Surrey Homes | SH30 | April 2017 |Gardens supplement inside

True Blue...
Take a breathtaking display of bluebells, add a healthy
dose of Cadbury chocolate and a new natural play area
and you have a recipe for a picture perfect Easter at
Winkworth Arboretum. This Easter the arboretum should
be blossoming into a classically British blue backdrop
for their spectacular Cadbury egg hunt. While you’re
there, explore the new woodland adventure for little ones,
Arbor tea room and famous boathouse. Find out more
by calling 01483 208477 or visit nationaltrust.org.uk
April
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Exhibitions & events
near you this month...
Doodle Do...
To celebrate the year of the rooster, ShedArt are
taking inspiration from the Dorking Cockerel
to create twelve unique canvas paintings.
These will be available for purchase alongside
over a hundred affordable art works, so if
you’re looking for a truly individual gift or
souvenir make sure you visit their exhibition
early in the week to reserve one of these one
of a kind pieces. Open Monday to Sunday,
10 to 16 April 2017, at Denbies Wine Estate,
Dorking. For further details visit shedart.co.uk
Pretty Crafty...
One of the most popular contemporary craft events
in the UK returns to RHS Wisley on Thursday
27 April to Monday 1 May. Craft In Focus
showcases the finest makers, carefully selected for
individuality, innovation and contemporary design.
Visit craftinfocus.com or call 01622 747325.
Call of the Wild...
Make your Easter Holidays a little bit wilder
with free family fun at Surrey Wildlife Trust’s
Bay Pond nature reserve in Godstone. Have a go
at pond-dipping, minibeast hunting, woodland
crafts and even meet some real owls at the spring
open day on Saturday 1 April from 11am-4pm.
Entry is free but donations are welcome and
there will be a small charge for some activities.
For information visit surreywildlifetrust.org
Grape Escape..
On Friday 7 April, at Farnham Maltings, the
Vantage Point Wine Festival will showcase over
100 international wines including Champagne
and premium wines. Local wines and producers
will also feature with their own special section
to celebrate the strength and diversity of wine
production in Surrey. Find all this plus experts
and producers, music, entertainment, concessions,
food, money off vouchers and a blind wine
tasting in aid of Oakleaf and Shooting Star
Chase. The event is for adults aged eighteen and
over and more information is available online at
vantagepointevents.co.uk
Crafty Kids...
A fun and creative way to keep the kids amused
this easter, The Lightbox’s spring children’s
workshops offer afternoons creating great
pieces such as Easter Bonnets or pen and ink
caricatures. There are three bookable workshops
on Tuesday 4, Thursday 6, and Tuesday 11
April at £8 per child. There are also drop in
sessions on Wednesday 5, Wednesday 12 and
Thursday 13 April, for children aged four and
up, with free entry (though a donation of £2 is
suggested). For more information and booking
visit thelightbox.org.uk or call 01483 737800.
Fine Tuning...
The main event of the Leith Hill Music
Festival, the Festival Concert will run each
evening at Dorking Halls from Thursday 6
to Saturday 8 April. Various musical events
and competitions run alongside the festival,
which is full of life, and packed with works
of various periods and styles so there is
something to suit all tastes. Plus, the festival
is proud to announce Jonathan Wilcocks as
the event’s sixth conductor. For further details
visit lhmf.org.uk or call 01403 240093.
21 wealdentimes.co.uk