Events

Ongoing event at Milestones Museum from 27th July 2010 to 31st July 2012

Spend some time visiting our new gallery showcasing some of the finest timepieces from our watch and clock collection. From the beautifully decorated to the simple and elegant, this new display contains everyday examples that everyone will remember as well as the weird and wonderful. The display also contains a highly detailed, faithful reconstruction of a clockmaker's workshop. Included in ticket price.

Cost: A £7.90 Conc £6.90 Ch £4.50 F £22.50

11:00am Friday 01 Jul 2011 to Sunday 01 Apr 2012

Drop in to see the BBC Turn Back Time - The High Street display at Milestones Museum which tells the story of the British High street from the late Victorian era to the present day in a small interactive display.

The high street can tell us a lot about how British society has developed. In the BBC One series Turn Back Time - The High Street, seven different shop-keeping families were transported back to the high street of the past. A team from Hands on History organised 'pop-up shops' around the UK, where people could experience a 1930s grocers shop and find out how to research the history of their high street.

There are fantastic learning resources to accompany this display on the BBC website.

Normal admission charges apply to see this display. Museum closed Mondays, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.

11:00am Tuesday 31 Jan 2012 to Sunday 25 Mar 2012

Ever wanted to know what it is like to be an archaeologist? Come and discover the mysteries of the ancient capital of Wessex!
This new and exciting exhibition has been designed and created by students from the University of Winchester, working with Hampshire Museums and Galleries Trust. Creating an insight into Ancient Wessex from the Romans to Medieval Wessex... 
Come and explore, have a trip through history, with many before unseen artefacts from the University's private collections.

A twilight-guided walk through the historic buildings of the Royal Navy’s munitions stores at Priddy’s Hard. Led by Victorian coroner, Edgar Goble, discover the fate of former workers as you tour area’s of the site not usually open to the public. 

Wednesday 1st February

Tuesday 7th February

Wednesday 15th February

Wednesday 22nd February 

Tickets: £5 – limited places so please book in advance.

For more information please telephone 02392 505600 

Wednesday 1st to Wednesday 29th February

A popular promotion for the colder days, when ordering a main course from the specials menu add on one of our homemade puddings for just £1.

Art Exhibition

Thursday 2nd February to Friday 2nd March

ArtSeen, a collective of local artists, are delighted to welcome spring where the group let rip with an open canvas of styles and media. Framed originals and a wide selection of unframed paintings, prints and cards will celebrate a kaliedoscope of colour.

Free admission.

Children Trail

Saturday 11th February to Friday 30th March

The seasons bring many changes to the Gardens and the pictures prove it! Follow the trail and see.

Free with normal admission

Three artists capturing the spirit of the Forest through different senses.  

Isobel Ross uses the sound of language to evoke a scene and the memory of it, whilst Caz Scott captures fleeting visions of her surroundings through quick and colourful sketches.  

Joan Scott, on the other hand, creates work that is imbued with a sense of place as captured whilst out walking.  

All three artists use a variety of medium to express their own very personal responses to the Forest.

Join us between Tues 21 Feb to Sun 15 April as Milestones goes LEGO crazy!

Come and watch 150,000 Lego bricks being placed one by one to create a magnificent minifigure scale model of the great Tudor Palace, Basing House. Built by Duncan Titchmarsh, the UK's only certified professional LEGO builder www.bright-bricks.com.

A Minifigure Scale1 model of Basing House will be built in four parts: Basing House (old house) , Basing House (new house) , Long barn, house & gardens and the walled grounds. There will also be up to 100 minifigures.

But the model is just the focal point for a vast range of fun things to do for children and adults of any age, including : -

LEGO competitions and prizes
LEGO models on display 
DUPLO and LEGO brick play tables
LEGO interactives
LEGO Brick trail - Activities that explore the connections between LEGO and technologies of the past.
LEGO Minifigure Hunt.
'Brick Film' screenings - see famous movies acted out by LEGO minifigures 
Customise your own LEGO mini figure
LEGO workshops, including an expert building class
And much, much, more!

Entry price as per Milestones normal pricing.
Free entrance to Culture-all Passport holders www.culture-all.co.uk

SPECIAL OFFER 

Anyone attending from 21st Feb can return once for FREE if they bring another paying adult with them.

Open Tues - Fri and Bank Hols 10am - 4.45pm and weekends 11am - 4.45pm. Please note that the museum is closed on Mondays except Bank holidays.

The LEGO logo and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO GroupCopyright © 2011 The LEGO Group

Thursday 23rd February at 11.00am

Local historian Mary South examines what happened on that fateful night almost a century ago, when the tragic sinking of the Titanic claimed the life of her grandfather. The menu is selected from the Titanic's own bill of fare and cooked by one of the Garden's own chefs - the grand-nephew of one of the ships youngest survivors. Coffee at 11.00am, followed by the lecture and two course lunch. 

