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…….
This year we are making seed bombs, to take away, and spread some plant love !
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.
Tickets are now on sale!!! HERE
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.
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!
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This summer lets have an exotic staycation as we turn to the Himalayas for inspiration for our craft activities.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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’
We love him, you love him, let’s hunt for him and all his possessions, forgetful old dog that he is!
All entry proceeds today go to this incredible charity.
We will be learning to make little plant pots out of recycled newspaper and then planting a seed inside for you to take home and nurture.
Wed - Sun
Our fabulous Pumpkin Festival returns. With BYO carving, Pumpkin Hunt around the Gardens, plus our gorgeous grotto, filled with carving inspiration and autumnal colours.
Building on the success of our 2022 exhibition with the Eden Valley Artists, this year they will be drawing inspiration from our magical Rock Garden.
See their programme of free, drop-in workshops, demonstrations and tours here
The finale to our 7 weeks of Summer Fun…and we are finishing with a firm favourite. Help us find our forgetful dog, Troy, and all his scattered possessions.
Week 6 and we are making miniature spell books, with cute little twig spines, perfect for recording potions & secrets.
This week we are blending up some magical potions, using a dash of imagination and a fair bit of goblin wee and unicorn tears!
Join us in our Summer Activity Tent in the Old Orchard as we get creative with nature..
DUE TO THE WEATHER WE HAVE HAD TO CANCEL TONIGHT’S PERFORMANCE - Huge apologies. Full refunds have already been issued through Eventbrite, you do not need to do anything.
Running for two weeks, because everyone loves it so much: Our brilliantly bonkers Obstacle Course.
Kicking off our 7 weeks of Summer at Riverhill…
Collect an egg box on arrival from the Ticket Office then find something for each compartment. The labels have an enchanted, magical theme to spark imaginations. Look out for goblin’s cloaks and fairy hats!
Image courtesy of: @countrylifewiththesmiths
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!
