What's On Liskeard

Gardened by one family for over 80yrs; mature trees, shrubs and plants (many unusual, many variegated). Once most televised Cornish garden. Now revived and rejuvenated and still a plantsman’s delight, full of character.

Gently sloping, S-facing 2½ acre Cornish garden, with mature trees and shrubs. Bluebell woods, a haven for wildlife, and apple orchard which is particularly pretty with primroses, daffodils and bluebells in spring. Pond and vegetable garden. Sadly the garden is not suitable for wheelchair users due to gravel paths.

Every Avenue Weddings Magazine will be at Carnglaze Caverns on 22nd April 2018, along with some fabulous, reputable wedding service providers, showcasing their services to brides & grooms-to-be. If you are stuck for ideas for your wedding entertainment, then look no further!

20 acres surrounded by parkland and woods with magnificent trees, flowering shrubs and stunning views. The gardens are set amongst mature trees which provide the backcloth for exotic spring flowering shrubs, woodland plants, with newly-planted magnolias and a fine collection of hydrangeas.

Cottage style garden, about 0.3 acre, arranged with separate spaces. First an area of landscaped dry planting and a small pond. Outside the front door the theme is tropical with various palms, yuccas, agave and cannas. S-facing rear garden with views across the R Lynher valley, and sun terraces with plenty of seating.

Come and join us on Saturday 5th May 11am to 4.30pm at the Port Eliot Estate, all the family are invited, four legged friends included!

Historic landscape gardens featuring ponds, streams, cascades, rocks and woodlands, including fine American trees, bluebells in spring, ornamental walled garden and private garden at Lemarne (best seen in autumn). Allow at least 1 hour for a circular walk. Some steep and rough paths, which can be slippery when wet.

Monthly market found in the heart of Lostwithiel - Cornwalls Antiques Town. Free adjacent carpark Entry by donation to Childrens Hospice South West

Terraced 3 acre woodland garden, full of magnolias, camellias and fruit trees, under-planted with old roses, shrubs and Tamar Valley narcissi. Intensive herbaceous planting provides interest for most of the year, and contrasts with box and holly topiary. Narrow, uneven paths and steps reflect the wild wood atmosphere.

If you’d like to find out more about Lanhydrock’s beautiful listed garden, then come along to one of our free garden tours. Volunteer guides lead you around the formal garden on most weekdays, sharing their knowledge and answering your questions.

We’re commemorating the 100th anniversary of women gaining a political voice through their right to vote by sharing the stories of some of the women who came before that time, bringing these women out from history’s shadows. Booking Not Needed. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

A chance to discover the beautiful bluebells at Lanhydrock on this guided walk on the estate, followed by lunch in the restaurant. Booking Essential. Phone: 01208 265950.

We’re commemorating the 100th anniversary of women gaining a political voice through their right to vote by sharing the stories of some of the women who came before that time, bringing these women out from history’s shadows. Booking Not Needed. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Romantic garden at the end of winding lanes, surrounding C17 pink brick castle on a peninsula in R Lynher. Old apple trees with bulbs, woodland garden with fritillaries, camellias and rhododendrons. Extraordinary 1960s shell house on edge of formal garden.

Cotehele Gallery is dedicated to exhibiting and selling the work of West Country artists and craft makers. This exhibition features Paul Jackson, one of Britain’s leading ceramicists in a show called ’Madrugada’. Booking Not Needed. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Cotehele’s First World War exhibition features photos, trench art and personal items loaned from members of the local community. Not many people are aware that Cotehele House is a war memorial.

Join family and friends for a stroll around garden and estate, finishing off with a hearty roast within the Barn Restaurant or The Edgcumbe tea-room on Cotehele Quay. Happiness is a Sunday roast, drop by to the Barn Restaurant or pre-book a seat at The Edgcumbe tea-room on Cotehele Quay.

Adventure down to Cotehele Mill on Thursdays and Sundays to see the mill in action. The millers grind organic wholemeal flour. You can watch the grinding and bagging on Thursdays and Sundays (water dependent) and buy a bag to take home. Booking Not Needed. Dogs on leads welcome.

Climb aboard the 22ft ’Nancy Belle’ and take a ride up the river. Starting from Cotehele Quay the ’Shamrock’s’ support boat, ’Nancy Belle’, will head up the river Tamar past riverside woodlands, under the railway viaduct, past Calstock and deeper into the valley towards...

Cotehele Gallery is dedicated to exhibiting and selling the work of West Country artists and craft makers. This exhibition features Paul Jackson, one of Britain’s leading ceramicists in a show called ’Madrugada’. Booking Not Needed. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Join family and friends for a stroll around garden and estate, finishing off with a hearty roast within the Barn Restaurant or The Edgcumbe tea-room on Cotehele Quay. Happiness is a Sunday roast, drop by to the Barn Restaurant or pre-book a seat at The Edgcumbe tea-room on Cotehele Quay.

Cotehele’s First World War exhibition features photos, trench art and personal items loaned from members of the local community. Not many people are aware that Cotehele House is a war memorial.

Adventure down to Cotehele Mill on Thursdays and Sundays to see the mill in action. The millers grind organic wholemeal flour. You can watch the grinding and bagging on Thursdays and Sundays (water dependent) and buy a bag to take home. Booking Not Needed. Dogs on leads welcome.

