Festival Programme

This year’s programme brings together a thrilling cast of authors, poets, artists and makers for a fleeting midsummer weekend.

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Access Only to Boldshaves Garden on Saturday Tickets

Access Only (Saturday) - Adult£12.00
Access Only (Saturday) - Child£8.00
Access Only (Saturday) - Family£35.00
Access Only to Boldshaves Garden on Saturday
Saturday
All Day
Boldshaves Garden
£12.00 / £8.00 / £35.00
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Access Only to Boldshaves Garden on Sunday Tickets

Access Only (Sunday) - Adult£12.00
Access Only (Sunday) - Child£8.00
Access Only (Sunday) - Family£35.00
Access Only to Boldshaves Garden on Sunday
Sunday
All Day
Boldshaves Garden
£12.00 / £8.00 / £35.00
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Talk Pass – Saturday Tickets

Talk Pass – Saturday (Adult)£60.00
Talk Pass - Saturday (Child - Under 14)£25.00
Talk Pass – Saturday
Saturday
All Day
£60.00 / £25.00
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Talk Pass – Sunday Tickets

Talk Pass – Sunday (Adult)£60.00
Talk Pass - Sunday (Child - Under 14)£25.00
Talk Pass – Sunday
Sunday
All Day
£60.00 / £25.00
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Outdoor Feast – SOLD OUT Tickets

Outdoor Feast – Wealden x Wasted Kitchen – Child Ticket49 left£12.00
Outdoor Feast – Wealden x Wasted Kitchen – Adult Ticket25 left£16.00
Wealden x Wasted Kitchen
Outdoor Feast – SOLD OUT
Saturday
18:30-22:00
£12.00 / £16.00
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Sleeping on Islands: A Life in Poetry Tickets

Andrew Motion – Sleeping on Islands: A Life in Poetry£14.00
Andrew Motion
Sleeping on Islands: A Life in Poetry
Saturday
10:00-11:00
Garden Tent
£14.00
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No Dig Workshop Tickets

No Dig Workshop£0.00
No Dig Workshop
Saturday
10:30-11:30
Makers Tent
£0.00
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Zip Wire Tickets

Zip Wire Ticket – Saturday – 10.00-10.403 left£9.00
Zip Wire Ticket – Saturday – 10.40-11.201 left£9.00
Zip Wire Ticket – Saturday – 11.20-12.004 left£9.00
Zip Wire Ticket – Saturday – 12.00-12.405 left£9.00
Zip Wire Ticket – Saturday – 14.00-14.403 left£9.00
Zip Wire Ticket – Saturday – 14.40-15.201 left£9.00
Zip Wire Ticket – Saturday – 16.00-16.402 left£9.00
The Great Big Tree Climbing Company
Zip Wire
Saturday
All Day
Wildflower Field
£9.00
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The Perfect Present & A Best Friend for Bear Tickets

Petr Horacek – The Perfect Present & A Best Friend for Bear£7.00
Petr Horacek
The Perfect Present & A Best Friend for Bear
Saturday
10:30-11:30
Wildflower Stage
£7.00
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Terrarium Workshop Tickets

Terrapy: Terrarium Workshop6 left£40.00
Terrapy
Terrarium Workshop
Saturday
10:45-12:45
The Barn
£40.00
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Woodland Creation Station Tickets

Go Wild With Us – Woodland Creation Station£0.00
Go Wild With Us
Woodland Creation Station
Saturday
All Day
Wildflower Field
£0.00
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Tree Climbing Tickets

Tree Climbing Ticket – Saturday – 10.30-11.004 left£11.00
Tree Climbing Ticket – Saturday – 11.30-12.007 left£11.00
Tree Climbing Ticket – Saturday – 14.00-14.303 left£11.00
Tree Climbing Ticket – Saturday – 15.00-15.308 left£11.00
Tree Climbing Ticket – Saturday – 15.30-16.003 left£11.00
Tree Climbing Ticket – Saturday – 16.00-16.302 left£11.00
The Great Big Tree Climbing Company
Tree Climbing
Saturday
All Day
Wildflower Field
£11.00
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The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape Tickets

