Join our resident horticulturalist for a guided tour of our gardens. You'll learn about seasonal plants and flowers in the historic gardens followed by tea and biscuits in one of the Mansions' period rooms. Suitable for adults.
Meet our textile artist Gepher Louis and have fun creating a tag for your luggage or a keyring using special knot techniques. She'll have lots of rope and string to choose from in a variety of colours, so you can…
Meet our textile artist Gepher Louis and learn how to weave a colourful paper box. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Only one adult per child.
Using freshly picked lavender from our gardens, you will decorate and make a lavender bag to take home! Involves a small amount of sewing - a great opportunity for parents and carers to have a go! Children must be accompanied…
Get creative in this fun paper crafting workshop! Transform a glass jar using newspapers and magazines to create your unique design - great for storing pens, flowers or other bits and bobs at home! Children must be accompanied by an…
Back by popular demand! Join our studio artist in this fun art class. Step by step, he'll teach you how to draw a bumblebee, just like the ones buzzing around our gardens! You'll leave with a framed masterpiece ready to…
Come and help us in the kitchen garden! Come rain or shine there's lots to do, from watering to picking herbs. You'll pot your own vegetables to grow at home too! Children must be accompanied by an adult at all…
Come and help us in the kitchen garden! Come rain or shine there's lots to do, from watering to picking herbs. You'll pot your own vegetables to grow at home too! Children must be accompanied by an adult at all…
Calling all budding artists! Join this class and learn how to draw like a pro. Our studio artist Jason Rose will guide and teach you to draw a beautiful butterfly. You'll leave with a framed masterpiece ready to hang up…
A thought-provoking collection of work from the Valentines Mansion studio artists. This powerful mixed-media collection explores the impact of our actions on our shared planet. Find out more about our studio artists here.
The Friends of Valentines Mansion are hosting special open day to explore the house, gardens and park. Bring a picnic, come and along with family and friends, individuals also welcome too! Poetry Workshops during the afternoon for anyone wanting to…
Every day beauty and local community is captured by aspiring photographers in this exhibition. See East London documented through the eyes of local muslim women, who over the course of 6 weeks took part in photography walks led by Sylvie…