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We celebrate this colourful month with a self-guided trail through the Gardens, and highlight Exbury’s award winning blooms with stunning displays in our Five Arrows Gallery.
Price included in Gardens Admission. (High Season)
Join our storyteller playing the role of ‘George Forrest’, legendary plant explorer of the early 20th century. Hear hair-raising tales of uprisings, death and glory in the Yunnan as Forrest quests to bring back new plants and seedlings to England and Exbury.
Morning & afternoon tours. Free chocolate and seeds for children. Price included in Gardens Admission.
A glorious exhibition of watercolour prints of rhododendrons and British wildflowers painted by the artist Elizabeth Cameron, now 91. Painted from real blooms, her work was inspired by famous Scottish gardens at Brodick, Glenarn, Inverewe and her own garden at Allengrange in RossShire.
Price included in Gardens Admission.
A weekend of 1940's Home Front nostalgia in the grounds of Exbury House, site of HMS Mastodon, a WW2 Naval shore base, which played a vital part in the planning and launching of the Normandy Campaign in 1944. With allied military vehicles & period civilian vehicles on display this special weekend commemorates the men and women of the Army, Navy, Air Force and civilian services who played their part to bring about the end of the war in Europe. A 20 minute journey on the Steam Railway will feature a commentary of Exbury’s role as HMS Mastodon and a simulated air-raid in the tunnel! - The evening of Saturday 3rd offers a fantastic chance to listen and dance to the sounds of the 1940's with a special performance by the Apollo Big Band. Ticket details to be confirmed.
We'll Meet Again promises to provide a fascinating glimpse of 'the way we were' all those years ago.
Prices within Gardens admission. Railway £3 per person, under 3’s free (High Season)
Children are welcomed into the Gardens free-of-charge this weekend and encouraged to pick up fallen petals from the rhododendrons and azaleas. A giant collage will then be prepared by the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies (NAFAS).
Prices within Gardens Admission. (Low Season)
Layouts, exhibitions and demonstrations centred in and around the ‘Rhododendron Line’ Engine Shed. Exhibitors include the Wessex Narrow Gauge and Southampton Model Engineering Society. The Exbury Steam Railway will be running to its normal timetable.
Prices within Gardens Admission. (Low Season). Train rides are extra £2.50 per person, under 3’s are free.
Enjoy a wonderful early morning tour of Exbury Gardens with a knowledgeable guide, guaranteed to work up an appetite for a delicious cooked breakfast in Mr Eddy’s Restaurant. All food sourced from local producers. Strictly limited numbers, booking essential.
Time: 0800 – 1030
Booking Office Tel No: 023 8089 8625 all bookings including credit card.
Price £12.50 per person. £11.00 Exbury Season Ticket Holders.
Families will love exploring the Gardens on our fun and informative trail. All children completing the trail will receive a free ‘seed stick’ and the opportunity to win tickets for our popular Ghost Train and Santa Steam Specials.
Price included in Gardens Admission.
Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents an open-air theatre performance of ‘Twelfth Night’ by William Shakespeare. Bring a picnic and enjoy the glorious Garden surroundings. Gates open at 1800.
Performance: 1930 – 2200 hours
Tickets: Adults £12.00, OAPs £11.00, Students & Children £8.00, Family (2 Adults & 2 Children) £35.00, Groups 10+ 10% Discount. £1 discount for Exbury Season Ticket Holders. Tel: 023 8089 8625 for bookings.
Join Chapterhouse Theatre Company for this wonderful new production of two family favourites. These best loved fairy tales are brought together for the first time as a magical, musical show, which will enchant children of all ages with plenty to keep the grown ups entertained as well. Come early with family and friends to enjoy a picnic. Children should of course invite teddy along and come in fairy tale fancy dress to take part in the character parade, all part of this wonderful entertainment.
As the three bears prepare for their breakfast there’s a wolf on the prowl looking for more than a bowl of porridge. Find out how the residents of the woodland take to two of literatures finest young heroines, Goldilocks and Little Red Riding Hood. Watch out, for there is a twist in the bear’s tale!
Performance: 1800 – 1930hours
Tickets: Adults £10.00, Students & Children £6, Family (2 Adults & 2 Children £30, Groups 10+ 10% Discount. £1 discount for Exbury Season Ticket Holders. Tel: 023 8089 8625 for bookings.