Katie Holten in conversation with Gaia Vince – The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape£14.00
Katie Holten in conversation with Gaia Vince
The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape
Saturday
11:15-12:15
Garden Tent
£14.00
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Goshawk Summer: The Diary of an Extraordinary Season in the Forest Tickets

James Aldred – Goshawk Summer: The Diary of an Extraordinary Season in the Forest£14.00
James Aldred
Goshawk Summer: The Diary of an Extraordinary Season in the Forest
Saturday
11:15-12:15
Woodland Tent
£14.00
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Woodland Games Tickets

Wildfitness – Woodland Games£0.00
Wildfitness
Woodland Games
Saturday
All Day
Wildflower Field
£0.00
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Eating the Wild Tickets

Michael White – Eating the Wild13 left£22.00
Michael White
Eating the Wild
Saturday
11:30-13:00
Wildflower Field
£22.00
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Brambles Outdoor Play Tickets

Brambles Outdoor Play£0.00
Brambles
Brambles Outdoor Play
Saturday
All Day
Wildflower Field
£0.00
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Spinning Tickets

Spinning1 left£30.00
Spinning
Saturday
11:45-12:45
Makers Tent
£30.00
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Clothes Mending Workshop Tickets

Clothes Mending Workshop£0.00
Lu Flux
Clothes Mending Workshop
Saturday
All Day
Lu Flux Stall
£0.00
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Laura Thomas
Seed Paper Making
Saturday
11:45-12:45
Wildflower Field
£10.00
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Outdoor Cooking Tickets

Wild Classroom – Outdoor Cooking – Saturday – Child Ticket10 left£10.00
Wild Classroom – Outdoor Cooking – Saturday – Adult Ticket9 left£12.00
Wild Classroom
Outdoor Cooking
Saturday
12:00-13:00
Wildflower Field
£10.00 / £12.00
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Tinkertown: Adventure Playground Tickets

Tinkertown: Adventure Playground£0.00
Tinkertown: Adventure Playground
Saturday
All Day
Wildflower Field
£0.00
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Adam Rutherford Tickets

Adam Rutherford - Adult Ticket£16.00
Adam Rutherford - Child Ticket£8.00
Adam Rutherford
Saturday
12:30-13:30
Garden Tent
£16.00 / £8.00
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The Seaside: England’s Love Affair Tickets

Madeleine Bunting – The Seaside: England’s Love Affair£14.00
Madeleine Bunting
The Seaside: England’s Love Affair
Saturday
12:30-13:30
Woodland Tent
£14.00
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Oscar the Ferry Cat and other stories Tickets

Molly Arbuthnot – Oscar the Ferry Cat and other stories£7.00
Molly Arbuthnot
Oscar the Ferry Cat and other stories
Saturday
13:00-14:00
Wildflower Stage
£7.00
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Start your own Small-Holding! Tickets

Rebel Farmer – Small-Scale Regenerative Farming14 left£16.00
Rebel Farmer
Start your own Small-Holding!
Saturday
13:00-14:00
Makers Tent
£16.00
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Outdoor Studios / Hope Fitzgerald
Bookbinding Workshop
Saturday
All Day
Bindfulness Stall
£6.00
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Keggie Carew (Beastly: A New History of Animals and Us) in conversation with Charles Foster (Cry of the Wild: Eight Animals under Seige) Tickets

Keggie Carew (Beastly: A New History of Animals and Us) in conversation with Charles Foster (Cry of the Wild: Eight Animals under Seige)£16.00
Keggie Carew (Beastly: A New History of Animals and Us) in conversation with Charles Foster (Cry of the Wild: Eight Animals under Seige)
Saturday
13:45-14:45
Garden Tent
£16.00
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Borka: The Opera Tickets

