Wealden Times | WT206 | April 2019 | Garden supplement inside

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Spring at Smallhythe Place
Explore a new exhibition in the house
celebrating the Museum’s 90th
anniversary or stroll through the colourful
spring gardens. Catch a family show in
The Barn Theatre on 12th April with
'Snow White, Rose Red, Bear Brown' and
weave your way through a nature trail
over the Easter weekend. It's the perfect
time to explore.
Call 01580 762334 for details
nationaltrust.org. uk/smallhythe-place
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registered charity, number 205846. Photography © National
Trust Images\Rosie Gaston.
Art
Sundays 7 Apr – 13 Oct
Farleys House & Gallery
Muddles Green, Chiddingly,
Lewes, Sussex BN8 6HW
Lee miller in colour
The Lee Miller Archives presents
a brand new exhibition celebrating
colour photography rarely seen
from the collections. An icon
of 20th Century photography,
Lee Miller is renowned for
her striking black and white
surrealist imagery and fearless war
reportage. However, now for the
first time, through this exhibition,
her extraordinary mastery of
colour can be witnessed.
farleyshouseandgallery.co.uk
Easter
What’s On in April
Sat 6 – Mon 22 Apr
Kent Life, Lock Lane, Sandling,
Maidstone, Kent ME14 3AU
Spring into easter
Meet the cute baby lambs, goat
kids, and piglets which are often
born around springtime, have a
go at bottle feeding the lambs
and kids, hop on a fun farm
ride, get creative and decorate
the perfect Easter gift in the
Paint-a-Pot studio and enjoy
Easter Shows in the Big Top, a
bouncy castle and cuddle corner.
kentlife.org.uk
Sun 14 – Wed 17 &
Sun 21-Wed 24 Apr
Chiddingstone Castle, Hill
Hoath Road, Chiddingstone,
Edenbridge, Kent TN8 7AD
Easter bunny hunt
Grab a £2 clue sheet to find
all the Easter bunnies hidden
around the historical castle’s 35
acres of informal grounds.
chiddingstonecastle.org.uk
Fri 19 – Mon 22 Apr
Various locations
Cadbury Easter
Egg Hunt with
National trust
The Easter bunny has been
up to mischief hiding clues
throughout National Trust
locations across the Weald. Crack
the clues for some Easter fun and
delicious prizes at sites including
Ightham Mote, Sissinghurst
Castle Garden, Scotney Castle,
Knole, Smallhythe Place,
Bodiam Castle and Batemans.
easter.cadbury.co.uk
Sun 6 – Mon 22 Apr
Port Lympne, Aldington Road,
Lympne, Hythe CT21 4LR
Wild Easter Adventures
Book online up to midnight the
day before your Easter visit to Port
Lympne to save 20% on a family
day out with Kent’s only giraffes,
hundreds of free roaming animals,
and some life size time-travelling
dinosaurs. Plus on Good Friday
there will be a delicious BBQ on
offer at the Port Lympne Hotel’s
Iceburg Terrace and an Easter
Sunday lunch or dinner at just
£25 per person for two courses
and £30 for three courses.
aspinallfoundation.org
Charity
Wed 24 Apr
Hush Heath Wine Estate,
Five Oak Lane, Staplehurst,
Tonbridge, Kent TN12 0HT
Flowers, Fizz & Fun
Join the Gardening for Disabled
Trust at Hush Heath for a
fabulous Plant Fair and open
garden. Meet plant and garden
specialists, enjoy some free tastings
of Hush Heath’s award-winning
pink fizz, and explore the restored
and landscaped private garden of
Mr & Mrs Balfour-Lynn.
gardeningfordisabledtrust.org.uk
Sun 28 Apr
Five Acre Wood School,
Boughton Lane, Maidstone,
Kent ME15 9QF
Sainsbury’s Stores
sponsored cycle
Take to the roads for a sponsored
bike ride of 25 or 50 miles in
support of Heart of Kent Hospice.
Sainsbury’s will generously provide
refreshments along the route
which will start at Sainsbury’s
on Loose Road in Maidstone.
Entry: £15 per cyclist
hokh.org
wealdentimes.co.uk
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