In 2016 the new committee took the May Fair back to the town and back to its community roots. After two years with overwhelming positive feedback from residents, businesses, exhibitors and the wider community it will remain in the town for 2018.

We are delighted to present our next Carn to Cove Show at Helland Village Hall, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and Rabbit Theatre! Pip, a seven year old orphan visits his mother’s grave. A frightening encounter with an escaped convict begins a series of events that will change his life forever.

This year marks the bicentenary of Humphry Repton who designed the spectacular landscaped garden at Antony. This walk and talk with the garden team will give you an insight into the celebrated designer. The tour includes a rare opportunity to view the Bath House. Donations welcome. Booking Not Needed.

Find out all there is to know about bees and beekeeping from a local expert. Join a presentation by local beekeeper Tim Payne from City Bees and find out about the ancient art of beekeeping. Talks at 2pm, 2.45pm and 3.30pm. Booking Not Needed. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

If you missed the Volunteer Open Day but are looking for something to do in the summer holidays or make some new friends then this could be the opportunity for you. Antony are hosting four drop-in sessions for you to find out about our opportunities.

’A Cream Cracker Under The Settee’ read by Pam Smith, and ’A Lady of Letters’ read by Sarah Denne. Director Stuart Waterworth. Performed during dinner at The Bedford Hotel Gallery 26. Part of Tavistock Festival.

200 year old Repton-designed garden in 3 parts; formal gardens around the house, picturesque dell with pleasure dairy and rockery and arboretum. Gardens were laid out in 1814 and have been carefully renovated over last 12yrs. Bordering the R Tamar, it is a hidden oasis of plants and views.

Come along and explore this wonderful garden, with its follies, grottos and super views, created by Sir Humphrey Repton for John Russell, Sixth Duke of Bedford.

Garden in peaceful rural setting with fine views over surrounding countryside. Mixed planting with shrubs and borders. Walk to a small lake through woodland and fields at bluebell time.

Open to everyone. Bring your own craft and share the companionship of like minded people. Knitting, sewing, crochet, card making, anything you like. Admission £1, includes tea/coffee. First and Third Wednesday every month.

Love Vintage shopping, drinking gin & listening to jazz music? Then don’t miss this Vintage inspired weekend which includes swing dancing demos, Jazz music, brocante marketplace, gin masterclasses and much more!

Love Vintage shopping, drinking gin & listening to jazz music? Then don’t miss this Vintage inspired weekend which includes swing dancing demos, Jazz music, brocante marketplace, gin masterclasses and much more!

Plymouth Speed Dating About Speed Dating in Plymouth Events At one of our Plymouth Speed Dating events, you will have four minutes to chat to each date.

Hells Bells: Tickets avaiable.

Join us this half term as we launch our Cosmic Spring Trail inspired by Andrew Logan’s giant glittering egg. Booking Not Needed.

Join us this half term as we launch our Cosmic Spring Trail inspired by Andrew Logan’s giant glittering egg. Booking Not Needed.

A sea of bluebells covering the floor of the Great North Wood. Booking Not Needed. Dogs on leads welcome.

Plymouth Jazz Club is delighted to be able to present, by popular request, Lee Gibson, a nationally and internationally acclaimed jazz singer who has delighted critics and fans alike with her wonderful voice, innate sense of swing and dynamic stage presence.

HERE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME - NOW IN ITS FIFTH THRILLING YEAR! Direct from a string of sold-out seasons in London’s Hyde Park Winter Wonderland and the West End, Britain’s favourite contemporary thrill circus is on tour to amaze and entertain the nation.

On Thursday 3rd May, a selection of acclaimed sporting artists from around the U.K. will be showcasing their country pursuit inspired pieces, local Devon landscapes and stunning photography at the famous Arundell Arms Hotel in Lifton, Devon.

Trans-Form presents a selection of major works spanning the last three decades of award-winning artist Trevor Bell’s career, including the most recent paintings and favoured works from the artist’s personal archive. Trans-Form is the last exhibition supervised by Trevor Bell who passed away in November 2017.

Before we begin, we should warn you: This story ends with a dragon… Seth Kriebel returns to Plymouth with Beowulf, an interactive performance-game inviting the audience to explore the world of a story from our legendary past… without leaving their seats.

By the Aakash Odedra Company Featuring four works tailor-made for Aakash as a soloist, this production explores different processes and aesthetics using Aakash’s traditional background in Kathak and Bharata Natyam to create a distinct flavour of contemporary dance.

Exploring childhood, adolescence, nationhood and citizenship, Dr Carly Adams, Associate Professor of Kinesology and Physical Education at the University of Lethbridge considers how social and moral reform initiatives have impacted leisure spaces in early 20th-century Canada.

Part of University of Plymouth Music Week 2018 Plymouth University Gospel Choir is open to all students, meets every week, and communicates its enormous enthusiasm and faith through its infectious singing, harmonising and stirring repertoire. A perfect opener for Music Week!

University of Plymouth Music Week showcases the enormous diversity and quality of music that happens in and around the University. The majority of the performers are staff and students both from the music degree course and the University ensembles that are open to all.

Part of University of Plymouth Music Week 2018 Steve Buckley (sax, penny whistle and bass clarinet) is a British jazz musician who was a member of the pioneering band Loose Tubes, and also played with Human Chain, Microgroove and Django Bates’ Delightful Precipice.