Borka: The Opera – Child Ticket – 13.45-14.45£8.00
Borka: The Opera – Adult Ticket – 13.45-14.45£12.00
Borka: The Opera – Family Ticket – 13.45-14.45£35.00
Borka: The Opera
Saturday
13:45-14:45
Woodland Tent
£8.00 / £12.00 / £35.00
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Writing Place: Growing Your Voice – Writing the Garden Tickets

Lulah Ellender – Writing Place: Growing Your Voice – Writing the Garden£28.00
Lulah Ellender
Writing Place: Growing Your Voice – Writing the Garden
Saturday
13:45-15:45
The Barn
£28.00
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Greenwild: The World Behind the Door Tickets

Pari Thomson – Greenwild: The World Behind the Door£10.00
Pari Thomson
Greenwild: The World Behind the Door
Saturday
14:15-15:15
£10.00
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Wild Slushies Tickets

Michael White – Wild Slushies4 left£10.00
Michael White
Wild Slushies
Saturday
14:15-15:30
Wildflower Field
£10.00
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Bird Sculptures Tickets

Outdoor Studios – Bird Sculptures4 left£12.00
Outdoor Studios
Bird Sculptures
Saturday
14:45-16:45
Wildflower Field
£12.00
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Collaborative Mural Tickets

Petr Horacek – Collaborative Mural60 left£0.00
Petr Horacek
Collaborative Mural
Saturday
15:00-17:00
Makers Tent
£0.00
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How Farming Can Heal the Earth Tickets

Sarah Langford (Rooted: Stories of Life, Land and a Farming Revolution) & Philip Lymbery (60 Harvests Left: How to Reach a Nature Friendly Future) How Farming Can Heal the Earth£16.00
Sarah Langford & Philip Lymbery
How Farming Can Heal the Earth
Saturday
15:00-16:00
Woodland Tent
£16.00
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Borka: The Opera Tickets

Borka: The Opera – Child Ticket – 16.15-17.15£8.00
Borka: The Opera – Adult Ticket – 16.15-17.15£12.00
Borka: The Opera – Family Ticket – 16.15-17.15£35.00
Borka: The Opera
Saturday
16:15-17:15
Woodland Tent
£8.00 / £12.00 / £35.00
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See What You’re Missing: 31 Ways Artists Notice the World Tickets

Will Gompertz – See What You’re Missing: 31 Ways Artists Notice the World£16.00
Will Gompertz
See What You’re Missing: 31 Ways Artists Notice the World
Saturday
16:15-17:15
Garden Tent
£16.00
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Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval Tickets

Gaia Vince – Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval£14.00
Gaia Vince
Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval
Saturday
17:30-18:30
Woodland Tent
£14.00
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Yoga Tickets

Yoga
Sunday
09:00-10:00
Wildflower Stage
£15.00
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Creative Nature Trail Tickets

Creative Nature Trail£0.00
Creative Nature Trail
Sunday
All Day
Wildflower Field
£0.00
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Herbal Medicine Workshop Tickets

Little World Herbs – Herbal Medicine Workshop2 left£15.00
Little World Herbs
Herbal Medicine Workshop
Sunday
10:00-11:00
Little World Herbs Stall
£15.00
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Tree Climbing Tickets

