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Willow Wreath Making and Natural Crafts

Join us on Saturday 21 December for a family-friendly natural crafts session at Gawthorpe Hall.

  • Booking advisable
  • Free event

The winter solstice marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year, heralding the beginning of true winter. This auspicious day has been celebrated for hundreds of years with storytelling and merry-making. This year, National Trust and Ribble Rivers Trust have teamed up to deliver a day of festive activities.

We will be using natural willow whips to create willow wreaths, using natural materials to decorate them. There will also be a variety of other crafts and activities available such as Christmas tree decorating, nature-themed colouring, gnome/elf making, and badge making.

Times

The basics

Meeting point

The event will be in the walled garden. Meet outside the hall at 1pm. If you arrive after 1pm, head towards the walled garden. The what3words for the meet point is ///intruding.scrubbing.relatives.

Other

In the event of rain, the activity will be moved inside.

Upcoming events

Event

Nature and History Walk 

On Saturday 21 December, join us for a relaxing nature and history walk around the grounds of Gawthorpe Hall.

Event summary

on
21 Dec 2024
at
10:00 to 12:00
Event

Folklore and River Tales 

Join us on Saturday 21 December for a candle-lit walk up to the walled garden, refreshments by the fire followed by a range of folklore tales.

Event summary

on
21 Dec 2024
at
16:00 to 18:00