BOOKING ESSENTIAL

The Spinnaker Tower is sticking to tradition on Wednesday 29 February, welcoming ladies to the tower to propose to their partners during an evening entitled ‘Leap into Love at the Spinnaker Tower’.

The long-held tradition dictates that a woman can only propose to a man during a leap year, with many countries pinpointing the day of the proposal to 29 February. With this day only occurring every 1461 days, ladies have a small window of opportunity to pop the question! 

Boasting floor-to-ceiling panoramic views of the breath-taking Portsmouth Harbour, the Spinnaker Tower is the perfect place for a proposal. Ladies can get down on one knee as the lights twinkle across the city and enjoy a glass of champagne to celebrate afterwards. The tower is exclusive to each couple, meaning the view deck will be reserved just for two, creating an intimate proposal venue. 
 
A proposal slot costs £40 per couple and includes an exclusive view deck for 20 minutes plus two glasses of champagne to celebrate. For more information and to book, call the Spinnaker Tower Hospitality Team on 02392 857524.

For one special day, visit the submariners former base HMS Dolphin, now Fort Blockhouse with a submariner guide or visit HMS Sultan; Fort Rowner, the Aircraft Hangar and the Museum of Marine Engineering. 
Both tours must be booked in advance by calling 023 92510354 ext 240 or emailing here. 
All proceeds will go towards the Saving HMS Alliance Appeal

Submariner’s Memorial Chapel and Wylie Tour  10am, 11am, 2.30pm & 3.30pm 

HMS Dolphin was the home to the Royal Navy’s Submarine Service for most of the first 100years of the RN submarine service from 1904 – 1999. Now known as Fort Blockhouse, take a tour with a submariner  of their former base and visit the Submarine Memorial Chapel, the 19th century ramparts and the Harold Wylie paintings in the Officer’s Mess.

HMS Sultan Behind the Scenes - Fort Rowner, Fleet Air Arm Aircraft & Airfield and Marine Engineering Museum Tour  9am & 1.30pm

The HMS SULTAN site has been home to all three branches of the armed forces.  See behind the scenes and hear the history of the Army, RAF and Navy on this fascinating site where submariners are trained today.

Fort Rowner and Fort Grange were home to the Army from 1862 until the First World War and then became an airfield used for pilot training. After the war, the RAF developed the airfield further and it was used jointly with the Royal Navy. After the Second World War the Fleet Air Arm took charge until it was closed in 1956. HMS SULTAN was then formed for training Royal Navy marine engineers.

Both Tours Tickets: Minimum donation £5 per person. Children (under 15yrs) are free
CALL 023 92510 354 ext 240 NOW or email enquiries@submarine-museum.co.uk 
Places are limited so please book in advance

National Science Week is an annual event to celebrate science and highlight its importance to our everyday lives.  All week Blue Reef is offering you the chance to become a marine biologist and take part in some observational and hands-on experiments around the aquarium. 

Special Exhibition

Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th March

A display of exquisite alpine plants.

Free with normal admission

Exbury has a fine Lachenalia collection, which grows alongside the famous collection of of Nerine sarniensis, traditionally displayed during October. In 2012 the collection will be on show in the Gardens Five Arrows Gallery until Sunday 1 April, alongside a wider collection of South African bulbs.  Don't miss this spectacle which draws together a collection not seen anywhere previously in the world!

Lachenalias (also known as the Cape Cowslip or the Leopard Lily) are a family of about 120 species, belonging to the greater Hyacinthaceae family. They are winter flowering bulbs, which originate from the winter rainfall region of southern Africa, being dormant in summer, and growing and flowering in winter.

At Exbury the first lachenalias will begin to flower in autumn with the last ones flowering in early spring. However, the bulk of the lachenalias will flower from February to April.

Our fine collection also contains many of the lachenalia variations, extending to over 120 different species or variations.These cool greenhouse plants grow in a good range of colours, including the golden yellow Aloides, through to magenta, coral-red, yellow, purple and green colours. Many lachenalias have spotted leaves, whilst some have pustules like drops of water.

For more information on lachenalias, visit the website: www.nerines.com/lachenalias.html

An evening of Victorian food & entertainment to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens in Hampshire. Includes drink on arrival, three courses and coffee. Victorian costumes are welcome but not essential.

£35.00 per person
7.30pm

A week of free and discounted visits for schools. Spaces limited. 

Advance booking essential through our Education Service on 01794 369308

Clive Halnan, artist and illustrator, draws on the Forest and the Solent for his inspiration.  His work, often depicting boats on and around the water, conveys a sense of solidity and grandeur as well as a feeling of calmness and serenity.

