• The ‘most honest hearted, real good men’: Sir John Vanbrugh and the Kit-Cat Club

    Stowe House Stowe House, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire

    Ophelia Field, author of The Kit-Cat Club, and Vanbrugh biographer Rory Fraser discuss the Club’s under-appreciated centrality to Vanbrugh’s eclectic career and to British culture. This talk is one of a lecture series held monthly. Vanbrugh joined publisher Jacob Tonson’s Kit-Cat Club soon after The Relapse debuted on the London stage in late 1696, remained a member until the Club ... Read More

    Free
  • National Garden Scheme Open Day

    Lamport Hall Lamport, Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

    On Saturday 20th June, the gardens at Lamport Hall will be open 10am-4pm in order to raise money for charities including Macmillan and Parkinson's UK. 100% of the entry fee on the door will go towards the wonderful charities National Garden Scheme Northamptonshire support.   There will be 10 acres of formal gardens, a walled cutting garden and our woodland walk ... Read More

  • Classics on the Lawn

    Delapre Abbey Abbey Cottage, London Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

    Sunday 6th September | 10am – 3pm Visitor Entry: £2 per person (under-1s free) Exhibitors Entry: £10 (+ optional breakfast roll and hot drink (+ £5), and additional passenger (+ £2) available) - See Delapré Abbey website for tickets* Join us for a fantastic classic car event set in the beautiful grounds of Delapré Abbey. Enjoy a memorable day out ... Read More

    £2