Disconnect, Reconnect & Celebrate Connections
Our Gather & Grow festival returns to the gardens this summer over 18 - 20 July. With a new theme of ‘connections’, we are bringing together a stellar line-up of speakers and chefs to ignite important conversations around tech, nature and community. We are excited to challenge norms, build on existing connections and make new ones.
The three-day event will be packed with wellness sessions, workshop tasters (for adults and children), live music, BBQs, foodie pop-ups and an inspiring series of talks. On Friday, we will close the day with a garden feast cooked by Jesse Jenkins, and on Sunday we’ll have lunch with Ana Ortiz.
Follow the links below to find out more (note member and non member links) save the dates and book your spot while you can!
Full programme to follow.
Engaging Conversations & Garden Feasts
Friday Panel Discussion: ‘Disconnect’ & Dinner with Jesse Jenkins - Join Professor David Nutt, Sarah Wood OBE, Lorraine Candy and Dr Martha, chaired by Hannah Macinnes for a timely focus on the petition to ban smartphones in schools, followed by a garden feast from LA chef Jesse Jenkins.
Saturday Panel Discussion: ‘Reconnect’ & Dinner – Hear from Bruce Parry in conversation with Daisy Ginsberg and Marian Boswall, chaired by Hannah Macinnes on the importance of reconnecting with our natural roots, followed by a hyper seasonal supper from chef Chantelle Nicholson and her Apricity head chef Eve Seemann.
Sunday Panel Discussion: ‘Celebrating Connections’ & Lunch with Ana Ortiz – Share in the joys that connections can bring us through stories of lived experiences with Rupert Sheldrake, Melissa Hemsley and Alice Vincent, chaired by Hannah Macinnes, fuelled by a lunchtime fire feast from chef Ana Ortiz.
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!
Gamekeeper Jim will be hosting a meet & greet with his majestic birds of prey and Head of Creative, Atsushi will take to the decks for our multigenerational Gather & Grow disco.
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.
Reconnect To Yourself
Set your intentions for the day with an 8am Vinyasa Yoga session linking sequential movement with breath, lead by ex rugby player turned yogi, Richie Norton.
Connect mind, body and breath in the beauty of the great outdoors with Loren Barclay at 9:30am.
Classes are open to all levels and abilities and available for members and non-members. Booking Required.
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 pursuits from bee skep making to willow weaving with our experts. More information to follow.