Many of Clive's exquisite paintings are also available as limited edition prints.

Crafty bushcraft for all the family.  Just drop in, no need to book. 

Free with normal admission, but donations to support our Education Service would be gratefully received.

Annual springtime exhibition featuring the vibrant work of popular artists Daphne Ellman, Ali Lindley & Brian Harrild. Meet the artists and watch their demonstrations.

Free admission
10am - 5pm

Treat Mum to a day of indulgence at the Royal Marines Museum. 

Enjoy afternoon cream tea with your family while listening to live music in the prestigious Mountbatten Room. Included in your ticket price is entry to the Museum and children’s activities. 

The Royal Marines Museum has also teamed up with Pyramids Spa to offer an exclusive gift for Mums. For £20 you can buy a gift certificate to allow Mums to have a back, neck and shoulder massage and spend 3 hours in the new Retreat Spa at the Pyramids. 


Ticket prices - afternoon tea £19.95 per adult & £9.95 per child (under 12 years)

After the winter the Gardens will be springing to life, with displays of early flowering rhododendrons, magnolias, camellias and daffodils on Exbury’s renowned Daffodil Meadow, overlooking the Beaulieu River. All lady visitors entering the Gardens on Mothering Sunday will receive a free bunch of daffodils (whilst stocks last) collectable from the Exbury Plant Centre on presentation of a gate receipt. 

Mr Eddy’s Restaurant will be serving a special Mothering Sunday menu with roast dinners and cream teas, and the Gardens Steam Railway (with a spring theme) and buggy tours will be operating. Don't miss out on the spectacular displays of Lachenalias in the Five Arrows Gallery.

Enjoy a superb meal in the tranquil setting of Jermyn's House. Dining until 5pm, last orders at 3.30pm.

£14.95 for two courses
£19.95 for three courses

Book online.

Celebrate Mother's Day and come along to Blue Reef and find out all about fishy mums!  

Spoil your Mum with a special three course lunch at Marwell Hall. Contact out functions team to book on events@marwell.org.uk

The Exbury 10k starts and finishes in Exbury Gardens, with the return route twisting through Inchmery Lane following a course down to Lepe Country Park. The race commences at 9.30am, and no race entries on the day are accepted.

Spectators are welcome, and Mr Eddy's Tearooms will be open for pre-race refreshments. Usual admission prices apply to the Gardens for spectators, although the race entry free includes free admission to the Gardens for all runners for the remainder of the race day. For the first time in 2012, there will also be a Fun Run within the Gardens, which will take place alongside the road race.

If you would like more info, or are considering entering, please visit:
www.hardleyrunners.co.uk/Exbury10k.htm

An intensive timetable will be operating with exciting double heading combinations (different for each day of the Gala), named train specials, demonstration breakdown train with steam crane, van train, real ale carriage, GWR merchandise available from our well stocked shops - not to be missed!

Wheel drop demonstrations twice daily at 11am and 2pm, plus the opportunity to walk around our rebuilt Carriage, Wagon & Boiler shop.

Tours by the Wagon Group at Medstead will be available Friday & Saturday at 12 noon and 2pm.
Fares - Unlimited travel on the day of your visit!

Adult ..................................... £20
Child (2 - 16) .......................... £10
Child under 2 .......................... FREE
Family (2 Adults + 2 Children) ... £50
Disabled persons - One carer can travel for FREE with one full fare paying registered disabled person.

Meet the Battle of Britain Preservation Society, raising funds for the restoration of 92 Squadron at Ropley.

The floor of Exbury's woodland garden is covered with a beautiful primrose carpet during late March and early April. Major concentrations are found in the Home Wood running alongside the Cascades, and also in the Yard Wood Cascades near Jubilee Pond. A special walking trail will guide visitors to see the best primrose displays, and also showcases Exbury's award-winning Camellia's on the Old and New Camellia Walks. An afternoon guided walk (no additional cost) will depart the entrance at 2pm, lasting approx 1 1/2 hours, visiting the best areas and giving a wider background on the history of the Gardens.



The primrose is so-called because it is the ‘prima rosa’, the first flower or ‘rose’ of spring. Its subtle creamy pale yellow colour is much admired and copied by designers and paint manufacturers.
Shakespeare’s Ophelia, in Hamlet, warned her brother of the dangers of ‘the primrose path of dalliance’, while poet John Keats wrote of: ‘their smiles, wan as primroses gathered at midnight by chilly fingered spring’.



The primrose was Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli’s favourite flower and Primrose Day is traditionally celebrated on April 19, the anniversary of his death in 1881. The Primrose League, formed to promote conservative principles, was given its name in honour of his love for the flower.
Novelists often use the primrose to denote the time of year – The opening sentence of Richard Adams’ Watership Down is: ‘The primroses were over.’



