We have a fun, creative programme of drop-in events running throughout the season. All these events are included in your entry price.
We also have outdoor theatre performances in our Walled Garden as well as our adult craft workshops and yoga. There is a charge for these and you need to book in advance.
Scroll down to see what you can do at Riverhill this season…….
Riverhill Gardens and Malabar Cafe at Riverhill are both CLOSED for the winter.
We will re-open for our 2025 season on the 12th of March 2025. Our 2025 season runs until the 26th of October.
Join us in the Garden Room during the Easter Holidays, where we will be making cute little fabric bunnies for you to take home with you.
Our annual family-friendly Easter Event. Seek out all the sneaky little bunnies, hiding amongst the Rhododendrons, and claim your sweet treat reward.
A wonderful time to visit Riverhill - enjoy a woodland carpeted with heavenly bluebells. Just perfect for a leisurely wander & some family photos.
Image courtesy of @countrylifewiththesmiths.
This year we are making seed bombs, to take away, and spread some plant love !
May is the month if you would like to see our incredible collection of Rhododendrons and Azaleas in full bloom.
All entry proceeds today go to this incredible charity.
New exhibition from Surrey Sculpture Society. Enjoy a range of sculptures in the Gardens at Riverhill.
Performance starts: 5:00 Walled Garden opens for picnics: 4:00
Join The HandleBards at Riverhill for a bicycle-powered, laugh-out-loud production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing
Exhibition by local artists as part of Art in June, which takes place across West Kent. See their website for more info and to see where else you can visit.
Exhibition takes place in our Garden Room. Please note that you will need a Garden entry ticket as normal. THE EXHIBITION WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS.
Littest Explorer’s Month Ft. The Troy Treasure Hunt
Stomp rockets: make then, personalise them, launch them. Perfect for kids….big and small!
We always have two days in our season when all our entrance takings are donated to the National Garden Scheme. Join us today and help to support an excellent cause whilst having an excellent day out!
A celebration of our incredible fern collection. Plus a chance to learn more about these fascinating and ancient plants.
Seven Weeks of Dreaming and Creating…. A Miniature Summer to Spark Mighty Imaginations.
For the second week of summer we are making fairies and elves. Perfect to add to your miniature garden.
Love, relationships and mistaken identity. Twelfth Night is Shakespeare’s bittersweet romantic comedy where no-one is quite who they seem.
This week we are using clay, found natural bits and bobs, and our imaginations, to craft a cosy little woodland home.
Matchbox mania has come to Riverhill for our final week of Summer; Is it a bed for a bear or a box for a book? A jolly little house or a cosy wee nook?
So this week we are going to see what we can create from corks! I We thought, maybe, toadstools, to go with your miniature garden, but you probably have even better ideas!
Let’s try something different - We reckon that some cardboard tubes, lolly sticks, wool and beads can create a very cool puppet. Excited to see what you come up with!
Using fabric scraps, buttons and bits and bobs we are making colourful and creative flowers this week in the tipi. All welcome!
Take some time for yourself and enjoy that back to school freshness. Join us in the Gardens for a week of refreshing, resetting and reclaiming…
With drop-in yoga and mindfulness taster sessions, from Danielle from The Journey Yoga Studio.
Eden Valley Artists return with a selling exhibition of new works and a refreshingly creative programme of workshops a good time to try something new.
NO PRE-BOOKING REQUIRED, please just come along and pay on arrival at the Ticket Office.
Our fabulous Pumpkin Festival returns. With BYO carving, Pumpkin Hunt around the Gardens, plus our gorgeous grotto, filled with carving inspiration and autumnal colours.
After Halloween we will be offering Sock Pumpkin Making, as well as BYO pumpkin carving…So if you have already carved a pumpkin and fancy doing something different, come and make a little sock pumpkin to take home with you!
For all info and how to book, please visit Claire's website
Wed - Sun UNTIL 3rd NOVEMBER!!!!!
NO PRE-BOOKING REQUIRED, please just come along and pay on arrival at the Ticket Office.
Our fabulous Pumpkin Festival returns. With BYO carving, Pumpkin Hunt around the Gardens, plus our gorgeous grotto, filled with carving inspiration and autumnal colours.
Celebrate the turning of the seasons with our new creative workshop.
Eden Valley Artists return with a selling exhibition of new works and a refreshingly creative programme of workshops, a good time to try something new.
Start your morning with a nourishing yet awakening yoga practice with Ashlyn from Fisical mind & body set within the tranquil walled gardens with the most spectacular views towards the North Downs.
