Past Events

Join us for a workshop on the benefits of gardening with wildlife here at Asthall Manor Kitchen Garden. Complete beginners through to keen amateurs all welcome. A thriving and diverse population of insects and animals, big and small is key to the growing of healthy, nutritious (aka tasty) food. Healthy wildlife means healthy plants means healthy people. In this all-day workshop you will learn the fundamental benefits of gardening with wildlife while growing food for people. You’ll develop an understanding…

Enjoy a seasonally apt restorative and reflective afternoon of wellness with Rebecca Brown a Wellbeing Educator & Movement Specialist. Fusing the natural beauty of our setting with Soulful Yoga, Mindfulness Practice and a slumberous Deep Rest Nidra. This workshop has been thoughtfully created to support mind, body and soul as we move through the lull in energy that Autumn brings. To further enhance your experience there will be some (by request) hands on adjustments, inspiring readings, healing sounds, essential oils…

Escape the bustle of the High Street and shop at a Christmas Market in the beautiful Asthall Manor Ballroom. You will have the opportunity to buy a range of crafted gifts from local, independent producers and also environmentally friendly vintage and antique items. Please park in the field opposite Asthall Manor (the gate to the car park field: (producers.zapped.tutored). Please bring both cash and cards to pay for your purchases. Free entry. We have an excellent range of stall holders:-…

9am – 6pm Asthall’s resident artists Yunus & Eliza are selling sculptures, one-offs, jewellery and objects. Think modern heirlooms in cast metals, fusing rebellious design with nature inspired works from the local surroundings. https://www.instagram.com/yunus_and_eliza/  

Explore how the impressionists describe shadows with blues, violets and magentas and the influence of this on contemporary painter Andrew Gifford. Working on hardboard primed with a soft-pink ground, learn how to build up an intricate textural surface with a small palette knife. Not every part of the substrate is covered with paint, leaving tiny ‘negative spaces’ of exposed pink board, which results in exciting colour interactions. We will  be working indoors in the (warm!) Ballroom at Asthall Manor. You…

Explore the links between Edouard Manet and the last still life paintings of Ken Howard RA and learn how to use Liquin with oils to produce a fluid and free flowing brush mark. The addition of Liquin creates a gell-like film resulting in a less gritty textural effect, but more of a fluid sweep. Working on canvas from direct observation of floral still life, learn how to experiment with different brush techniques to indicate a sketchy impression of how light…

We were longing to share the joy of our snowdrops, sculpted roses and other winter beauties but, sadly, we have just been out to the field where people would have to park, and decided that it is still too wet. We don’t have the facility to pull people out, and there is no spare parking capacity in the village. So, we’re really sorry, but you’re going to have to wait till summer, when we have a whole series of special…

Join us for a workshop on the effective seed sowing of tasty vegetables and herbs here in the Asthall Manor Kitchen Garden. Complete beginners through to keen amateurs all welcome. In this all-day workshop you will learn the fundamentals of different seed sowing techniques alongside a bit of helpful theory. This will include understanding and making your own seed compost, best practice seed sowing, along with tips for the care of your seedlings. During the workshop you will carry out…