Camellia sinensis is the plant used in the production of the world's major tea supplies.

Join us for an exciting evening of drinks, good food and interactive humorous entertainment as a group of trained actors guide you through events.

Call our functions team on 01962 777966 or 01962 777936 to book.
events@marwell.org.uk 
marwell.org.uk

Enjoy a guided tour of the best of seasonal beauty with our horticultural experts and then tuck into a rewarding traditional roast lunch at Jermyn's House.

£22.50 for two courses
11am
Book online

Join our experts for a special tour of the Gardens at a magical time of day. Return by lantern lined paths to enjoy a glass of wine at Jermyn’s House. Booking essential.

£12.50 includes light refreshments.
6.30pm

A brand new evening event for the Spinnaker Tower - full of high drama, fabulous food and of course, our breathtaking views! 

As Portsmouth celebrates the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens, the Spinnaker Tower takes you back in time for some 19th century sleuthing. 
Join Ebeneezer Crooge at the wake of his former business partner, Jacob Harley, and uncover a murky and murderous plot...



Crooge and his business partner were about to take the world by storm with the invention of their new Rocket Powered Chimney Sweep, when Harley was discovered dead. Whats more, the plans for the invention have gone missing. 

Jacob Harley seems to have died after eating Cheese and Biscuits. But who could have taken the plans for the new invention? How does this affect Miss Favershams wedding plans? Why has Fagin been snooping around? And, most importantly, who put cyanide on Jacob’s cracker? 



All of these questions and more will be answered our Murder Mystery Show “The Mystery of Jacob Harley”


Ticket price:  £49 per person. 
Includes 4 course fine dining with Murder Mystery entertainment between courses.For more information and to book your tickets for this new event, call our Hospitality Team on 02392 857524

During the Easter holidays younger visitors to Beaulieu can join in a Hare-Brained Easter Trail. Look for the hares, find the answers to the clues and collect a sweet treat at the end of the trail. 

Easter Activities are included in your general admission tickets to Beaulieu, which also includes BOND IN MOTION, World of Top Gear, Palace House and Beaulieu Abbey.

Fun Easter Trail for all the family with a chocolate surprise over the Easter Weekend.

Free with normal admission.

Meet our stunning herd or ‘tower’ of giraffes and enjoy talks, feeds and crafts, including the chance to contribute to our amazing 40th anniversary giant jungle mosaic.

The floor of Exbury's woodland garden is covered with a beautiful primrose carpet during late March and early April. Major concentrations are found in the Home Wood running alongside the Cascades, and also in the Yard Wood Cascades near Jubilee Pond. A special walking trail will guide visitors to see the best primrose displays, and also showcases Exbury's award-winning Camellia's on the Old and New Camellia Walks. An afternoon guided walk (no additional cost) will depart the entrance at 2pm, lasting approx 1 1/2 hours, visiting the best areas and giving a wider background on the history of the Gardens.

The primrose is so-called because it is the ‘prima rosa’, the first flower or ‘rose’ of spring. Its subtle creamy pale yellow colour is much admired and copied by designers and paint manufacturers.
Shakespeare’s Ophelia, in Hamlet, warned her brother of the dangers of ‘the primrose path of dalliance’, while poet John Keats wrote of: ‘their smiles, wan as primroses gathered at midnight by chilly fingered spring’.

The primrose was Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli’s favourite flower and Primrose Day is traditionally celebrated on April 19, the anniversary of his death in 1881. The Primrose League, formed to promote conservative principles, was given its name in honour of his love for the flower.
Novelists often use the primrose to denote the time of year – The opening sentence of Richard Adams’ Watership Down is: ‘The primroses were over.’

Camellia sinensis is the plant used in the production of the world's major tea supplies.

Fun and popular seasonal horticultural get-together with our experts over a traditional English cooked breakfast. Bring your plant samples for identification. Plus garden tour before we open to the public.

£14.95 per person.
8.30am

An explosive day for all the family. A hands-on day where you can make a big bang by making rockets, firing a trebuchet or doing the field gun run. Bigger bangs will come from demonstrations of firearms old and new as well as a cannon. There will be some shed science surprises on the day too.

Tickets £10          
Child (under 12) £5         
Child Under 5 £3

Monday 2nd to Thursday 5th April

10.00am to 12.00 noon (age 7 - 11)
1.30pm to 3.30pm (age 11 - 14)

Learn traditional crafts using natural materials and play outdoor games. Build a shelter, tie knots and learn the basics of survival including fire lighting techniques and outdoor cooking. Plus, use bow saw and learn whittling skills for wood working. Booking essential.

£40.00 per child for four sessions.

Hands on family activities during the Easter holidays - 2nd to 5th and 10th to 13th April


Train yourself to the peak of physical fitness and maybe achieve something you thought was beyond you with Commando Fit. Takes place outside on the mini assault course or inside in poor weather.  

