2011 Events

Wednesday 9th November
Flower Arranging Demonstrations
Included workshop

Saturday 3rd September
Walk Ten
Ten kilometers by 10pm
For your local Marie Curie nurses
More information

Saturday July 30th
Mansfield Park - The Opera by Jonathan Dove
The world premiere of Jonathan Dove's opera
Mansfield Park leaflet (pdf, 78kb) (opens new window)

Saturday June 11th
The Music Party Concert An afternoon of music to launch the Laroon exhibition
The Music Party leaflet (image, 82kb) (opens new window)

Saturday April 23rd
"Re-Appearing Art" Exhibition
Stewards Hall within Boughton House
Recovery of damaged art works thanks to patient and highly skilled conservation work in the Stewards Hall

Wednesday April 20th
Easter Egg Hunt
Family fun event with lots of activities, café and gift shop open

Monday February 21st -
Friday February 25th
Spring Gardens Open

Sunday February 27th
Gardens Open in aid of National Gardens Scheme

2010 Events

Sunday 17th October
Autumn Landscape Tour
Enjoying the Autumnal colours at Boughton

Sunday 29th August
Family Treaasure Trail
Enjoying the gardens whilst following a fun Treasure Trail

Saturday 4th September
Walk Ten for Marie Curie Cancer Care
A twilight 10k walk giving you exclusive access to Boughton House & Gardens ending at 10pm when we celebrate our Marie Curie Nurses. Come along with family, friends or colleages and enjoy the stunning views of the house and grounds to then settle down with your picnic blanket and hamper, or use the catering facilities provided to enjoy an evening of entertainment until 10pm when we will mark the beginning of the next Marie Curie Nursing shift.
For further details visit: www.mariecurie.org.uk/walkten
or call 08700 340 040

Thursday 24th June
"Fabulous Flowers"
Included lunch, workshop, demonstrations by Nina Hainsworth

Nina Hainsworth owned and ran a Floristry business on the Surrey-Hampshire border for eight years until 1991. She then took a year's Diploma course in Garden Design and for the next ten years had a garden design practise. At the same time she also taught Garden Design and Floristry. In 2003 she retired and came to live locally in Northamptonshire.

Thursday 1st July
"Music for a While"
Performed by Oundle School
Oundle School Music (opens new window)

Click images for larger view.

Wednesday 7th July
"A short history of the English Garden"
Talk and tour by author and gardens expert Ursula Buchan
Followed by lunch

Saturday 10th July
"A Musical Progress"
”Voce”, a vibrant, young London Chamber Choir, directed by Suzi Digby Eatwell, will perform pieces from The Montagu Music Collection in three very different venues. Starting late morning at Warkton Church, home to an outstanding grouping of 18th century Montagu family monuments, there will be religious music by Tallis, Byrd and Pergolesi.
We will then move, on foot or by car, and weather permitting, to Orpheus, the new 21st century landform in the historic park at Boughton, for a catered picnic accompanied by pastoral music. The promenade will culminate with Tudor choral music in the magnificent Great Hall at Boughton.
Voce Chamber Choir (opens new window)
More information and ticket request (PDF, 270kb)(opens new window)

Saturday 29th May
The Inauguration of the Boughton Harpsichord
The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch hosted a concert to launch The Montagu Music Collection and inaugurate the new Boughton Harpsichord.
Distinguished American harpsichordist Maggie Cole and internationally acclaimed pianist Melvyn Tan played a repetoire of pieces.
MelvynTan.com (opens new window)
MaggieCole.net (opens new window)

Sunday 18th April
"Orpheus" Public launch of the inspirational new landscape feature

Wednesday 7th April
Easter Egg Hunt
Family fun event with lots of activities

Sunday 28th February
Sense of Spring
Enjoy the spring flowers at Boughton

Boughton House Events

For more information please contact:-

The Buccleuch Living Heritage Trust,
Boughton House,
Kettering,
Northamptonshire, NN14 1BJ

Telephone: 01536 515731,
E-mail: blht@boughtonhouse.org.uk
www.boughtonhouse.org.uk

See Visiting Information for more information

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