Tree Climbing Ticket – Sunday – 10.30-11.00 (Online sales for this event have now ended. Please check on the door for availability.)8 left£11.00
Tree Climbing Ticket – Sunday – 11.30-12.00 (Online sales for this event have now ended. Please check on the door for availability.)4 left£11.00
Tree Climbing Ticket – Sunday – 12.00-12.30 (Online sales for this event have now ended. Please check on the door for availability.)7 left£11.00
Tree Climbing Ticket – Sunday – 12.30-13.00 (Online sales for this event have now ended. Please check on the door for availability.)3 left£11.00
Tree Climbing Ticket – Sunday – 14.00-14.30 (Online sales for this event have now ended. Please check on the door for availability.)4 left£11.00
Tree Climbing Ticket – Sunday – 14.30-15.00 (Online sales for this event have now ended. Please check on the door for availability.)6 left£11.00
Tree Climbing Ticket – Sunday – 15.30-16.00 (Online sales for this event have now ended. Please check on the door for availability.)3 left£11.00
Tree Climbing Ticket – Sunday – 16.00-16.30 (Online sales for this event have now ended. Please check on the door for availability.)4 left£11.00
Tree Climbing Ticket – Sunday – 16.30-17.00 (Online sales for this event have now ended. Please check on the door for availability.)7 left£11.00
Tree Climbing
Sunday
All Day
Wildflower Field
£11.00
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Wild Weaving Tickets

Outdoor Studios – Wild Weaving8 left£12.00
Outdoor Studios
Wild Weaving
Sunday
10:00-11:00
Wildflower Field
£12.00
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Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood Tickets

Lucy Jones – Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood£14.00
Lucy Jones
Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood
Sunday
10:00-11:00
Woodland Tent
£14.00
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Sustainable Garden Tickets

Marian Boswall – Sustainable Garden£15.00
Marian Boswall
Sustainable Garden
Sunday
10:00-11:00
Makers Tent
£15.00
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Zip Wire Tickets

Zip Wire Ticket – Sunday – 10.00-10.40 (Online sales for this event have now ended. Please check on the door for availability.)2 left£9.00
Zip Wire Ticket – Sunday – 14.00-14.40 (Online sales for this event have now ended. Please check on the door for availability.)5 left£9.00
Zip Wire Ticket – Sunday – 14.40-15.20 (Online sales for this event have now ended. Please check on the door for availability.)4 left£9.00
Zip Wire Ticket – Sunday – 15.20-16.00 (Online sales for this event have now ended. Please check on the door for availability.)3 left£9.00
Zip Wire Ticket – Sunday – 16.00-16.40 (Online sales for this event have now ended. Please check on the door for availability.)1 left£9.00
The Great Big Tree Climbing Company
Zip Wire
Sunday
All Day
Wildflower Field
£9.00
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Our Beach Tickets

Rebecca Smith – Our Beach£7.00
Rebecca Smith
Our Beach
Sunday
10:30-11:30
Wildflower Stage
£7.00
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Pigment Making Workshop Tickets

Polly Bennett – Pigment Making Workshop7 left£45.00
Polly Bennett
Pigment Making Workshop
Sunday
10:45-12:45
The Barn
£45.00
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CANCELLED: Diary of a Young Naturalist Tickets

Dara McAnulty – Diary of a Young Naturalist£14.00
Dara McAnulty - Diary of a Young Naturalist (Under 14)£7.00
Dara McAnulty
CANCELLED: Diary of a Young Naturalist
Sunday
11:00-12:00
Garden Tent
£14.00 / £7.00
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The Flowerpot Forager Tickets

Stuart Ovenden – The Flowerpot Forager14 left£16.00
Stuart Ovenden
The Flowerpot Forager
Sunday
11:15-12:15
Makers Tent
£16.00
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Nature Guide Tickets

Mark Cocker – Nature Guide – Child Ticket£12.00
Mark Cocker – Nature Guide – Adult Ticket£16.00
Mark Cocker
Nature Guide
Sunday
12:15-13:15
Wildflower Field
£12.00 / £16.00
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Food Smoking Alchemy Tickets

Michael White – Food Smoking Alchemy£25.00
Michael White
Food Smoking Alchemy
Sunday
11:30-13:00
Wildflower Field
£25.00
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Outdoor Cooking Tickets