Bring your favourite teddy bear for a ride on Exbury’s Steam Railway! Teddy travels free of course. With surprises along the way, hear your favourite nursery rhymes and collect chocolate for the children. Special trains throughout the day. Why not have your own teddy bear’s picnic in the Gardens after, and buy tickets for the production of Goldilocks?
Price within Gardens Admission. (Low Season). Railway £2.50 per person, under 3’s free.
The well-remembered and popular children’s programme ‘Worzel Gummidge’ was partly filmed at Exbury. Join us on this special weekend to see scarecrows in all manner of guises and in a variety of locations within the Gardens! Scarecrows supplied by local charities, schools, societies and Exbury staff. Many charity stalls in the Gardens.
Prices within Gardens Admission.
Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents an open-air theatre performance of ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ by William Shakespeare. Bring a picnic and enjoy the glorious Garden surroundings. Gates open at 1800.
Performance: 1930 – 2200 hours
Tickets: Adults £12.00, OAPs £11.00, Students & Children £8.00, Family (2 Adults & 2 Children) £35.00, Groups 10+ 10% Discount. £1 discount for Exbury Season Ticket Holders. Tel: 023 8089 8625 for bookings.
See Exbury’s fantastic collection of Nerine Sarniensis in the Five Arrows Gallery, specially prepared to highlight the extraordinary beauty of these hybrids as they scintillate under direct light. There will be a range of Nerines for sale.
Price included in Gardens Admission.
Steam engines of all shapes and sizes will be on show, from full-size traction engines to miniature road vehicles. Enthusiasts will find models and miniatures in the Engine Shed, while our own Steam Railway will run through Yard Wood, clothed in early autumn colour. This will be the fourth year of this event, which grows in popularity and provides a terrific afternoon spectacle as all the steam vehicles parade in front of Exbury House.
Prices within Gardens Admission.
Everyone thinks of Exbury in the Spring, but the Gardens are just as glorious in Autumn with fiery colours from maples, dogwoods and deciduous azaleas. The subtle light tones of Autumn reflect these colours dramatically. Special Autumn Trail leads visitors to the best of the colour.
Prices within Gardens Admission.
As part of the ‘Big Draw’ weekend, Exbury & Artsway will be welcoming children free of charge into the Gardens. Children will be encouraged to collect fallen autumn leaves and berries to help create a collage with the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies (NAFAS).
Prices within gardens Admission, Children FREE
Enjoy a wonderful early morning tour of Exbury Gardens with a knowledgeable guide, guaranteed to work up an appetite for a delicious New Forest breakfast in Mr Eddy’s Restaurant. All food sourced from local producers. Strictly limited numbers, booking essential.
Time 0800 – 1030am
Booking Office Tel No: 023 8089 8625 all bookings including credit card.
Price £12.50 per person. £11 per person for Exbury Season Ticket Holders
Come on a fascinating 1½ - 2 hour walk through the Gardens to find a wondrous variety of fungi and toadstools with our experts Marion and David Nesbitt. You’ll need good stout shoes or wellies as it can get a bit boggy underfoot! Lots of fun and facts.
Time: 1100am.
Price £2.00 per person (tickets available at the gate on the day) extra to Garden Admission £1.00 to Season Ticket Holders.
With skeletons, scarecrows and other ghoulish characters on route, dare you ride the Exbury Ghost Train? Enter the pitch-black tunnel at your peril. Family fun. Full of interesting stories & terrible jokes! Children get a free treat bag if they come in fancy dress. Pre-booking highly recommended for all dates and essential for the weekend.
Ticket details to be confirmed.
Booking Office opens for Ghost Train & Santa Specials July 2006
Tel : 023 80 89 8625
Wrap up warm and join us for our Christmas festivities. A musical train ride through wintery gardens with seasonal characters along the way. Mulled wine for adults & a festive chocolate for children. Children visit Santa’s Grotto for a present. Christmas shopping in our Gift Shop and Plant Centre. Free entry to Gardens – why not follow our Christmas Trail? Warming meals in Mr Eddy’s Restaurant. Pre-booking essential.
Santa Special Prices: to be confirmed. Garden Entrance free to all.
Booking Office Tel No: 023 8089 8625 all bookings including credit card.
Want something a bit different for your office Christmas lunch? Why not wrap up and have a fun ride on our Steam train, then tuck in to a traditional Christmas dinner in our cosy Restaurant and even have a visit from Santa (well why not, Santa shouldn’t just be for the kids!).
Corporate Santa prices to be confirmed. For more information, call 023 8089 1203.