11am and 2pm. Suitable for 4-14 years old. Normal Museum admission applies.

Join our storyteller playing the role of ‘George Forrest’, legendary plant explorer of the early 20th century. Hear hair-raising tales of uprisings, death and glory in the Yunnan as Forrest quests to bring back new plants and seedlings to England and Exbury.

Morning (11.45am) & afternoon (2.30pm) tours depart from the Gardens entrance. Free nourishment and seeds for children! Price included in Gardens Admission.

The exhibition showcases the outstanding work of the Royal Marines official war artist, journalists and service photographers who embedded with the units of 3 Commando Brigade on Operation HERRICK 14. 

Through their eyes we hope to give you an insight into how 3 Commando Brigade helped improve security for the people of central Helmand. 

Entry to special exhibition included in Museum general admission.

Wednesday 4th April 2012 - Join us for a fun family workshop making your own mini Easter eggs, decorate a chocolate lolly and learn all about how chocolate is made from bean to bar.

Run by the talented staff from CHOCOLATE CRAFT in Alresford, you’ll be given all the help you need to make your own chocolate treats for Easter. All ingredients and packaging included.

Sessions at 10am-11.30am and 1pm-2.30pm

Tickets: £12 per child (over 8’s only please) and £4 per adult (free gift included), each child must be accompanied by an adult (max 3 children per adult). 

Tickets available online from the Cathedral Box Office or by phone on 01962 857275.

10.00am to 12.00 noon

Meet wonderful hawks, falcons and owls. The workshop is aimed at children who have a keen interest in birds of prey and the ancient art of falconry. An unforgettable chance to be up close to these magnificent top predators, seeing them flying free and having them fly to your gloved fist. 

Children must be accompanied by an adult. For ages 8 - 15.

£45.00 includes one child & one adult, plus light refreshments.

Your travel ticket includes:

Freedom to travel all day on steam trains such as Henry the Green Engine or Daisy the diesel rail car.
Trains run approximately every 30-40 minutes from 09:35am to 4:30pm.

FREE Thomas the Tank Engine activity sheet.

FREE ‘live’ entertainment with Mr Wizard shows and a bouncy castle/slide on Ropley picnic area.

FREE rides with ‘Thomas the Tank Engine’, ‘Diesel’, ‘Toad’ the brake van and rides on the miniature railway!

Look out for ‘Sir Topham Hatt, The Fat Controller’ and other characters.

FREE face painting, transfers, stickers, colouring and Thomas & Friends DVD shows in the Imagination Station at Alresford.

FREE Thomas & Friends Engine Engineer’s Certificate.

In order to make the most of your ‘Day Out With Thomas’, we advise that you arrive before lunch. Activities run between 9.35am to 4.30pm.

Entry to all Thomas the Tank Engine events is by travel ticket only.

Friday 6th  - Monday 9th of April - 10am until 5pm

This exhibition, in the Museum Conference Hall, is a collection of works, all contributed by members of the Gosport Art Group. The display will include watercolours, acrylics, and many other styles. All works will be available for sale.

The exhibition is FREE to enter for all visitors.

Good Friday 6th to Bank Holiday Monday 9th April

Solve puzzles around the Gardens to win a chocolate Easter prize!

Free with normal admission.

A welcome return to our festive trail. Free chocolate egg with every completed trail plus the chance to win a monster chocolate egg.

The Easter Bunny will be hopping around too…

Make and take home fun Easter crafts.

Free with normal admission but donations to support our Education Service would be gratefully received.

A fun and informative photography workshop for children aged 8 - 16 with professional garden photographer Justyn Willsmore. As much time as possible is spent photographing in the Gardens and practising techniques. 

The workshop will cover all aspects of camera usage and taking photographs, plus learning about the basics of photo software. Every child under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Please bring your camera and a packed lunch.


£50.00 one child and one adult
£25.00 per extra child
Includes light refreshments

Adult evening lectures on the 2nd Weds of the month by visiting speakers. Includes a short planetarium show about the month's sky. Scroll down for this season's schedule.Tickets & booking
It's best to pre-book as tickets can sell out (nb we don't re-sell for no-shows). If you intend to buy a ticket on the night, please call to check availability.

Tickets: 
£6.50/£5.50 conc (seniors, full-time students or under-16s). Minimum age 11yr.
Special deal:  5-for-4 ticket offer. You need to book all five tickets at the same time (specifying dates). The cheapest ticket will be free.

Booking:
Telephone bookings (01962) 891925. Please have your credit/debit card ready. 
Telephone bookings 9am-10am & 2pm-4pm weekdays only. Sorry; we don't have a bookings team and staff may be too busy to take your call outside these hours. However, we can call you back if you leave your number.
Alternatively you can come to INTECH to book your ticket in person.

