No ticket offers are valid for events (Thursday – Sunday & Bank Holidays) apart from World Garden Passport holders and Historic Houses members.

All our events DO NOT require pre-booking.

The Manor House is ONLY OPEN every Bank Holiday Weekend from Friday, Saturday, Sunday & BH Monday and for all Special Events until the 31st of October. 11am – 5pm (no guided tours).

April

Easter Egg Quiz – 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th April - 11am – 5pm

The World Garden kicks off the start of the spring season with family fun with our Easter Trail & Quiz. Aspiring plant hunters will be able to scour The World Garden and Grounds for Easter clues and then report on their discoveries to claim an eggtastic surprise, plus the chance to meet some Easter characters!

Admission price - £12.50 adult - children under 16 go FREE

May

NEW EVENT

Bank Holiday World Garden Tour with Tom Hart Dyke – 1st to 4th May - 1.30pm every day

A new event for the Early May Bank Holiday, visitors can join Tom Hart Dyke at 1.30pm every day to enjoy a tour of The World Garden. A perfect way to start spring, Tom will take you on a whistle-stop tour around the globe to experience nearly 7000 different plant species.  Tom will share how the garden was created, his many plant adventures and showcase our cactus houses too!

Admission price - £12.50 adult - children under 16 go FREE

Medieval Magic – 24th & 25th May - 11am - 5pm CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES

NEW - World Garden Tour with Tom Hart Dyke – 24th & 25th May - 1.30pm

Join Tom Hart Dyke at 1.30pm to enjoy a tour of The World Garden. Tom will take you on a whistle-stop tour around the globe to experience nearly 7000 different plant species.  Tom will share how the garden was created, his many plant adventures and showcase our cactus houses too!

Admission price - £12.50 adult - children under 16 go FREE

June

National Garden Scheme – 21st June - 11am - 5pm

Charitable event - Admission price - £12.50 adult - children under 16 go FREE

July

NEW EVENT

English Civil War Society Weekend – 4th & 5th July – 11am – 5pm

Step back into the turbulent 1640s as the English Civil War Society transforms Lullingstone Castle into a bustling Royalist garrison. Visitors will find themselves immersed in a vivid living history experience, hosted by Lord Ralph Hopton’s and Sir Thomas Blackwell’s Regiments.

Enjoy an action-packed weekend, including drill displays with live musket and cannon firing, children’s drill sessions, and skirmishes, while exploring the sights and sounds of an authentic encampment that truly brings the Civil War era to life.

Click here to see the schedule for each day

 A high energy and interactive weekend of history brought to life perfect for all the family

Admission price - £17 adult - children under 16 go FREE

Citroen Car Rally – 26th July – 12 noon – 5pm

Admission price - £12.50 adult - children under 16 go FREE

August

PATINA Classic Car Show – 2nd August - 11am - 5pm

Lullingstone is delighted to host the 5th annual PATINA Classic Car Show, showcasing beloved unrestored classic and vintage cars. It is a festival for the unpresentable cars we love and drive regularly. This show is for the beautifully preserved cars that have never been restored, as well as regularly used classics that ooze with patina and character.

The Manor House will also be open to visitors.

Admission price - £15 adult - children under 16 go FREE

MG Car Club - MG Fest – 15th August – 11am – 5pm

Admission price - £12.50 adult - children under 16 go FREE

Plant Hunters Weekend – 29th, 30th, 31st August - 11am - 5pm

Celebrating the lives of some of Britain’s most intrepid plant hunters, Tom Hart Dyke and friends mark this special Bank Holiday weekend in authentic dress, with Tom taking visitors on a tour of The World Garden starting at 1:30pm – 3:30pm (meet at the front of the main house at 1:30pm).

Perfect for all the families - we are delighted to welcome back ‘Zoolab’ to our event for Saturday the 30th only. A ranger will bring a selection of animal friends from across the globe for visitors to see, learn about their habitats and have a chance to hold or feel some of them. This part of the tour starts inside St Botolph’s Church at 2.30pm until 3.30pm. You can expect to see a selection of critters, including Giant African snails, insects, spiders, and corn snakes.

Admission price - £13.50 adult - children under 16 go FREE

September

Mexican Celebration Weekend – ‘Cactus at the Castle’ – 5th & 6th September – 11am - 5pm

We are teaming up again with Cactus and Succulent Review for our popular ‘Cactus at the Castle’ event, the UK’s largest annual cactus and succulent event. The festival features an expanding plant mart with specialist growers and societies, expert talks, demonstrations, guided garden tours, and a popular Bring and Sell Auction on Saturday. In memory of Tony Mace, who was a regular attendee of Cactus at the Castle, we will be presenting our Tribute to Tony, a series of short talks on topics that were close his heart. These will include Opuntiads with Mike Partridge, Cycads with Joel Robinson and Notocactus.

Visitors can enjoy Mexican food by T’s Taco’s, the tea marquee will have homemade delights, and the Blue Agave Bar is back with Mexican beer and cocktails!

On Sunday, the Haworthia Growers UK Show and Lullingstone Open Show will showcase a wide range of plants, with free entry for exhibitors and prizes available. This new group will be holding it first ever show, so come and see a great range of plants on display. Visitors can also enjoy a talk by Dr Adrian Weatherill on growing haworthias in the Church.

Perfect for all the family, for the first time we are also holding the Lullingstone Mexican Funday Sunday, children will enjoy games, a treasure hunt and face painting and a mariachi band.

Tom Hart Dyke will also be offering visitors tours of The World Garden at 12.30 & 2.30pm on both days please meet at the front of the main house.

Admission price - £15 adult - children under 16 go FREE

BCSS Members: £12.00

CSR Readers: £7.00

Eynsford Concert Band – Summer Concert – 13th September – 3pm

A wonderful concert to remember the founder of Eynsford Concert Band, Robin O’Connell, we are also delighted to welcome Ghaqda Muzikali Imperial from Malta will be performing alongside the band. The band was founded in 1972 by Robin who lived at Lullingstone until his death in 1997. This year marks what would have been Robin’s 80th Birthday, so it is only fitting that this concert will be in his memory.

Please do bring your own picnic blankets and chairs to enjoy a wonderful afternoon of music on the main lawns in front of the Manor House.

The Manor House will be open and the tea marquee for all your refreshments,

Admission price - £14 adult - children under 16 go FREE

Book your tickets in advance here

October

Halloween Magic – 31st October – 11am - 6pm

Join us to celebrate Halloween magic on our last day of our 21st season; pumpkin carving, pumpkin trail, spooky garden tours and more – perfect for all the family. Tom will give garden tours at 1pm and a dusk tour at 5pm, learn about the origins of pumpkins, colours and varieties and children can spot the Halloween tricks in eerie torchlight! Fancy dress is welcome – let’s celebrate the end of our 21st season in style!

Additional £5 donation for the pumpkin carving (please bring cash for pumpkin carving to be placed in a collection bucket!) 

Manor House is open 11am - 4pm (last entry 3:30pm)

Admission price - £13.50 adult - children under 16 go FREE