Past Events

Location: Asthall Manor Gardens  This Special Sunset 90mins sound healing and lying down classical concert experiencewill leave you feeling rejuvenated mentally, emotionally and spiritually inspired by mother nature as you Lie Down outside on soft mattresses in the grounds of Asthall Manor, Cotswolds. What to expect Your experience will begin with a guided relaxation and deep listening to the sensations and sounds of nature. Then Christina will guide you through a blissful Tibetan sound bowl healing. Helping to restore harmony to out of balance vibrations. Equally…

Join us for a workshop on saving seed, here at Asthall Manor Kitchen Garden (opposite Asthall Manor). Complete beginners through to keen amateurs all welcome. It is well documented that the best seed you can sow is the seed that you have saved from your own garden, where those plants have learned to love to grow! In this all-day workshop you will learn the basics of saving seed from different vegetable plants and their beneficial companion plants. This will involve…

The use of cold wax makes it possible to adapt the translucency of oil paint. In the same way that watercolour is used in translucent layers, this approach with oils results in a similar appearance of luminosity as the white primed panel surface shines through the pigment. Working from direct observation outside in the gardens at Asthall, also in the ballroom using reference photographs. All materials provided, except for some A3 or A4 cartridge paper for notes and preparatory sketches, which…

Come and join us for a hands-on workshop here at Asthall Manor Ballroom We will guide you through the art of flower pressing, showing you how to select and prepare your flowers through the seasons, which ones work and which don’t and with our help you will learn how to press your own flowers. We’ll also give advice on making your own flower press and show you how to create beautiful designs using tips and techniques we’ve learnt along the…

Join us for a free family friendly event in the beautiful gardens. Learn about the fascinating world of insects. Enjoy a guided hunt around where we will find all sorts of insects and creepy crawlies. Make your own bug hotel to take home. Sorry not suitable for pushchairs.  Assistance dogs only. To book please click here Location: OX18 4HW w3w.co/producers.zapped.tutored

An extraordinary day at Asthall Manor, combining an outdoor sauna, an introduction to Survival Ecology and a tour of our kitchen garden and wild meadows. Full timetable below. What is Survival Ecology? Learn why it is a valuable approach for our future, and how we can use it in practice to benefit our own areas of life.     Many ecologists say we need a paradigm shift in our approach to nature recovery. Traditional conservation seeks to preserve or restore…

Join us for a workshop on soils here at Asthall Manor Kitchen Garden (opposite Asthall Manor) Complete beginners through to keen amateurs all welcome. In this all-day workshop you will learn the basics of different soils and soil life alongside a bit of helpful theory. Bringing a sample of your own garden soil, you will learn how to identify its type, characteristics and needs. You will also carry out some fun, practical work to apply your learning and to help…

Come and join us for the afternoon and we will guide you on a compelling journey through the human relationship with nature from 6000 BC to the present day. Our Nature Rights event creates the space to explore your personal relationship with nature, and with others delve into questions relating to Nature’s Rights. Seldom do we have the opportunity to slow down and consider the structures that shape the world we live in and to imagine what changes would support…