Timing:
5:00pm    Doors open. 
Come early to explore the upper-floor exhibition or visit the cafe
6:30pm    Lecture by visiting speaker, followed by question and answer session
7:35pm    Short break
7:45pm    Planetarium Show
8:00pm    End
The cafe sells hot pasties, cold foods (great cake!) and hot/cold drinks.

Thrill seekers can book the ultimate Spinnaker Tower experience - an abseil 100m down the side of this iconic building!

Following the success of the abseiling week this year, we are running more dates in 2012 to give even more people this fantastic opportunity.

Dates:
Fri 13th - Sun 15th April
Sat 5th - Mon 7th May
Sat 2nd - Tues 5th June
Fri 27th - Sun 29th July
Sat 25th - Mon 27th August

Cost:  £75pp

A number of abseils have already been booked, so if you're thinking about having a go - book now to avoid missing out.

Just call 02392 857520 Opt 3 to book or find out more.

An abseil would make a great Christmas present for someone who has everything!  It can also be used as a fundraising opportunity for your favourite charity.

Minimum age:  18 years old.
Maximum weight limit:  21.5 stone
Sensible shoes (no open toes, heels etc.) and non-restrictive clothing must be worn.  
Dress appropriately for the weather - it can be cold up there!

Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th of April, 10am until 5pm.

This April, remember the ‘Spirit of the 1940s’ at Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower in Gosport. Come and join us as we recreate the atmosphere of those momentous years in a weekend of living history.

Normal Museum Admission Fees apply, 10% discount for advance ticket sales.

Much more than a Boatjumble!

Beaulieu Boatjumble has over 1000 stands of boating bits, new trailerable boats, dinghies and equipment, and craft from classics to nearly new. Thousands of new and used marine boating bargains makes for an unmissable event for all sailors. Big name chandleries offering show specials, plus the latest technology from leading manufacturers.

This is all set in the beautiful grounds of Beaulieu in the New Forest, Hampshire and admission includes entrance to the National Motor Museum, Palace House and Beaulieu Abbey.

Boatjumble - You can be sure of picking up some real treasures with old and new wares available. Boat parts, nauticalia, clothing, rope and general jumble.

Boatmall - Has the latest products from leading manufacturers displaying trailerable yachts, dinghies, motorboats and accessories, clothing and services.

Boatmart - Is a unique opportunity to browse around a wide range of used craft for sale, from classics to nearly new and those in need of restoration.

Trunktraders - Has amateur boat jumblers clearing out their lockers and garages of boating bits or parts and tools at the end of a restoration project and setting up shop from their car boots.

On Sunday between 11am and 4pm, Explosion will be hosting its own Wedding Fayre. The Grand Magazine will showcase the Museums Wedding services and host stalls from other related service providers.

FREE Entry to exhibition.

Festival fun for all the family with creative spring time crafts.

It's 1949.  The war's been over for 4 years, but rationing's still in place.  St Vernon's Boarding School for Young Ladies is near to the village of Little Striving.  Academically the school has little to recommend it, and it is used as a dumping ground for the more difficult to place girls from wealthy families.


Headmaster, Mr Granville Stickler, has been at the school for many years, but over the past few months, has become rather vague, which causes great concern to another long-term member of staff, Matron, Miss Beatrice Dose.  St Vernon's is lucky to have a fe good staff members these include: English teacher Miss Vita Prout and Mr Nigel Rogers teaching art.  Wally Fremantle the caretaker/gardener and general jobs worth is a thorn in everyone's side.  We're going to meet a couple of the girls: the aristocratic but behaviourally challenged Millicent Marshall and horsy, nice but dim, Angela Frobisher-Stokes.  

We join the staff and girls of St Vernon's outside the headmaster's study, on a weekday morning sometime after the end of term......

Only the brave should venture to the Royal Marines Museum on Sunday 6th May as an army of Daleks will invade the Museum.

Throughout the day there will be a variety of family activities, photo opportunities with Daleks and special guest appearances. Children are encouraged to wear Sci-Fi Fancy Dress.

Tickets £10
Child (under 12) £5
Child Under 5 £3 

Show in the Conference Hall and Boardroom of mini ships specialising in 1/1250-waterline models. Associated books and other models from related subjects will also be on display/sale.

Small Entrance fee applies or FREE with valid Museum Ticket.

The Royal Marines Museum is delighted to welcome back the Royal Marines Association Concert Band for the first of two concerts in 2012 which will take place at the Museum in the grand Mountbatten Room. 

Tickets are £15 each or £20 for both concerts. (Second concert 20 September 2012)

To celebrate International Museum day, entry to the Museum will be free to everyone on 18th May.

