A programme of visits and talks is published each year with details on this Events page.
Members can book through the on-line booking system http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/buckinghamshire-gardens-trust
or by contacting enquiries@buckinghamshiregardentstrust.org.u
Main points of policy:
· Members can book a ticket for themselves & up to 2 tickets for non-members/guests
· Price of tickets: we operate a price differentiation with guests paying 25% more
· Cancellations – full refund if BGT cancel
· Cancellation of a booking can be requested up to 7 days prior the event. A refund less the booking fee 6.5% plus VAT will be made to original form of payment.
· Cancellations of less than a week will be noted but refunds at discretion of the Event Organiser
· No refunds will be given on day of the event or retrospectively.
A copy of the policy can be found via the Link on the Home page.
New Events for September and Beyond Our Autumn online programme is now available on Eventbrite. This is a great time to browse upcoming talks and book your place on those that appeal or intrigue. Our Tuesday morning Zoom talks will kick off with a 7-part series on some fabulous World Heritage landscapes, including Blenheim Palace, […]
Special Evening visit for Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust to Bekonscot at 40/40a Warwick Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 2PL. on Wednesday 27 September - Evening visit - 5pm to 8pm Book tickets now: http://ticketsource.co.uk//buckinghamshire-gardens-trust Enquiries: enquiries@bucksgardenstrust.org.uk Cost £10 for members and guests including refreshments Bekonscot Model Village actually comprises seven little towns stuck in a 1930s timewarp. Bekonscot […]
This event has been postponed until next year. Apologies Great Linford Manor - guided walk Ellie Broad, the project manager for the restoration has offered a guided Great Linford Manor walk on Saturday 30th September at 10.30 am. to see the completed project. The walk replaces the one we were supposed to have after […]
Sir John Betjeman commented in his 1973 documentary Metro-Land: “All Buckinghamshire was scandalised by the appearance, high above Amersham, of a concrete house in the shape of a letter ‘Y’. It was built for a young professor by a young architect . . . ‘I am the home of the 20th century family’, it proclaimed, […]
Last date for booking Sunday 29th October. If you have missed this deadline and would like to go on the waiting list please contact Kathy Jackson secretary@bucksgardenstrust.org.uk or Rosemary Jury enquiries@bucksgardenstrust.org.uk The Crown at Granborough has been booked for Christmas Lunch on Saturday 25th November 12 noon for Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust . Special guest speaker: […]
Monday January 8th 2024 Kate Harwood: Last Landscapes (The landscapes of British cemeteries over the last four centuries). NB This talk will be on Zoom and will be free to all. Last Landscapes presented by Kate Harwood Tickets, Mon 8 Jan 2024 at 14:00 | Eventbrite Book: Last Landscapes presented by Kate Harwood Tickets, […]
The Plant Heritage winter Zoom talks for 2024 are available to book now. These are free to members of Plant Heritage - just register now to join. Non-members can join for a ticket of £5. Thur 11 Jan 6.30pm 'Woody plants that should be better known and grown' by Jack Aldridge Thur 25 […]
Events Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose, 1885-6, Tate Britain, London New Online Talks Starting Next Week We’ve just launched a pair of online talks on Two 19th Century Gardening Pioneers. The first, on Scottish landscape gardener Robert Marnock, will be on Tuesday 16th January and the second the following week on George Glenny and the Gardening Press. These replace the […]
Wednesday 17th January 2024 8pm Hedgerley Memorial Hall Lesser known Grand Houses in South Bucks – Mike Dewey What have a heart-throb film star, an apothecary to royalty, a British Army General, and a Minister in a Labour government got in common - they all feature in our talk on January 17 by Mike Dewey. […]
BERKSHIRE GARDEN TRUST’S January 2024 ZOOM LECTURE Monday 22nd January 2024 @ 19.00 Flowers and Gardens in Historic Portraits Talk by Anne Haworth an independent scholar and historian with extensive experience as a lecturer in art history. We are very pleased to welcome Anne Haworth, who delivered three popular lectures last year for The Garden […]
Puzzle Pictures This talk looks at a series of paintings from the 16th to 18th centuries which feature gardens, and helps the audience see beyond the obvious. Are the pictures useful evidence for the history gardens? Are they “accurate” depictions? What else might they be telling us? It might sound a bit heavy but it’s […]
