April 25th Specialist Plant Fair

More than 30 nurseries selling some of the more rare plus everyday plants and shrubs will be making their annual trip to Spetchley. In 2009 we welcomed over 1,400 visitors as it is the ideal time to start planning your Spring planting and buying whatever you need to ensure your gardens are ready for the 2010 season.

Chris Bailes, curator of RHS Rosemore Garden, will be the guest speaker. Entry to the Fair will be £5 and entry and ticket for the main lecture will be £10. Gates will open at 11am.

This event is extremely popular and now a household name as it has been running at Spetchley for 10 years. 

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The National Garden Scheme

Every year the Garden, one of the very first in the country to become a member of the NGS, opens it gates free to members of the NGS - please visit their website, to find out how you can become a member.

The NGS raises £2 million each year for nursing, caring and gardening charities. Since 1927 they have raised over £45 million (£25 million in the last 10 years). 

Most of the 3,600 gardens are privately owned. Some open as part of a group which gets the whole community involved. But all the gardens are enjoyed by the garden owners and their visitors, funding charities to help people who are ill or under stress.

Spetchley will be open to everyone but free to NGS members on Friday 2nd April and Sunday 4th July 2010.

M5 - When history comes alive

On 14th & 15th of August 2010 five ages of history will become one and descend on Spetchley.

This is the perfect opportunity to bring the whole family and discover how people lived, worked and fought in the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th centuries.

Come and see what they ate, slept on and used as weapons. Watch the armies train and do battle but above all come to Spetchley and have some fun.

This event, on such a scale has never been held at Spetchley before so it will be a wonderful day out for all the family.

Entry costs; Adults £6 and a Family Ticket for £20. Gates open at 11am.