Returning to the gardens this summer over 18-20 July with an inspiring programme of events, workshops and talks on the theme of 'connections'.
Tickets and Information
Members
Entry to the gardens and our drop in workshops is included in your membership. If you'd like to bring friends, you can buy a guest pass for them in your Newt app.
Some events will require pre-booking and others have an additional cost associated with them.
See timetable below for details.
Non-members
Anyone can purchase a Guest Pass for a specific day of the festival.
See timetable below for details of events.
Disconnect, Reconnect & Celebrate Connections
With a new theme of ‘connections’, we are bringing together a stellar line-up of thought leaders, writers and experts for three days of relevant, impactful discussions.
The three-day event will be packed with wellness sessions, workshop tasters (for adults and children), live music, BBQs, foodie pop-ups, Sunday lunch with Ana Ortiz and Gill Meller, and an inspiring series of panel talks.
Join Hannah MacInnes (broadcaster & journalist, Times Radio, How To Academy) as she chairs the talks and introduces us to fascinating speakers:
Newtlings Fun
Newtlings will have a dedicated family area with reading corner, music circle, garden games and nature play alongside a packed programme across the weekend. Little ones can get stuck into creative crafting, step into the fascinating world of mini beasts at Creepy Crawly Corner, and be the first to test out a new ‘Newtlings Explorers’ short - Bug Detectives running on Sunday 20 July!
Gamekeeper Jim will be hosting meet & greets across the weekend with his majestic birds of prey and Head of Creative, Atsushi will take to the decks for our multigenerational Gather & Grow disco on Friday and Saturday.
On Saturday 19 July, we’re running a Tallulah Swirls Shadow Puppets workshop. Newtlings and their grown-ups can book onto an immersive introduction into puppet making in this two-hour experience with our expert.
Workshop Tasters & Talks
Adults can book onto free daytime talks, enjoy a vegetable walk and talk through the Kitchen Gardens with our Head of Productive Growing, David, and try myriad rural and horticultural workshops 'tasters' from bee skep making to willow weaving with our experts, who will share a little of what you can expect in our popular Seasonal Workshops.
Explore the timetable below and book in.
Friday 18 July
10am – 1pm
Workshop - Bee Skep Making with Kerry Redman
Main Tipi
Drop In Session
11 – 11.45am
Walk & Talk in The Kitchen Garden with David Rowley
Meet at the Information Tent
1 – 1.45pm
Walk & Talk in The Kitchen Garden with David Rowley
Meet at the Information Tent
2 – 2.45pm
Talk - Exploring 'The Three Pillars of Health' with Sarah Stocker-Harding
Main Tipi
3 – 4pm
Workshop Taster - 'Somerset Safari' with Tom Oliver
Meet at The Information Tent
3.30 – 4.15pm
Talk - The benefits of Yoga and Breathwork with Richie Norton
Main Tipi
3.30 – 5.30pm
Workshop Taster - 'Willow Weaving' with Stefan Jennings
Workshop Tent
Drop In Session
5 – 6pm
Panel Talk - Nurturing resilient children in a digital world
Professor David Nutt, Dr. Martha Deiros Collado, Lorraine Candy
Saturday 19 July
10am–1pm
Workshop - Bee Skep Making with Kerry Redman
Main Tipi
Drop In Session
11 – 11.45am
Walk & Talk in The Kitchen Garden with David Rowley
Meet at The Information Tent
1.30 – 2.15pm
Talk - 'The Three Pillars of Health' with Sarah Stocker-Harding
Main Tipi
1.30 – 4.30pm
Workshop Taster - 'Watercolour Painting' with Camilla Clutterbuck
Main Tipi
Drop In Session
2 – 2.45pm
Walk & Talk in The Kitchen Garden with David Rowley
Meet at The Information Tent
2.30 – 3.30pm
Workshop Taster - 'Somerset Safari' with Tom Oliver
Meet at the Information Tent
5 – 6pm
Panel Talk - Connecting to the Earth to find ourselves
Bruce Parry, Dr Alexandra (Daisy) Ginsberg, Marian Boswall, Gaz Oakley
Sunday 20 July
11am – 3pm
Workshop Taster - 'Willow Weaving' with Stefan Jennings
Workshop Tent
Drop In Session
11 – 11.45am
Walk & Talk in The Kitchen Garden with David Rowley
Meet at the Information Tent
2 – 2.45pm
Walk & Talk in The Kitchen Garden with David Rowley
Meet at the Information Tent
2 – 3pm
Panel Talk - The joy of connection: mental, physical, natural
Rupert Sheldrake, Melissa Hemsley, Alice Vincent, Arthur Cole