Christmas House Tours 2025
10th November - 20th December
Step into the magic of Christmas with our “Never Ordinary” House Tours at Thornbridge Hall!
Step into the magic of Christmas with our “Never Ordinary” House Tours at Thornbridge Hall!
Join us for a special exhibition of oil paintings by Michelle Bird, showcasing Thornbridge and its surrounding landscapes.
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!
Join us for a magical morning with Santa! 🎅✨
📆 7th & 14th December
🕧 2 time slots 9am - 9.30am or 9.30am - 10.30am
📍 Quackers Cafe
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.
Join us for a peaceful morning retreat designed to help you welcome the new year with clarity and calm.
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 us for a memorable Burns Night Feast hosted in the magnificent Great Hall! Experience a carefully crafted 5-course Scottish-inspired menu, expertly prepared by our award-winning in-house catering team. A curated selection of fine whiskies will be available to taste alongside the meal. The traditional Haggis will be ceremoniously piped in and charged by the renowned Derbyshire Piper.
Join Chesterfield-based printmaker Dave Elsom at Thornbridge Hall for a fun children's printing with Lego workshop.
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/artist Dave Elsom at Thornbridge Hall for a fun children's stone painting workshop workshop.
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 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.
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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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
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.
Find out more…
Join us for a magical morning with Santa! 🎅✨
📆 7th & 14th December
🕧 2 time slots 9am - 9.30am or 9.30am - 10.30am
📍 Quackers Cafe
FULLY BOOKED
Come and get festive with Maxi from Thornbridge Blooms, for a cosy, creative Christmas wreath workshop.
Join us for a magical morning with Santa! 🎅✨
📆 7th & 14th December
🕧 2 time slots 9am - 9.30am or 9.30am - 10.30am
📍 Quackers Cafe
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!
More details to come
FULLY BOOKED
Come and get festive with Maxi from Thornbridge Blooms, for a cosy, creative Christmas wreath workshop.
Come and get festive with Maxi from Thornbridge Blooms, for a cosy, creative Christmas wreath workshop.
Come and get festive with Maxi from Thornbridge Blooms, for a cosy, creative Christmas wreath workshop.
Step into the warmth this winter with a soul-soothing retreat inside the exquisite Carriage House with Topaz Yoga.
Live Music at Quackers Cafe
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.
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.
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.
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.
Design your own festive artwork using vibrant alcohol inks, and have them transformed into 6 professionally printed, personalised Christmas cards
Come and join Nicky from Willow Sculpture and Crafts in The Carriage House, to create a Willow Deer.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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!
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.
Find out more…