Looking for a fang-tastic way to spend your October half-term? We've got a spine-chillingly good lineup of Spooktacular activities that will keep the whole family entertained!
Join Laura from Tiska Leatherwork to make your own glasses case
Join Jenny from Panache Arts in this very festive workshop. You will learn how to weave your own Christmas Robin with wire.
Join Jenny from Panache Arts in this very festive workshop. You will learn how to weave your own Christmas Robin with wire.
Get cosy by the firepit, grab a sparkler, and let the warmth of the season embrace you! It's time to toast some marshmallows, sip on delicious hot chocolate or mulled wine, and enjoy a jacket potato feast — all while your furry friends are right there with you, no need to worry about loud fireworks!
FULLY BOOKED - Get cosy by the firepit, grab a sparkler, and let the warmth of the season embrace you! It's time to toast some marshmallows, sip on delicious hot chocolate or mulled wine, and enjoy a jacket potato feast — all while your furry friends are right there with you, no need to worry about loud fireworks!
Step into the magic of Christmas with our “Never Ordinary” House Tours at Thornbridge Hall!
Looking for a fun and creative way to spend a day? Join us in the beautiful setting of The Orangery for a hands-on workshop where you’ll discover how to make unique, handcrafted gift tags.
Come and join Nicky from Willow Sculpture and Crafts in The Carriage House, to create a Willow Deer.
Design your own festive artwork using vibrant alcohol inks, and have them transformed into 6 professionally printed, personalised Christmas cards
Get into the Christmas spirit with a cosy hand embroidery workshop!
Get creative and weave a colourful, textured, 3D wall-hanging, sculpture or mobile using natural materials, fibres and yarn.
In this workshop you will use merino wool and specialist needles to felt enable you to create your own Christmas Bauble embellished with ribbon and beads.
Join Jenny from Panache Arts in this very festive workshop. You will learn how to weave your own Christmas Robin with wire.
Join Jenny from Panache Arts in this very festive workshop. You will learn how to weave your own Christmas Robin with wire.
Using just material and pins you will be guided through the easy process of making a quilted bauble to hang on your tree or the perfect gift for someone special.
Caroline Cook from Well With Nature will lead us for an exclusive early morning nature mindfulness experience in the grounds of the beautiful Thornbridge Estate. Before the gardens open to the public, Caroline will guide us through nature mindfulness to deeply connect with the natural world around us through our senses.
Live Music at Quackers Cafe
Step into the warmth this winter with a soul-soothing retreat inside the exquisite Carriage House with Topaz Yoga.
Join us for a special exhibition of oil paintings by Michelle Bird, showcasing Thornbridge and its surrounding landscapes.
Come and get festive with Maxi from Thornbridge Blooms, for a cosy, creative Christmas wreath workshop.
Learn the ancient textile craft of producing your own yarn, using a drop spindle.
For thousands of years and around the world yarn was spun by hand using a basic spindle, before the invention of the spinning wheel.
Come and get festive with Maxi from Thornbridge Blooms, for a cosy, creative Christmas wreath workshop.
FULLY BOOKED
Come and get festive with Maxi from Thornbridge Blooms, for a cosy, creative Christmas wreath workshop.
More details to come
Santa and his magical Elf stop off at Thornbridge Christmas Shopping Village everyday between 12pm and 2pm. Entry to Santa’s Grotto is free with standard garden entry!
FULLY BOOKED
Come and get festive with Maxi from Thornbridge Blooms, for a cosy, creative Christmas wreath workshop.
LAST FEW PLACES REMAINING
Join us for a magical morning with Santa! 🎅✨
📆 7th & 14th December
🕧 2 time slots 9am - 9.30am or 9.30am - 10.30am
📍 Quackers Cafe
More details to come
Come and get festive with Maxi from Thornbridge Blooms, for a cosy, creative Christmas wreath workshop.
Santa and his magical Elf stop off at Thornbridge Christmas Shopping Village everyday between 12pm and 2pm. Entry to Santa’s Grotto is free with standard garden entry!
FULLY BOOKED
Join us for a magical morning with Santa! 🎅✨
📆 7th & 14th December
🕧 2 time slots 9am - 9.30am or 9.30am - 10.30am
📍 Quackers Cafe
Come and get festive with Maxi from Thornbridge Blooms, for a cosy, creative Christmas wreath workshop.
Coiled Basketry is a global and ancient craft of producing useful baskets and mats, which often used locally sourced plant materials including grasses, rushes, leaves and bark.
Dreaming of a wedding at Thornbridge Hall?
Join us for our 2026 Wedding fair, showcasing the Hall, it’s licenced spaces and some of our favourite vendors, so you really get the feel for what our spectacular venue has to offer.
Join Maxi from Thornbridge Blooms to create your own dried flower wall panel to hang in your home!
Join us for a hands-on silver clay workshop where creativity meets craftsmanship. Whether you're a complete beginner or a curious maker, this session is designed to be welcoming, inspiring, and full of sparkle.
Join us on the 13th - 15th March at Thornbridge Estate as we celebrate the incredible talent and creativity of our local and independent makers and creators!
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Looking to create a gift or something to do with your mum this Mother’s day! Come spend a couple of hours among British Seasonal Spring flowers and create your very own bouquet.
