped vistas and folly. 1½ acre walled garden with rose parterre, mixed borders, long herbaceous border, rose pergola leading to moon gate. Flowering pots, conservatory and greenhouses. Picnicking by lakes.

Internationally renowned choreographer Wayne McGregor becomes the first ever Director of Dance at a country-house opera festival, co-curating two evenings of dance with Principal Dancer of The Royal Ballet, Edward Watson, for The Grange Festival.

The Grange Festival bring to life the humour, satire and egomania of one of opera’s most outrageous leading women in a new production of Handel’s Agrippina.

The Grange Festival presents a new production of one of opera’s greatest comic masterpieces, Rossini’s ’The Barber of Seville’.

Guests will receive a free Top Trumps card and fun trail on arrival and will be able to compare their scores against a number of giant cards around the park representing our animal species. Head into our gift shop towards the end of your visit to take home the Awesome Animals Top Trumps pack – available for £5.99

Join us at Foxbury’s base camp for a wild day in the woods, fun for all ages. Den building, outdoor craft, green woodworking, bug hunt, mud kitchen, wild art and much more. Campfire food and hot drinks available to buy. Limited spaces: make sure you don’t miss out! Booking Essential. Phone: 01794 344020.

Visit Foxbury and experience the incredible ’churr’ of the nightjar at dusk. Our rangers will be leading a walk to catch a glimpse of recently established breeding pairs of this highly camouflaged bird at their most active and vocal time of day. Booking Essential. Phone: 01794 344020.

Come to the ’wilds’ of the New Forest for a day of outdoor adventures, from bug hunting and fire lighting practice to loads of 50 things to do before you’re 11 challenges.

Nature-inspired learning through play. Take part in fun activities, including den building, wild art, green woodwork skills, outdoor cookery and more.

Take a tour of our heathland restoration project, see the progress we have made and learn about Foxbury’s past and future. Join one of our Rangers on a complete tour of Foxbury.

26th Annual Toy Train Show, 23+ vintage layouts and 80+ sales tables. Layouts include Hornby O gauge Electric and Clockwork, American O gauge, Bowman Live steam, Hornby 00 , Historical Layout, Tri-ang TT, Tinplate Trains, Tri-ang Minic Motorway and Super 4 Railway, TRIX, James Bond Layout, Garden Trains, LEGO, Hornby...

Spectacular riverside garden with sweeping lawn backed by old walls, yew buttresses and mixed perennial beds. Contemporary vegetable garden at its height in Sept. Also incl contemporary garden around pool area, bog garden (at its best in May/June) and wilder walkways through wooded areas. Children welcome.

Join us at the Bradbury Centre for our Family Quiz. Questions are suitable for all ages, so the bigger the age range in your team, the more likely you are to win! Entry is just £2 per person on the night with all proceeds going to the Rose Road Association Feel free to bring along your own food and drink