Including a sleepover in the magazine and galleries. The evening includes trails and activities around the Museum galleries and in the Education Centre. Chance to watch 'DVD' in the Museum Conference Hall. Food and Refreshments (Dinner / Breakfast) are provided for all participants. £15 per child - accompanying adults free.

Evening open to all, including groups, families, schools, scouts, cubs, guides etc. Nb. Adult Supervision required (1 : 10 ratio or better required for groups).
For more information and tickets, please contact Marc on 02392 505600 

Calling all adults and children – Join us in the race to save wildlife…
Take part in our biggest challenge event of the year and help raise funds for wildlife conservation and the care of our animals in the park.

The 10k road race covers a great, undulating course around Marwell Wildlife and through beautiful Hampshire countryside.The fun run is open to children aged 5-11 and covers a 1.5km loop of the park.
The park offers ample parking, toilet facilities, bacon rolls, hot drinks and a baggage area.
Chip timing will be used for all runners.
All supporters can enjoy discounted entry to the park.

ENTRY FEES:

10k road race:

£15 – non-club runner£13 – club runner

Fun run : £6 - all runners
 
START TIMES:

fun run – 10am
10k road race – 10:30am

For more information please contact us via email marwell10k@yahoo.co.uk or call 023 8069 3989 

Join us to celebrate one of Britain's greatest culinary delights and the town’s famous crop - watercress! 

This nationally acclaimed one day food festival draws together the local community and food lovers from far and wide to celebrate this superb locally grown, delicious and versatile crop. The entire centre of New Alresford in Hampshire becomes a huge street festival, with a large food market showcasing the very best local producers have to offer. Award-winning and well known local chefs share their passion for watercress during cookery demonstrations throughout the day, whilst local experts extol the virtues of this acclaimed ‘superfood’. 

If you're interested in arts, crafts, jewellery and clothing, items for house and garden, you'll find them and much else besides in the large festival market. Many local charities and voluntary organisations will also be present to provide an insight into Alresford's rich community life. Music and dance are central to the festival so find time to enjoy performances by the many bands, Morris dancers and local school children. Talking of children, there's lots to keep them happy including circus skills workshops, face painting, magician, treasure trails, a climbing wall and mobile farm. 

So just follow your tastebuds and visit the beautiful Georgian town of New Alresford for a fabulous FREE day out for all the family and discover the Watercress Festival for yourself!

Visit http://www.watercressfestival.org/ for extra information!

Join us and mark the day with us as we unveil our commemorative jungle mosaic.

Mr and Mrs Twit never wash, and they live in a smelly old caravan. Bored of playing cruel tricks on each other, they decide to open a circus. They capture a family of monkeys and brutally train them to perform in the ring. The local birds try to help by tricking the Twits into believing the world has turned upside down and dropping glue into their hair. Only when the Twits have met a sticky end, and only if the audience plays its part, can the monkeys finally be released.

Tickets: Adults £12.50 and Children (4-16) £8, available from the Cathedral Box Office by phone on 01962 857275 

The Naval Wargames Society and its members will re-create many historic battles in miniature model form in the Museum Conference Hall. Associated trade stalls will also be present.

The exhibition is FREE to enter for all visitors.

Hands on family activities during the summer half term.

Raiding party – 11am
Go ashore as part of a group raiding an enemy installation. Place charges in the marked areas, but watch out, as the enemy will be trying to find you!

Counter insurgency – 2pm
The enemy are planning to plant bombs in the local area. You have to stop them. Work together on patrol to find the locations of the bombs and stop them from going off.

WATERCRESS LINE PREPARES FOR WAR!
 
ALRESFORD STATION
- Song, dance and merriment !
- 514th and Screaming Eagles Re-enactment groups on display with a fine 
  collection of military vehicles
- POW’s
- Hot and cold rations available from the West Country Buffet on Platform 1
 
ROPLEY STATION (FREE CAR PARKING AT THIS STATION IN A LARGE FIELD - SO24 0BL)
- Observer Corp.and RAF Plotting Station
- Coldstream Guards 
- Bomb Disposal demonstrations 
- Wartime vehicles
- Hurricane Society
- Memorabilia stands (Stall holders, please call 01962 733810 to book)
- Hot and cold rations available
 
MEDSTEAD & FOUR MARKS STATION
- Life on the Home Front.  Learn how to cook, clean and get by on rations!
- Ministry of Food
- Land Army
- NAAFI Wagon - the best cuppa there is! 
- Home Guard
- Vintage vehicles
- Remembrance service on Sunday 10th June (after the 1st train has arrived)
 
ALTON STATION
- Bread & Dripping
- Blitz & Peaces merriment at the station and on the trains
- Evacuee Richard Holdsworth signing his book on the platform - 
  ‘Six Spoons of Sugar’
- Children’s competition
 
INTENSIVE STEAM TRAIN SERVICE
 
DIG FOR VICTORY!  GROW YOUR OWN!  
Seed rations available, part of your 

5-a-day !  Click here for seed information and planting instructions.