Looking to create a gift or something to do with your mum this Mother’s day! Come spend a couple of hours among British Seasonal Spring flowers and create your very own bouquet.
Explore the gentle awakening of spring through colour, flowing ink, and creativity.
Love colour, flowers, and working with new techniques?
Looking for a unique project that’s both creative and personal this Easter Half-term?
Join Sandra Gardiner for an inspiring workshop where you’ll craft a beautiful fold-out hanger — perfect for yourself, or as a heartfelt handmade gift.
Join Maxi, from Thornbridge Blooms, to create your very own living spring wreath using a seasonal selection flowers, bulbs and plants on a willow wreath base
Join Maxi, from Thornbridge Blooms, to create your very own living spring wreath using a seasonal selection flowers, bulbs and plants on a willow wreath base
FULLY BOOKED
Join artist Dave Elsom of Sombrero Printmaking for a fun workshop where you will use acrylic paint markers to create unique artwork on a variety of surfaces
Join Chesterfield-based printmaker Dave Elsom at Thornbridge Hall for a fun children's printing with Lego workshop.
Dare to get creative this Halloween with me, in this eerie little workshop, you’ll craft a hauntingly beautiful flower arrangement inside a real pumpkin, using rich seasonal blooms in moody autumn shades, dried seed heads and grasses.
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A 5-hour course with a foraging expert, which includes tasting wild ingredients and a wild-inspired picnic on the Estate
🎃 Pick Your Perfect Pumpkin! 🎃
Visit our Pumpkin Patch in the gardens and discover a variety of pumpkins in all shapes and colours! 🍁
Join us for a serene and restorative morning retreat at the gorgeous Thornbridge Estate, as we welcome the Autumn Equinox — a moment of perfect balance between light and dark, rest and renewal.
A morning of meditative creativity! Learn all the skills and techniques you will need to produce your own beautiful mandala in the relaxing surroundings of the Orangery.
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Celebrate the beauty of autumn with a cosy morning of stitching in the gorgeous surroundings of Thornbridge Orangery. This hand embroidery workshop is perfect for all skill levels
Join pastel artist Katie Wyke for an inspiring Autumnal pastel workshop.
🎶 Live Music at Quackers Café! 🎶
Get ready for an evening of feel-good summer vibes as The Lovely Ladies from Local Vocals take the stage at Quackers Café!
FULLY BOOKED
Embrace the colours and textures of the season with our autumnal wreath workshop. Using a beautiful selection of dried and fresh materials
Tickets are now available for Fashion and Fizz - Charity event school fundraiser Hosted by St. Anselm’s
Join Jenny from Panache for the morning and learn the pearl knotting technique, no previous experience is required.
FULLY BOOKED
Come and join Nicky from Willow Sculpture and Crafts in our Orangery, to create a freeform contemporary Willow basket.
Have you ever wondered what Pilates is all about? Come and find out at our introductory session led by our very own Tour Guide and experienced Pilates Instructor, Andrea.
Join us for an energising and grounding Vinyasa yoga class set in the stunning surroundings of Thornbridge Estate.
2 HOUR TOUR INCLUDING BEER & FOOD PAIRING
This more extensive tour lasts around 2 hours, commencing with tea & coffee in the spectacular Carriage House, guests enjoy a short video introduction to the Hall before moving onto a more comprehensive house tour, taking in views of the William Morris stain glass windows and areas not usually open to the public.
Have you ever wondered what Pilates is all about? Come and find out at our introductory session led by our very own Tour Guide and experienced Pilates Instructor, Andrea.
Please note, the Estate and car park are closed today for a private event. We will re-open tomorrow at 10am
Join Robyn from Oh Sew Cute, for a peaceful morning of creativity in the stunning Thornbridge Orangery. Whether you're new to embroidery or have some experience, this workshop is the perfect way to unwind and enjoy some mindful, nature-inspired stitching.
Come and join us in the Orangery for a morning of relaxing creativity and create a colourful alcohol inks flower painting to take home with you.
Join Laura from Tiska Leatherwork to make your own refillable journal
Join us for an energising and grounding Vinyasa yoga class set in the stunning surroundings of Thornbridge Estate.
Selected Fridays & Saturdays from 17th July - Sept
Spend up to a few hours amongst beautiful scented British flowers grown here on site by myself where you can pick your own to take home and enjoy, garden entry to the grounds included so why not make a day of it!
Selected Fridays & Saturdays from 17th July - Sept
Spend up to a few hours amongst beautiful scented British flowers grown here on site by myself where you can pick your own to take home and enjoy, garden entry to the grounds included so why not make a day of it!
Join us for an energising and grounding Vinyasa yoga class set in the stunning surroundings of Thornbridge Estate.
Selected Fridays & Saturdays from 17th July - Sept
Spend up to a few hours amongst beautiful scented British flowers grown here on site by myself where you can pick your own to take home and enjoy, garden entry to the grounds included so why not make a day of it!
Selected Fridays & Saturdays from 17th July - Sept
Spend up to a few hours amongst beautiful scented British flowers grown here on site by myself where you can pick your own to take home and enjoy, garden entry to the grounds included so why not make a day of it!
Join Chesterfield-based printmaker Dave Elsom at Thornbridge Hall for a fun children's printing with Lego workshop.
Join us between 10am – 4pm for a fun-filled day of creativity to support Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice.
