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Visit to Walcot Hall, Barnack

Thursday 11 June 2026Walcot Hall, Hyde Lane, Barnack, Stamford PE9 3EU10:30am – 1:00pm The gardens: from the road an impressive high stone wall screens views of Walcot Hall and its surrounding parkland and gardens but from inside the walls the views appear endless. The Carolean Hall, listed Grade I, was built in the 1670s butContinue reading “Visit to Walcot Hall, Barnack”

Visit to St Peter’s, Offord D’Arcy

Wednesday 24 June 2026St Peter’s Church, High Street, Offord D’Arcy, PE19 5RH2:00pm – 4:30pm The Church and Churchyard: St Peter’s, a Grade I listed church dating from the Norman times with notable monuments and brasses, is at the end of a long drive, set apart from the village of Offord D’Arcy. Since 1978 its careContinue reading “Visit to St Peter’s, Offord D’Arcy”

Live Talk: Dr Liz Lake

Saturday 15 November 2025Hilton Village Hall, Grove End, Hilton PE28 9PFThis event has now passed Title Is there nothing new under the sun? Abstract  Liz Lake will show how the key characteristics of historic landscapes are reinterpreted in contemporary landscape design. Our Speaker Dr Liz Lake has studied, practised and taught landscape architecture for overContinue reading “Live Talk: Dr Liz Lake”

Visit to The Gibberd Garden

Thursday 16 October 2025The Gibberd Garden, Marsh Lane, Harlow, CM17 0NAThis event has now passed The man: knighted in 1967, Sir Frederick Gibberd was an architect, town planner and landscape architect, with a distinguished project record that included Liverpool Catholic Cathedral, Heathrow Airport terminals 1, 2 and 3, the Central Mosque in Regents Park andContinue reading “Visit to The Gibberd Garden”

Visit to King’s College & Corpus Christi

Tuesday 5 August 2025 at King’s College and Corpus Christi, LeckhamptonVisits start at 11:00am and 2:30pm The visits: After our 2024 Christmas Lecture, Steve Coghill, Kings College Head Gardener, kindly offered to show us the college gardens in the summer. He has proposed 5th August for the visit, as there will be a team ofContinue reading “Visit to King’s College & Corpus Christi”

Study Day 2025 – Cancellation

The Study Day at Bourn Hall, planned for 12 July 2025, has had to be cancelled. We regret any inconvenience and will refund pre-paid bookings. The Events Group will consider alternative arrangements. A deep dive into the history ofBourn Hall and its parkland Our Study Day offers a rare opportunity to visit the relatively little-researchedContinue reading “Study Day 2025 – Cancellation”

Visit to Bourn Mill and Garden Tours

Thursday 19 June 2025 at The Mill Cottage, Caxton Road, Bourn CB23 2SUThis event has now passed. Kate Armstrong writes: we took over the garden of around an acre of established shrubs and herbaceous borders, set in lawns. Over time, we enlarged and extended the beds introducing interesting plants from our travels around the country.Continue reading “Visit to Bourn Mill and Garden Tours”