Summer holiday fun at RHS Bridgewater

Daily, Saturday 20 July – Sunday 1 September
10am – 6pm, self-led trail

Come and join Shaun on his adventure though the garden as he learns what is needed to grow the best fruit and veg to keep him and his friends in tip top condition.

Suitable for all the family

Daily, Saturday 20 July – Sunday 1 September
10am – 6pm, meadows

Find Shaun by searching for him with friends and family in the ‘Hide and Sheep’ zone and use Aardman’s free interactive, augmented reality app to bring Shaun to life in 3D, pose for a photo opportunity and complete the stamp collection. See how to download Aardman’s augmented reality app below.

Daily, Saturday 20 July – Sunday 1 September
10am – 4pm, Orchard Gardens

Join us for our very own Shaun the Sheep inspired garden games – Shaun’s O’Lamb’pics. With Shaun hopper races, bean bag tossing, giant jenga and more.

Suitable for all ages
 

Thursday 25 and Tuesday 30 July, Tuesday 6, Friday 23 and Tuesday 27 August
1pm – 3.30pm, Middle Wood Events

Join us for an exciting model making activity where you can make your very own clay Shaun the Sheep.

Recommended for ages 6+
*£2 per person; please pre-book

Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 July 
12noon, 2pm and 3pm

Earth’s unlikely hero: an adventurous chicken who is blasted into space to solve all our planet’s problems. Sounds ridiculous? Not for our heroic hen who will boldly go where no poultry has gone before... With stunning puppetry and original live banjo synth music, follow this rocketfuelled tale all on top of a van. Join us for an intergalactic adventure, from the hen house to the milky way.

Space Chickens is our brand new Puppet Van launching spring 2024! This is a madcap adventure following a chicken who is sent to space, with environmental themes and about the joy of growing things.

Recommended for ages 5+

Wednesday 24 July, Friday 9 and Wednesday 28 August
11am, 12noon 1.30pm and 2.30pm, Middlewood event space

Join Colour the Clouds this summer for an RHS Bridgewater Garden adventure. Shaun and his friends are visiting RHS Bridgewater over the summer to learn how to create his very own veg patch back at Mossy Bottom farm, but after a long day in the kitchen garden, when everyone has gone home Shaun and his pals like to explore the rest of the garden… and that’s when the real adventure begins.

Recommended for ages 3 -6 (older and younger siblings welcome)

Sunday 21 and 28 July, Thursday 1, Friday 16, Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 August and Sunday 1 September
11am, 12noon 1.30pm and 2.30pm, in the garden

Bobby loves to garden. She loves to plant seeds and watch them grow. More than anything, she loves to share her garden and to show everyone they can plant a garden too (with a song or two thrown in for good measure!)

With her wheelbarrow, seedlings, plants and ukulele, Bobby will delight children with her gentle interactive walkabout theatre, chatting to families, sharing her gardening songs, and explaining how her plants grow, from the tiniest seeds to the most beautiful flowers.

Suitable for up to 10 years, and their families

Friday 2, Monday 5, Thursday 22 and Friday 30 August
11am, 12.15pm and 1.30pm

This summer, little adventurers can go on a special RHS Bridgewater garden adventure, where we find out what Shaun has been up to in the garden this summer.

Recommended for ages 3–6
*£2.50 per child; please pre-book

Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 August
Performances at 12noon and 2pm, walkabout at 3pm

Rajasthan is home to the elite street circus performers from this fascinating region’s legendary entertainment communities, who combine their amazing skills. The cast of aerialists, acrobats, musicians, slack-rope walkers, giant puppets characters and the eye-watering displays by their fakir, present a colourful, vibrant, fast-moving extravaganza of intrigue, drama, feats of daring, music, laughter and surprise.