What's On Presteigne

A newcomer to the foodie calendar! A celebration of local food, producers and gardens at this new family-friendly festival on Bank Holiday Monday. Tempting stalls, open gardens, street food, demos, talks, fun competitions and more.

A welcome return to Presteigne of Box Tale Soup with their beautiful new adaption of Kenneth Grahame’s much loved classic, featuring unique handmade fabric puppets and a charming original score. Commissioned by the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham. A treat for all ages. A Mid Border Arts event.

Presteigne Food Market takes place from 9am to 1pm usually on the first Saturday each month at the Memorial Hall, Station Road, Presteigne. The market is a varied mix of craft as well as local produce stalls, with artisan apple juice, free range chicken produce, preserves, bakery, smokery produce, cheeses and olives.

Presteigne will become a centre for culinary and horticultural celebration this May Bank Holiday. An unmissable event featuring producer market, street food, workshops, fun competitions, open gardens, children’s activities, brocante, talks, art exhibition and plenty to eat and drink of course!

Born in Australia, Sir Sidney Nolan moved to London in the early 1950s where he remained until buying The Rodd near Presteigne in 1982. He founded the Trust there with his wife Mary (1926-2016) and continued to paint.

8 acre internationally renowned contemporary reinterpretation of an Arts and Crafts garden dating from 1912, conceived as series of rooms with yew and box topiary, parterres, colour-themed flower and shrub borders, reflecting pools, potager, Edwardian greenhouse, heritage apple orchard, follies.

Kington Art Society Spring Exhibition, local Art and Crafts on sale. Entry is free, children welcome. The event is held at Kingswood Village Hall, HR5 3HE (near to the Small Breeds Farm). Friendly atmosphere with refreshments available, disabled access and ample parking.

Two popular local ceramicists/potters Robert Fountain and Bas Titford, will be exhibiting alongside painter Brian Lammas and artist/sculptor David Howorth. Open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 13th April to 20th May, 11am – 5pm.

Our Life Drawing Mornings are untutored workshops suitable for artists of all abilities, from complete beginners to more experienced artists who want to hone their figure drawing skills. You will need to bring your own drawing materials, and easel if required.

5 acre south facing hillside garden developed over past 40 years with magnificent views over unspoilt countryside. Some herbaceous around the house with extensive lawns and mown paths surrounded by roses, shrubs and specimen trees leading to the half acre Oak Pool 200ft below house.

Stunning 29 acre garden and arboretum, designed in 1859 by W. Nesfield for great-grandfather of present owner. Magnificent yew hedges and km long avenue of cedars and Scots pines. Spectacular view of Black Mountains, sweeping lawns, rhododendrons, gentle walks to summer house, chapel and ponds.

Our regular Life Drawing Mornings are untutored workshops suitable for artists of all abilities, from complete beginners to more experienced artists who want to hone their figure drawing skills. You will need to bring your own drawing materials, and easel if required.

The aim of this workshop is to provide a supportive and fun experience where you will learn new (or revive a previous) linocut printmaking skills and take home something you’ll feel proud of.

The Sing Gregorian Chant workshop is a chance to experience Gregorian chant in a friendly context. All are welcome; women and men, singers and non-singers. Beginners are encouraged to join, together with experienced singers.

Two popular local ceramicists/potters Robert Fountain and Bas Titford, will be exhibiting alongside painter Brian Lammas and artist/sculptor David Howorth. Open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 13th April to 20th May, 11am – 5pm.

Having won Gold and Silver RHS medals for her Botanical Illustrations, Ruth Kirkby is very familiar with the rules of conventional watercolour painting.

The practice of Focusing is about deepening inner awareness and acceptance of all parts of our self, enabling us better to flourish and live creatively. Following the successful Focusing workshop at Bleddfa last year, Elizabeth Halls is returning with four workshops in 2018.

Tonight Dr Steve Reynolds will tell us about “Fascinating Fungi in the garden and glasshouse”. Steve, as he is known to his gardening friends, is one of the Shropshire and West Midlands region’s experts on plant problems, principally garden pests, diseases and disorders.

An evening of eclectic acoustic music from critically acclaimed trio Whalebone. The award winning instrumental trio, whose blend of Celtic folk music interwoven with strands of rock, Americana and Eastern European tradition has earned them a following both in the U.K.

Help to win the First World War with Miss M. Fergusson! Join us for a Food Economy Campaign lesson and learn how to cook wartime recipes such as rice bread, sea pie (corned beef hash), barley broth, oatmeal pudding and more. Discover how women on the Home Front were contributing to the war effort. Booking Not Needed.

Discover blankets of native bluebells in the wood pasture and along the carriage-rides in Fishpool Valley as you explore the historic landscape. Ask at Visitor Reception for our map of the best places to spot them and some more information about the history of the bluebell at Croft.

Follow in the footsteps of William Gilpin and Thomas Johnes II on a Picturesque tour through Fishpool Valley. Learn about the history of the landscape, as well as some of the mysteries which surround it.

Enjoy a guided geology walk with the Croft Castle geology champions. Explore the beautiful Fishpool Valley, with its two quarries, and learn about our ambitious project to restore and revive this once ’Picturesque’ landscape.

Join us for a guided walk through Croft’s ancient parkland and marvel at the blankets of bluebells which create a spectacular display at this time of year. Pop your walking boots on and join our countryside ranger as he takes you on a journey around Croft’s ancient trees.

With spectacular views, this one acre organic garden has been developed over the past 14 years to be in harmony and its surroundings. Divided into many rooms, there are vibrant herbaceous borders and terraces, rose trellises and a large vegetable plot.

