Robert Adam - Guided Tour
Join our amazing volunteers for a peek behind the scenes whilst Croome is closed for a while!
- Booking essential
- Free event (admission applies)
We are running two tours entitled “Robert Adam at Croome” and “Pages from Nature” during our closed period that will bring some of Croome’s fabulous history to life: From amazing restoration projects to a dedication to craftsmanship, and an evolving landscape these tours will allow you behind the scenes access whilst the team are busy with important conservation projects.
The two tours are 45 minutes each, we will be running two of each a day and they are ground floor only. They will be led by one guide and the maximum number of people per tour is 20 excluding the guide.
The two tours focus on two different topics; “Robert Adam at Croome” and “Pages from Nature” the first exploring the masterful talent of Robert Adam and his enduring friendship with the 6th Earl of Coventry as well as his collaboration with Capability Brown.
The second explores the incredible work of William Dean in his documentation of Croome’s wonderful landscape and discusses how it was second only to Kew Gardens with its’ variety of flowers and plants. We also discuss the staggering work that has gone on since the NT bought back the grounds and the remarkable restoration project thereafter
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This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.
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- Booking details
Call N/A Please book your place at Reception where you will be given a token for the tour
- Suitability
Yes- although designed for adults, may be interesting
- Meeting point
Please pick up a token from reception and then make your way to the house. A welcome volunteer will greet you.
- What to bring and wear
The tours take place inside the house but comfortable footwear is recommended.
- Accessibility
These are ground floor only tours so visitors will only need to consider the front steps. However, the stair climber will be available for those with access needs to get into the property itself and wheelchairs and other mobility aids are welcome.
- Other
The house will be closed to the general public but conservation work will be taking place during this period so just to be aware that staff will be moving around.
Upcoming events
Pages from Nature: Walk through the Pleasure Grounds
Celebrate the 200 year anniversary of the publication of the 1824 guidebook to Croome, the Hortus Croomensis. Explore the views, scents and sounds of the garden at Croome using your own Hortus Croomensis booklet to guide you.
Small Creatures of Avon Meadows
Throughout 2024 Croome and Meadow Arts are collaborating with young people from Pershore to explore our Pages from Nature theme inspired by the landscape and plant collection at Croome.
Wild Imagination Exhibition with Sarah Taylor Silverwood
Wild Imagination is a new animation and accompanying soundtrack by artist Sarah Taylor Silverwood.
Pages from Nature exhibition
Pages from Nature is a 200-year anniversary exhibition celebrating the publication of William Dean’s Hortus Croomensis; a detailed record of the vast and varied plant collection at Croome in 1824.