EYES SKYWARD!
To be confirmed!  The RAF Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight will
perform a stunning aerial display.


WAR ON THE LINE FARES
Family (2 Adults & 2 Children 2-16 yrs) ............. £40*
Adult ........................................................... £16*
Child (aged 2-16 yrs) ...................................... £9*

* includes booking fees.  Fares allow unlimited travel on the day of your visit.

Experience life in Afghanistan for Royal Marines.  Climb aboard a helicopter and see military vehicles such as a Jackal, Husky, Vixen, Mastiff and a quad bike. Try your hand at field cookery with rations packs, brush up on first aid, and meet the Royal Marines recently returned from Afghanistan. Visit our recreation of a base and find out what a day in the life of a Royal Marine in Afghanistan is like.

Tickets £10
Child (under 12) £5
Child Under 5 £3 

Explosion joins other attractions around the Borough in opening its doors to Gosport Residents for FREE. That’s right, Gosport Residents can see the award winning collection for FREE. Simply arrive with evidence of your Gosport postcode to receive your FREE ticket.

Set on board the warship HMS Pinafore, the opera cheerfully mocks such Great British institutions as Class, Patriotism and the Royal Navy. Josephine the captain's daughter is in love with Ralph a common sailor, but her father wants her to marry Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty. The couple is caught as they elope from the ship and Ralph is locked in the ship's dungeon. Only when certain revelations are made by Buttercup, a dockside vendor, can everyone end up freely marrying their true hearts' loves.

Tickets: Adults £15.00 & Children (4-16) £10, available from the Cathedral Box Office by phone on 01962 857275

In 2012 Illyria celebrates its 20th anniversary, the queen's diamond jubilee and a minor sporting event in London with Shakespeare's most popular historical drama. Full of patriotism, pageantry and poetry, it tells the gripping story of an inexperienced king who leads a small and weakened army into the battle of Agincourt against the might of the French battalions. With towering odds stacked against them the English win a sweeping victory. But after such an extraordinary military conquest, how will Henry fare with the greatest challenge of all - the conquest of Princess Catherine's heart?

Tickets: Adults £12.50 and Children (4-16) £8.00, available from the Cathedral Box Office by phone on 01962 857275

Various Dates tbc throughout the Summer Holidays.

Bring the family and join us for a day of fun and science, including Rockets, Torpedoes, and of course Extreme Explosions!

 There’s plenty to do throughout the day, with lots of ‘hands on’ activities for all the family, including:

• Build your own Torpedo, fire vegetables from our mini-trebuchet, sink battleships with a fizzy twist! And much more. 

 So for an unforgettable start to the Summer Holidays and a weekend of bangs and laughter, come and take part in ‘Extreme Explosions’ at Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower. Your ticket will also include free admission to Explosion’s award-winning galleries. Adults £10, Children £5, Families £20.

‘The Yompers - A fighting Royal Marine's perspective of the Falklands War’

Lecture by Ian Gardiner, who commanded a rifle company in 45 Commando Royal Marines in the Falklands War, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War. 

The lecture gives a Royal Marine’s perspective on the Falklands War and will be chaired by Major General Julian Thompson CB OBE, who was Commander of 3 Commando Brigade during the Falklands War.  

Tickets £10 (includes lunch)

Step back in time to the summer of 1956.  The St Jude's summer fete is about to begin.  Mrs Robinson's jam has pre-sold like hotcakes and the hotcakes didn't turn up!  There is already a queue for the 'Bat The Rat' and Mrs Davenport has sworn to kill her husband if she catches him tinkering with Jennifer Claytons coconuts again.

In anticipation of a wonderful afternoon an innocent carnival atmosphere abounds. However a sinister plot is unfolding - Roger Smallpiece, the new Vicar, is about to open the fete, the blood curdling cry of 'Murder' is heard......

But who is the victim?

Who is the murderer?

But more importantly, who has won the picnic hamper in the raffle??

All will be revealed before the bunting is down at St Jude's, in a Fete Worse Than Death!

Wednesday 7th November

Wednesday 14th November

Wednesday 21st November

Wednesday 28th November

More dates to be added for early 2012.

6.30pm (FREE Tea and Coffee from 6.15pm)

A twilight-guided walk through the historic buildings of the Royal Navy’s munitions stores at Priddy’s Hard. Led by Victorian coroner, Edgar Goble, discover the fate of former workers as you tour area’s of the site not usually open to the public.

Tickets: £5 – limited places so please book in advance.

For more information please telephone 02392 505600