Book here
Join us in the Garden Room for a fun and relaxing workshop experimenting with calligraphy, dip pen and ink.
During this 2 hour workshops you will learn the essentials of modern calligraphy with mark making, practicing letters, words and phrases using dip pen.
Book directly with Helen, here
Come and experience the beautiful art of silk painting, with artist Laura Hollis.
Create a hand painted suncatcher and card of your own design, or use one of the options provided. Step by step instructions and guidance from Laura make this perfect for beginners.
Set in the magical Riverhill Himalayan gardens.
Tea, coffee and biscuits provided as well as entry to the gardens for the day.
£55 per person, includes Garden entry. Limited to 10 spots only.
To reserve your place, please email Laura directly: mail@laurahollis.com
Take some time for yourself and enjoy that back to school freshness. Join us in the Gardens for a week of refreshing, resetting and reclaiming…
With drop-in yoga and mindfulness taster sessions, from Danielle from The Journey Yoga Studio.
It is the last week of the hols and we couldn’t have a whole Himalayan summer without including this guy!
Make your own shadow puppet with paper fasteners and sticks and then lets put on a show!
Symbolising oneness and said to protect the sleeper from bad dreams, enjoy using bamboo and wool to create one unique to you.
Mandala means ‘circle’ in the ancient Sanskrit language and is used to help create balance and harmony. It is also a meditative and relaxing process, so take your time.
Start your morning with a nourishing yet awakening yoga practice with Ashlyn from Fisical mind & body set within the tranquil walled gardens with the most spectacular views towards the North Downs.
Book here
Jinzo, or clay sculpture, is one of the oldest crafts in Bhutan and has been practiced and passed down over the centuries. Design and make your own magical creature to watch over you.
Make a string of flags to take home, plus an extra one to add to the Riverhill Collection, which we will be proudly displaying for the rest of the Summer.
This summer lets have an exotic staycation as we turn to the Himalayas for inspiration for our craft activities.
Present Laughter is a razor sharp and highly comic exploration of the ups and downs of fame brought up to date for the Instagram age.
Run by Danielle from The Journey Yoga Studio.
For all enquiries and to book please contact her direct. Click here to go to her site.
Run by Danielle from The Journey Yoga Studio.
For all enquiries and to book please contact her direct. Click here to go to her site.
A new event for us, and a long overdue celebration of our incredible fern collection. Plus a chance to learn more about these fascinating and ancient plants.
Join Ashlyn to celebrate through a vibrant morning yoga flow set within the tranquil walled gardens Riverhill Himalayan Gardens.
Book here
19th - 23rd June (11 - 3)
An amazing opportunity for our visitors; Art in June Exhibitor, Abbie Hart, will be in the Garden Room to draw your dogs.
£20 per dog. All size dogs very welcome!
Due to popularity, we are now reserving slots. TO BOOK ONE PLEASE EMAIL ABBIE: abbhart@googlemail.com
Abbie will be working in pastel, ink & watercolor.
Card payments please. 11 - 3. Normal garden entry charges apply.
An amazing opportunity for our visitors; Art in June Exhibitor, Abbie Hart, will be in the Garden Room to draw your dogs.
£20 per dog. All size dogs very welcome!
Due to popularity, we are now reserving slots. TO BOOK ONE PLEASE EMAIL ABBIE: abbhart@googlemail.com
Abbie will be working in pastel, ink & watercolor.
Card payments please. 11 - 3. Normal garden entry charges apply.
More dates added: 19th - 23rd June (11 - 3)
We always have two days in our season when all our entrance takings are donated to the National Garden Scheme. Join us today and help to support an excellent cause whilst having an excellent day out!
Exhibition by local artists as part of Art in June, which takes place across West Kent. See their website (https://www.artinjune.org/) for more info and to see where else you can visit.
Exhibition takes place in our Garden Room. Please note that you will need a Garden entry ticket as normal. THE EXHIBITION WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS.
Run by Danielle from The Journey Yoga Studio.
For all enquiries and to book please contact her direct. Click here to go to her site.
Aimed at our littlest guests. This is a lovely way to spark imaginations and keep little legs moving as you explore the Gardens together.
Celebrating the blooms of Riverhill, especially the incredible Allium and Peony borders in our Walled Garden.
Performance starts: 5:00 Walled Garden opens for picnics: 4:00
Join The HandleBards at Riverhill for a bicycle-powered, laugh-out-loud production of Shakespeare’s ‘The Comedy of Errors’
