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NATIONAL TRUST


Summer What’s on at local National Trust Properties


Coleton Fishacre, Kingswear 01803 842382 or coletonfishacre@nationaltrust.org.uk Open 10.30am – 5pm every day. 5 August – Snail Racing Races being held throughout the afternoon for children to try their luck at this classic garden game. 2 – 4pm. Free event (normal admission charges apply) 12 August – Pond Dipping Budding explorers can drop by and try their hand at pond- dipping looking with rangers for newts, water beetles and other underwater creatures. 2- 4pm. Free event (normal admission charges apply) 19 August – Hill Rolling Here’s your chance to roll down a really big hill in a beautiful spot over looking the sea at Coleton Fishacre. Be sure to keep an eye out for wildlife and pirates! 2- 4pm. Free event (normal admission charges apply) 6 September – Jazz Age Lawn Party. Sip cocktails on the bowling lawn as the jazz band perform from the Loggia, and soak up the beautiful surroundings of the D’Oyly Carte’s 1920s summer home on this special evening of elegance and music. 7.30pm – 10pm. Tickets £20. Booking Essential. 8 September – Jam & Chutney Making Come and learn from a cookery expert how to make home made preserves in the 1920s kitchen at Coleton Fishacre. 5.30 – 8pm. Booking Essential. All tickets £12.


Greenway, Galmpton 01803 842382 or greenway@nationaltrust.org.uk Open 10.30am – 5pm every day. August 5 – Outdoor Theatre: The Wind in the Willows. Enjoy the escapades of the reckless Toad and his long-suffering friends Ratty, Mole and Badger, as they are brought to life in the magical riverside setting of Greenway. Suitable from age 4+. Booking Essential. 6.30pm – 9pm. 12 August – Outdoor Theatre: Emma Performed by award winning Heartbreak Productions, this Open Air evening performance of this Jane Austen classic promises to be a thrilling and engaging experience for all the family. Booking Essential. 7 – 9.30pm. Adult £15, Child £10.


28 August – Dine by the Dart at Greenway. Enjoy a celebration of local produce and fine dining in Agatha Christie’s beloved holiday home by the River Dart. 6pm – 9pm. Tickets £32.50. Booking Essential. 26th September – Wild forage Join our head gardener Simon Akeroyd for a walk on the wild side discovering which plants are suitable for harvesting and cooking on the beautiful Greenway estate. All tickets £3.


Overbecks


Overbeck’s, Salcombe 01548 842893 or overbecks@nationaltrust.org.uk


Open 11am – 5pm every day. All through the summer you will be able to enjoy our exhibition highlighting the story of the creation of this extraordinary garden - from Eric Hopkins, the first owner who laid out the garden, then by the Verekers, Otto Overbeck & National Trust taking us to the present day. Exotic,rare plants in a stunning clifftop location - not to be missed. 12 September – Heritage Open Day – Part of the nationwide open day to encourage everyone to make the most of our properties - house and garden will be open for free. 25 September – Tropical Foliage – Garden Tour & Talk - Join Cat Saunders, our head gardener for a tour around our sub-tropical garden, full of rare and exotic trees and plants including a talk on the plants and origins of the garden. 2.30 – 3.30pm. Free event but normal admission charges apply.


The Wind in the Willows See www.bythedart .co.uk for further details about other National Trust properties and more places to visit.


Bradley manor 01803 842382 or bradley@nationaltrust.org.uk Open 11- 5pm 20 August - Outdoor Theatre – Robin Hood Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men raise a ruckus, swashbuckling their way into our hearts doing all the wrong things for the right reasons. Booking Essential. 6.30 – 9.30pm. Adult £14, Child £10.


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