Strawberry Hill House & Garden - Spring Season Opening

EXPLORE WALPOLE'S STUNNING STAINED GLASS THIS SPRING! Open Sunday - Wednesday From the 1 April 2019 Come and explore Horace Walpole's incredible collection of over 250 exquisite pieces of glass this Spring! Walpole appreciated the glass for its beauty but also saw it as an intricate part of the decoration of Strawberry Hill including the effects of sunlight in some rooms and the creation of darkness in others. This season, visitors will have an opportunity to gain a greater insight into the stories behind this unique collection of glass. Throughout April we also have a range of events coming up to suit all ages, including our Garden Easter Trail for children, our new Twilight Tours and next Gothic Bookclub! General Admission Monday to Wednesday: 11:00 – 3:00pm, Sundays & Bank Holidays: 11:00am – 4:00pm Public Guided Tours Available 10am on Sundays. Booking is essential. For groups of 15+ you may be interested in booking a private guided tour. Please e-mail: enquiry@strawberryhillhouse.org.uk Book Now: www.strawberryhillhouse.org.uk We look forward to welcoming you back to the house from 1 April! The Strawberry Hill House & Garden Team BOOK NOW Garden Easter Trail 2019 Sunday 21 April & Monday 22 April 10am – 4pm Over Easter Sunday and Monday come down to Strawberry Hill Garden to take part in our Walpole Explorer Egg Hunt! Collect all the stamps for a chocolatey prize! Entry is £2 per person on the door. FIND OUT MORE Twilight Tour of Strawberry Hill House Wednesday 17 April at 6.30pm Enjoy an exclusive out of hours tour at a magical time of day! Kicked off with a glass of fizz, you will be guided through Horace Walpole's theatrical masterpiece, his gothic castle of Strawberry Hill.   BOOK NOW Gothic Bookclub: In Search of Mary Shelley: The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein by Fiona Sampson Monday 15 April, 7.30pm Published for the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein, this is a major new work of biography by a prize-winning writer and poet. This is a free event and will be held in the round drawing room.  BOOK NOW The HandleBards Present 'The Tempest' Friday 31 May at 7.30pm    The world’s first cycling theatre company, The HandleBards, pedal from venue to venue with all the set, props and costume necessary to perform environmentally sustainable Shakespeare across the globe. Join their all-female troupe at Strawberry Hill House & Garden for a bicycle-powered production of Shakespeare’s ’The Tempest’ like no other.  BOOK NOW