22.04.18
Explore the life and times of Humphry Repton through creative writing in the park where Repton started his career as a landscape designer. Examples of letters written between Repton and Robert Marsham of Stratton Strawless will also be available to view and inspire. Coffee and tea provided. Organised by the Friends of Catton Park.
22.04.18
With The Revd Dr Peter Doll, Canon Librarian, Norwich Cathedral, the Aylsham Parish Church choir and the choir of Norwich School. The service will include a rededication of Humphry Repton’s grave following its recent restoration and the replanting of Repton’s rose garden.
21.04.18
Learn about Repton and his work from landscape historian Keir Davidson, see his most complete landscape and the Woburn Red Book, on display for the first time.
21.04.18
The National Trust’s Blickling Estate will be offering special garden tours on the links Blickling has had with Humphry and especially his son, John Adey Repton, who became a well-known architect and landscape designer in his own right. Special artefacts linked with Repton and Blickling are also due to be on display.
19.04.18
Humphry Repton helped shape the landscape of Attingham you see today. Richard Wheeler, National Specialist in Garden History for the National Trust will explain Repton’s ideas for improvement and showcase the beautiful watercolours from Repton’s Red Book. Tickets cost £8 per person booked via the website, talk starts at 7pm.
18.04.18
See Repton’s design of 1792 on a 2 mile cycle ride led by Tatton’s head gardener. 13.00-15.30, tickets £18.00 must be pre-booked via website or tel 01625 374428
15.04.18
Lord and Lady Walpole will host a special opening of their Mannington gardens, with an opportunity to view their original Humphry Repton drawings of Aylsham Market Place. Also, this is the opening of the 2018 exhibition The Garden Exhibition, a historical review of Walpole Gardens, on view in the Stable Yard Gallery.
07.04.18
A special exhibition showcasing the paintings, drawings and photographs of local artists inspired by Repton, his life and landscapes. Also on view on 7th April will be a drawing of Wood Dalling Hall, on loan from Norfolk Museums Service.