Set in a stunning tranquil position, our naturalistic and evolving 6½ acre garden was originally landscaped in 1962. Most of the trees, azaleas and rhododendrons were planted then. There is a wonderful new kitchen garden designed and planted by Jayne and Norman Grove. Ponds and woodland walk encourage wildlife.

A maturing rural garden with areas of meadow, wood and orchard, blending with countryside and providing habitat for wildlife. The cottage is surrounded by borders, raised beds, trained pears and containers giving all year interest.

Informal country garden surrounding old farmhouse, 3 acres planted with wildlife in mind. Emphasis on structure and form, with a hint of quirkiness, a garden to explore with eclectic planting. Irises thrive around a natural pond, shady beds and open borders, seats abound, feels mature but ever evolving.

Llandod Ale Trail & Cider Nouveau Festival Friday 4th PM – Mayday 7th May 2018 This includes. The Arvon Ale House, Llanerch Inn, Middleton Arms, a tented area, and the Conservative Club, which is open to all during the event.

Bob is a folk Singer-songwriter who makes music that is Earthy, funky & positive, with a strong World music influence. He is a passionate advocate of the ’Live Simply’ movement that is currently spreading around the Globe, & is a keen practitioner of Yoga, Meditation and living naturally.

RUBY MUSE is poet-musicians Jools Heyes & Malcolm Heyes. Their unique style wraps alternative blues, folk-rock and Brit-Americana around songs and poetry with diverse themes – from Greek myth and angels through to surrealist paintings and imploding stars.

The Fourth Hay Chamber Music Festival will include the following events: Friday 27 April 7pm: ’Schubertiad’ with the Fitzwilliam String Quartet at St Mary’s Church HR3 5ED. Tickets: £15 (students £7.50). Saturday 28 April 10.

The Ollie West Band are a 4 to 24 piece ensemble, creating new genre blending pop/fusion recognised by the likes of Bill Laurance and Dean Friedman.

We warmly welcome back notorious street performer, Mr. Woodnote who this time brings with him Lil Rhys & Eva Lazarus. Mr. Woodnote uniquely freestyles beats and riffs with only a microphone, a loop station, a saxophone and an electric saxophone. He will be creating his big and bouncy beats live-on-stage.

Hattie is a 24 year-old singer-songwriter, recently named Fender Undiscovered Artist of the Year 2017. Influenced by Foy Vance, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Goldfrapp, Pete Seeger, Regina Spektor and Jeff Buckley, Hattie writes and sings from the heart.

Americana songwriters Sarah Larkham and Elliot Hall (accolades including Bristol Songwriter Of The Year award), create bittersweet, beautiful music with country elements, taking their influences from American folk, country and blues artists such as Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Johnny Cash.

This exciting young company bring a vibrant flavour to this wonderful history play in the opening event of our 2018 open-air season. This will be the debut performance of this play by the company and the first time that Richard II will have been performed at the Willow Globe.

Stokesay Court is a magnificent Grade II* late-Victorian mansion imposingly set within extensive landscaped grounds, with far ranging views towards Ludlow.

We will meet at Byford Court at 11am, the day starts there with canapes and a 30 minute introductory talk on foraging. Then we will head down the road to The Weir Garden, a beautiful National Trust property boasting a lovely riverside garden, mature trees and even some ancient Roman ruins.

Experience Georgian splendour of the gardens from a contemporary take on a Georgian pavilion. Discover an installation in our Walled Garden from internationally renowned artists Heather and Ivan Morison.

Explore the parkland and discover even more about the great outdoors on this guided tour. What better way to get out and enjoy all that ’Capability’ Brown’s final masterpiece has to offer than by learning all about life on the estate, both in times gone by and today' Join Frank Ryding as he...

Experience Georgian splendour of the gardens from a contemporary take on a Georgian pavilion. Discover an installation in our Walled Garden from internationally renowned artists Heather and Ivan Morison.

To commemorate 100 years of women gaining the first vote we’re revealing the hidden stories of women during the 18th Century and through the ages at Berrington. Discover stories of the lives, loves and losses of women both upstairs and downstairs.

Eboracum Baroque return for some afternoon recitals in the eighteenth century inspired contemporary pavilion in the walled garden, designed by international artists Heather and Ivan Morison. Enjoy three half hour sessions of music between 12noon and 4pm.

A celebration of Welsh wool and natural fibres, the Wonderwool Wales festival is a must for wool and yarn enthusiasts as well as those keen to learn and develop their skills or simply shoppers with a keen eye for quality crafts and innovative design. Details: www.wonderwoolwales.co.uk

Thousands of fibre fans will leave next year’s Wonderwool Wales weighed down with their pick of wool and natural fibre products from more than 200 high quality stalls and some of the really lucky ones will also go home wearing the results of their own handiwork.

Glanusk Stallion Show started in 1958 at the Glanusk Estate, near Crickhowell. The show is now held at the Royal Welsh Showground. The show has grown over the last 50 years to become one of the most popular shows for Welsh horse breeds. We are a Welsh Pony & Cob Society Silver Medal Show

Indoor Market / Craft and Gift Fayre Kimbolton Village Hall on the A4112, off the A49 Leominster HR6 0HQ Free Entry Refreshments available Over 20 stalls selling a unique array of craft and gifts Stalls £15 must be pre-booked Email nannybobbins@hotmail.

Annual Jumble & Plant Sale; plants for the home and garden, good as new, white elephant, household, clothes, lots of bargains, teas and homemade cakes.