Friday 21 February: Due to forecasted high winds, Woodland Play, Middle Wood, Chinese Streamside Garden, Ellesmere Lake, part of the Orchard Garden (including Guess How Much I Love You trail stops in the area), the glasshouses and outdoor section of the Garden Centre will be closed.

May Half term: Family Gardening Festival

Plant the seeds of a lifelong adventure with plants, at RHS Bridgewater, Greater Manchester this May half term at our Family Gardening Festival with Burgon & Ball

25 May – 2 June 2024
10am – 6pm, daily
Activities & times vary – see below

Join the fun this May half term at RHS Garden Bridgewater, at our Family Gardening Festival with Burgon & Ball.

With family craft activities, garden trails, exciting entertainment and storytime adventures.

Garden admission applies. Free to RHS members and children under 5 (activities included unless marked*).

Family Garden Trail

Saturday 25 May – Sunday 2 June

Explore a year of family gardening: handy tips on what to do and when, allowing everyone to get gardening together. Throughout the garden.

All ages (must be accompanied by an adult)

Storytelling with Colour the Clouds

27 and 28 May
30-minute sessions at 11am, 12noon, 1.30pm, 2.30pm in the marquee

Come along and listen and join in the storytelling with Colour the Clouds.

Recommended for ages 3+ (must be accompanied by an adult)

Imaginative Storytelling

31 May
11am
– 3pm, drop-in sessions in the marquee

Join Magical StoryJars to create your own adventure based on their story ideas.

Recommended for all ages (must be accompanied by an adult)

Garden Adventure *

1 June
11am, 12.15pm and 1.30pm

Join us in the garden for an adventure for little explorers

*£2.50 per child; recommended for ages 3-6 (must be accompanied by an adult)

Other drop-in activities in the marquee

Craft and planting activities

25 May, 11am – 3pm
Come and join the Sweet Pea Society who will show you how to plant out sweet pea seedlings to take away with you and hopefully enter your blooms into a children's competition being held at their show in July.

26 May, 11am – 2pm
Join us to design and make your own seed packet to carry home your sunflower seeds, and make a paper pot to plant them in at home.

29 May, 11am – 2pm
Create your own paper plate garden with paper flowers that paper bees and butterflies can enjoy.

30 May, 11am – 3pm
Join the North West Counties Chrysanthemum Society and learn how to plant chrysanthemum seeds, look after the plant at home, and watch it grow into a beautiful bloom.

Suitable for ages 3+ (must be accompanied by an adult)

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