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Monday June 26, 2017
What's On Newark
Wellow Village Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
Wellow, formerly Wellah, from the number of wells, has a green and a famous maypole. Not so well known is the Wellow Dyke, which surrounds the...
Wellow Village Gardens, Newark
Sun 9 Jul
The National Holocaust Centre - Open Garden for NGS
The Memorial Garden is set in an acre of beautifully landscaped countryside and provides an important counterpoint to the museum. Over 1000 scented...
The National Holocaust Centre, Newark
Sun 2 Jul, Sun 16 Jul
Harworth Colliery Brass Band
Come and enjoy the mellow sound of a traditional brass band in the attractive setting of Rufford Abbey Country Park.
This fine local band will...
Coach House Courtyard, Rufford Abbey Country Park
Sun 16 Jul
Tea With Oscar Wilde
A sparkling one man show about one of Britain’s greatest wits - Oscar Wilde. The modern ’chat show’ re-imagined for the Victorian...
The Gallery, Rufford Abbey Stables Block. (Entrance via lift or stairs from Craft Shop)
Fri 28 Jul
Outdoor Cinema at Rufford Abbey DIRTY DANCING starring Patrick Swayze
Come and join us for a summer evening of cinema with all time classic dance movie Dirty Dancing. Bring a picnic rug and your picnic chairs, and...
Rufford Abbey
Fri 18 Aug
Outdoor Cinema at Rufford Abbey THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
Bring your picnic rug and chairs, settle down on the Long Meadow at leafy Rufford Abbey and get ready to enjoy an early evening showing of this cult...
Rufford Abbey,
Sat 19 Aug
Dotty The Dragon - Children’s Theatre at Rufford Abbey
A fun family performance outdoors at historic Rufford Abbey County Park in North Nottinghamshire.
Dotty is a baby fire dragon. She lives at the...
Rufford Abbey
Wed 30 Aug
On the Home Front 1940s weekend
Back by popular demand! Join us for a summer weekend of nostalgia, history and fun. Meet and chat to costumed historical re-enactors who will bring...
Rufford Abbey
Sat 30 Sep and Sun 1 Oct
The Canterville Ghost - including cream tea
A fun one man show in the historic Stables Block of Rufford Abbey, especially for Halloween. Based on Oscar Wilde’s charming short story. ...
Rufford Abbey
Wed 25 Oct
Fungi Foray
Join expert, Patrick harding, for this ever popular talk and walk on how to find and identify various fungi. A mixture of classroom based learning...
Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Edwinstowe, Mansfield
Wed 20 Sep, Sat 30 Sep
Norwell Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
This is the 21st yr that Norwell has opened a range of different, very appealing gardens all making superb use of the beautiful backdrop of a...
Norwell Gardens, Newark
Wed 28 Jun
Norwell Nurseries - Open Garden for NGS
Jewel box of over 2,500 different, beautiful and unusual plants sumptuously set out in a one acre plantsmans garden incl shady garden with orchids,...
Norwell Nurseries, Norwell
Sun 8 Oct
Norwell Nurseries - Open Garden for NGS
Jewel box of over 2,500 different, beautiful and unusual plants sumptuously set out in a one acre plantsmans garden incl shady garden with orchids,...
Norwell Nurseries, Norwell
Sun 15 Oct
The Manor - Open Garden for NGS
An extensive, colour themed, scented garden on various levels. Set in lovely village next to C15 church. Planting for yr-round interest,...
The Manor, Newark
Sun 2 Jul
Norwood Cottage - Open Garden for NGS
Situated opp both the beautiful St John the Baptist church and The Manor House. Following my move 4yrs ago different areas of interest have been...
Norwood Cottage, Newark
Sun 2 Jul
Oak Barn - Open Garden for NGS
This small rural garden started out as an empty plot back in 2009. Since then I have discovered a passion for exotic and subtropical plants. Over...
Oak Barn, Newark
Sun 2 Jul
Oak Barn - Open Garden for NGS
This small rural garden started out as an empty plot back in 2009. Since then I have discovered a passion for exotic and subtropical plants. Over...
Oak Barn, Newark
Sun 10 Sep
Elkesley Memorial Hall village Fete
Elkesley Village Fete ‘THE FEAST’.
Join us on Saturday July 15th from around 11.30am at our village fete. A full afternoon of entertainment is...
Elkesley Memorial Hall, High Street, Elkesley,
Sat 15 Jul
Luke Jackson @ The HopBarn
Luke returns to The HopBarn following the succesful gig in 2016 of his trio, Luke is a young Roots Singer/Songwriter from Canterbury, Kent, who in...
The HopBarn Hopyard Farm Hockerwood lane Southwell
Fri 8 Sep
Red Dirt Skinners @ The HopBarn
Widely regarded as one of the most innovative acts to come out of the UK in recent years, the sublime genre-defying sound of the Red Dirt Skinners is...
The HopBarn Hopyard Farm Hockerwood lane Southwell
Sat 4 Nov
5a High Street - Open Garden for NGS
This hidden plot started as a field 30yrs ago. All the trees and mature shrubs now form the backbone of a garden that has been re-invented in the...
5a High Street, Newark
Sun 30 Jul
The Old Vicarage - Open Garden for NGS
This beautifully designed organic, relaxing garden on S-facing hillside, offers history, texture and colour, all planted with an artistic eye....
The Old Vicarage, Halam
Sun 13 Aug
The Workhouse, Southwell - Graft, Gruel and Good-for-Nothings
This popular costumed living history event has a medical theme this year. Trouble is brewing at The Workhouse, a long-running feud with the medical...
The Workhouse, Southwell, Upton Road, Southwell,
Wed 26 Jul
The Workhouse, Southwell - 50 Things Craft Sessions
Have a go at ’50 Things To Do Before You’re 11’ themed crafts. Each week will have a different ’50 things’ themed...
The Workhouse, Southwell, Upton Road, Southwell,
Wed 2 Aug, Wed 9 Aug, Wed 16 Aug, Wed 23 Aug, Wed 30 Aug
The Workhouse, Southwell - Pauper’s Yarn family tour
Join a pauper inmate and find out what life was really like in The Workhouse on this family-focused introductory tour. Explore the work yard, kitchen...
The Workhouse, Southwell, Upton Road, Southwell,
Fri 4 Aug, Fri 11 Aug, Fri 18 Aug, Fri 25 Aug
Watch for Whales and Dolphins
Sea Watch Foundations’ annual National Whale and Dolphin Watch.
Take part by recording and reporting your sightings, all you need is a pen and some sightings forms.
Saturday 29th July - Sunday August 6th