Wild Classroom – Outdoor Cooking – Sunday – Child Ticket14 left£10.00
Wild Classroom – Outdoor Cooking – Sunday – Adult Ticket15 left£12.00
Wild Classroom
Outdoor Cooking
Sunday
12:00-13:00
Wildflower Field
£10.00 / £12.00
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Unprocessed: How the Food We Eat Is Fuelling Our Mental Health Crisis Tickets

Kimberley Wilson – Unprocessed£14.00
Kimberley Wilson
Unprocessed: How the Food We Eat Is Fuelling Our Mental Health Crisis
Sunday
12:15-13:15
Woodland Tent
£14.00
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Marianne Angeloni-van Niekerken
Basket Weaving Workshop
Sunday
12:45-13:45
Makers Tent
£15.00
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Sisters of the Lost Marsh Tickets

Lucy Strange – Sisters of the Lost Marsh£10.00
Lucy Strange
Sisters of the Lost Marsh
Sunday
13:00-14:00
Wildflower Stage
£10.00
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The Hedgerow Apothecary Tickets

Christine Iverson
The Hedgerow Apothecary
Sunday
13:45-14:45
Makers Tent
£16.00
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Tinkertown: Adventure Playground Tickets

Tinkertown: Adventure Playground£0.00
Tinkertown: Adventure Playground
Sunday
All Day
Wildflower Field
£0.00
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Woodland Games Tickets

Woodland Games£0.00
Wildfitness
Woodland Games
Sunday
All Day
Wildflower Field
£0.00
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Michael Morpurgo – My Heart was a Tree Tickets

Michael Morpurgo – My Heart was a Tree£16.00
Michael Morpurgo – My Heart was a Tree (Under 14)£8.00
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo – My Heart was a Tree
Sunday
13:30-14:30
Garden Tent
£16.00 / £8.00
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Woodland Creation Station Tickets

Woodland Creation Station£0.00
Go Wild With Us
Woodland Creation Station
Sunday
All Day
Wildflower Field
£0.00
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Colour Bird Tickets

Colour Bird – Polly Horner£7.00
Polly Horner
Colour Bird
Sunday
14:30-15:30
Wildflower Stage
£7.00
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Philosophy and Life: Exploring the Great Questions of How to Live Tickets

A. C. Grayling – Philosophy and Life: Exploring the Great Questions of How to Live£16.00
A. C. Grayling
Philosophy and Life: Exploring the Great Questions of How to Live
Sunday
14:30-15:30
Woodland Tent
£16.00
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Outdoor Studios / Hope Fitzgerald
Bookbinding Workshop
Sunday
All Day
Bindfulness Stall
£6.00
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Creative Nature Trail Tickets

Creative Nature Trail£0.00
Creative Nature Trail
Saturday
All Day
Wildflower Field
£0.00
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Friction Fire-lighting Tickets

Go Wild With Us – Friction Fire-lighting – Child Ticket15 left£10.00
Go Wild With Us – Friction Fire-lighting – Adult Ticket14 left£12.00
Go Wild With Us
Friction Fire-lighting
Sunday
14:15-16:15
Forest School
£10.00 / £12.00
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Wild Slushies Tickets

Michael White – Wild Slushies – Sunday£10.00
Michael White
Wild Slushies
Sunday
14:15-15:30
Wildflower Field
£10.00
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Amanda Thesiger
Drawing Trees
Sunday
14:45-16:45
Wildflower Field
£15.00
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Etching Workshop Tickets

The Little Etching Studio – Etching Workshop3 left£35.00
The Little Etching Studio
Etching Workshop
Sunday
15:00-16:30
Makers Tent
£35.00
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One Midsummer’s Day: Swifts and the Story of Life on Earth Tickets

Mark Cocker – One Midsummer's Day: Swifts and the Story of Life on Earth£14.00
Mark Cocker
One Midsummer’s Day: Swifts and the Story of Life on Earth
Sunday
15:45-16:45
Garden Tent
£14.00
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