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Friday Lates

Every Fri 19 Jun - 24 Jul: 5pm - 8pm. Make the most of the summer evenings & experience the garden in a new light. Pack up a picnic, flick out your rug, sit back & enjoy live music on the main lawn. Takeaway drinks and snacks available too.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event (admission applies)

Dogs on short leads welcome. Half price admission after 4.30pm. Music: 6pm - 8pm. This year, a range of delicious treats are available from London food van Kang Foo Noodles, while The Fizzy Filly offers alcoholic drinks, cocktails and soft drinks, perfect for enjoying on a balmy summer night.

Lineup: Fri 19 June: Soph and Simon Acoustic pop-based duo who combine their talents as vocalists and multi-instrumentalists with acoustic guitar, loops and percussion.

Fri 26 June: Graeme Airth Saxophonist Graeme Airth returns to Nymans with his blend of Bossa Nova, Swinging Jazz and Classic Soul.

Fri 3 July: Juniper Blue Vocals and acoustic guitar duo playing soul, Motown and pop hits with a laid-back approach.

Fri 10 July: Close Keys Inspired by the music of Spain and reimagining the classical guitar repertoire in their arrangements, Close Keys bring their upbeat Latin sound to Nymans.

Fri 17 July: Will Scott Guitarist Will Scott brings a mix of jazz, classical and pop to Nymans.

Fri 24 July: The Falmer Swing Collective Enjoy the Hot Club Jazz stylings of this four-piece band as they bring you jazz in the style of Django Reinhardt and his contemporaries.

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Upcoming events

Three Cheers for Pooh! Story Trail at Nymans 

Sat 18 Apr - Sun 28 Jun. 10am - 5pm. Extracts from A.A. Milne's much loved Winnie-the-Pooh stories are paired with E.H. Shepard's illustrations in a family friendly story trail that spotlights some of Pooh's best known adventures.

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8 Jun to 28 Jun 2026
at 10:00 to 17:00+ 20 other dates or times

Sneak Peek Tours 

Take a behind the scenes look inside the house on a sneak peek tour. Tours last approximately 30 minutes and are included in general admission. Please go to Visitor Welcome to collect a ticket. (Limited availability).

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9 Jun to 30 Oct 2026
at 10:30 to 11:00+ 103 other dates or times

Dream House Tours 

Join a tour around the outside of the house at Nymans, looking at the building and seeing how it developed since 1890 when it was purchased by Ludwig Messel.

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9 Jun to 30 Oct 2026
at 11:30 to 12:00+ 102 other dates or times

The Art of Illusion: The Theatrical World of Oliver Messel 

Sat 13 Jun – Sun 1 Nov: 11am–3.30pm. An exhibition upstairs in the gallery, exploring the creativity of Oliver Messel, theatre designer for stage and screen, and master of illusion and make-believe. Normal admission applies.

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13 Jun to 1 Nov 2026
at 11:00 to 15:30+ 141 other dates or times