Celebrate 50 Winters at Penrose this Christmas

Decorate The Stables with Stars

8th - 31st of December, 10am - 2pm

Come and help us decorate The Stables with stars. Based in the Penrose Secondhand Bookshop, repurpose some old, unloved, books which were destined for pulping. Be guided by volunteers, to create a Christmassy craft to either take home or hang up at Penrose.

Carmenellis Pony Club

8th December

We kick off the celebrations with Carmenellis Pony Club, who will be based at Penrose Stables Café between approximately 11am – 1pm, but you can also follow the ponies and hear their trap bells jingling from the Fairground car park from 9am. Please be aware this activity is weather dependent.

50 Winters at Penrose Lecture

11th of December, 3pm, booking essential.

Discover how Penrose has changed over 50 years while in the care of the National Trust. David Davies, who has worked on the estate for 49 years, will take you through the progress and challenges faced during the past half a century, in a lecture at The Stables Café.

Booking link available shortly.

Children's Storytelling

14th of December and 21st of December, 10.15am - 10.45am

Stroll down to the bookshop and grab a blanket for a seasonal storytelling session, read by one of our volunteers.

Penrose Social Walk

17th of December, 10am - 12pm

Get closer to the nature of Penrose by joining a volunteer walk leader for the last Penrose Social Walk of the year. This walk will start at the Fairground car park at 10am, go off the accessible path, and then stop at The Stables Café to take part in the festivities, before heading back to the car park for around 12pm.

Penrose Festive Wreath

8th - 31st of December

While you’re here, getting a hot pie and festive drink from the Stables Café, open 10am – 3pm, celebrate Penrose's 50th anniversary in the National Trust's care and capture a family photo framed in a giant wreath, made completely of plants from the Penrose Estate.

Plant a Tree at Penrose

8th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 17th, 18th and 22nd of December, 10am - 12.30pm & 1pm - 3.30pm, booking essential.

Come along for the day to help us plant as many trees as we can, to create a new woodland in Penrose, for generations to enjoy for the next 50 years and beyond. These events are family friendly, and we welcome everyone of any age to come and join in. You will be provided with all the tools necessary to plant a tree and our rangers and volunteer rangers will be on hand to show you how.