Space and Time Concert
Where do a ruined Abbey, sharks’ teeth, ancient woodland and a glorious park all meet? In Space and Time, a brand new orchestral and choral piece inspired by Lesnes Abbey Woods, composed by Jeremy Jackman, former Chorus Master of the London Philharmonic Choir and Musical Director of the English Baroque Choir, will be premiering at…
Lesnes Abbey Easter Festival
Lesnes Abbey Lodge New Road, London, London, United KingdomLesnes Abbey Easter Festival is back. With lots to do with the family. There will be Punch & Judy show, Easter Egg Hunt with a twist! Magic shows, bouncy castles, have a go sessions. Along with delicious street food and lots of stalls.
Easter Dinosaur Egg Hunt
Lesnes Abbey Lodge New Road, London, London, United KingdomLesnes Dinosaur Egg Hunt Update 28/03/2024 Unfortunately online tickets for Lesnes Dinosaur Egg Hunt have sold out. There will be some limited on the day tickets being sold after 1pm
Creative Crafters Paper Quilling
Lesnes Abbey Lodge New Road, London, London, United KingdomWhy not come to Lesnes Abbey Lodge to learn the relaxing craft of paper quilling. Our Lodge overlooks the abbey and park and is the perfect location to learn something new in beautiful surroundings. Learn to quill and create a master piece to take home. All materials provided including frame to show off your art…
Lesnes Twilights The Cygnet Committee
Lesnes Abbey Lodge New Road, London, London, United KingdomAn early evening event with a live band, street food galore to tempt your culinary taste buds with paying bar in the Monk’s Garden. The amazing Cygnet Committee will be performing songs from The Cure to The Clash via Bowie, The Stones and more…….. We have two ticket types. You can either bring your own…
The Clearing Launch Day
The Clearing New Road, London, London, United KingdomThe Clearing Launch Day 14 September 10am – 4pm The Clearing, New Road, SE2 0AX Celebrating the official opening of The Clearing our new woodland outdoor classroom and activity space with free activities for families and children. Willow Weaving with Creative Nature HQ 10am – 4pm (drop-in session) An opportunity to have a go…
Sculptural Willow Weaving Animals
The Clearing New Road, London, London, United KingdomIn this willow weaving workshop, we will look at willow in its dry and wet states and begin to handle and learn techniques to manipulate it. Once we have a good understanding, we will then immerse ourselves into the wonderful rhythm of weaving. You will be introduced to creating an animal that is able to…
Songs from the Movies with West End Stars
Lesnes Abbey Lodge New Road, London, London, United KingdomRuined Theatre Presents: SONGS FROM THE MOVIES WITH WEST END STARS Come and relax in the atmospheric ruins of Lesnes Abbey and be transported through the ages of film through top musical hits. We will be bringing you top songs from your favourite films from Funny Girl to Cabaret to Dirty Dancing. This is an…
Half day introduction to Spoon Carving (beginners)
The Clearing New Road, London, London, United KingdomThis beginner's class in spoon carving introduces you to the art of carving with an axe, a knife and a crook knife. By carving a spoon, you can focus on becoming familiar with the tools of the craft without the pressure of knowing what to carve. As you gain confidence with the tools, you begin…
Bowl Carving 1 day introduction
The Clearing New Road, London, London, United KingdomTurn a log of locally sourced wood into a hand carved bowl in a day! You will be introduced to the hand tools that make this process possible, including an axe and carving gouges. This is a physically demanding carving day. No experience necessary, just plenty of enthusiasm and stamina! This workshop is carried out…
Green wood carving
We will delve into the art of carving with green wood, utilising mallets and gouges. These sessions are suitable for beginners and improvers, the course includes all the tools and materials you will need to begin your journey into wood carving.
Spoon carving
We will be delving into the art of carving green wood into spoons using an axe, a straight knife and a crook knife. These sessions are suitable for beginners and improvers, the course includes all the tools and materials you will need to begin your journey into spoon carving.