Come and enjoy our May Half Term activities.

Indoor Activities - Sunday-Thursday (included in regular admission):

• Colour in an animal to join our woodland scene.

• Make your very own origami butterfly

Indoor Crafts - Tuesday and Thursday (included in regular admission)

• Woodland animal themed crafts available on Tuesday and Thursday.

Outdoor Woodland Bingo - £1 per child

• Enjoy our beautiful Castle grounds with our fun outdoor woodland bingo. £1 per child - available 10-3pm daily from the Castle shop.

On Wednesday 29 May, each family entry ticket receives a 50% discount!

Entry also includes our May Half Term activities inside the Castle. 

Join us for Theatre Thursdays…

The Pantaloons present The Importance of being Ernest

Everybody loves Ernest. In fact, Cecily and Gwendolen are both engaged to Ernest. The only trouble is, he doesn’t exist. Or does he…?

Best friends Jack and Algy have both created alter-egos to win the affections of their beloveds; but when will they stop being Ernest and start being, well, earnest?

Wilde’s comic masterpiece gets The Pantaloons’ treatment in their anarchic take on the classic comedy of manners. This energetic and musical production from the critically-acclaimed company infuses Wilde’s witty words with snappy new songs and frantically funny physical theatre to give this perennially popular play a hilarious contemporary twist!

Bring your own blankets, cushions, and camping-chairs and join us on our outdoor adventure at one of the most beautiful and historic landmarks in the UK. Come prepared for the weather – the performance will continue come rain come shine!

Further event information will be sent prior to the performance from Highcliffe Castle.

New for 2024, Quantum presents a delightful new adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s much-loved tale — The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck .

Prevented from hatching her eggs at the farm, foolish Jemima goes in search of a nesting place in the forest and soon she meets a charming ‘gentleman’ who offers her the perfect nesting place in his wood-shed.

But why is his wood-shed full of feathers and why is he asking her to collect the herbs for roast duck?

Back at the farm, the Collie-dog, Kep, puts two and two together, but will he be in time to rescue Jemima from her fate? 

The Three Inch Fools present an essential guide on how to keep your head in the Tudor Court. Unexpectedly
thrust into the limelight, young Henry navigates the ups and downs of courtly life, and all whilst fighting the
French (again) and re-writing religion. The Fools hit the road with this brand new comedy – a mad-capped
take on Britain’s most epic monarch, and those infamous wives.
★★★★★ – “So entertaining…laugh-out-loud funny”
★★★★★ – “Riotously fun. Hugely enjoyable”
★★★★★ – “The ultimate British theatrical experience” – Hastings Independent Press
★★★★★ – “Great fun for the whole family…my kids are still talking about it!”
Bring your own blankets, cushions, and camping-chairs and join us on our outdoor adventure at some of the
most beautiful and historic landmarks in the UK. Come prepared for the weather – the performance will
continue come rain come shine!

Duke’s Theatre company presents As You Like It

“…look into happiness through another man’s eyes!”

The ancient Forest of Arden serves as the backdrop for Shakespeare’s most famous and quotable comedy. When Rosalind is banished from Duke Ferdinand’s court, new identities are explored with hilarious consequences. Music, mayhem and madness thrill as we are shown that “All the world’s a stage”.

Spend a relaxing few hours with me while I teach you everything I know about flower pressing…

We’ll start the workshop with a full guided tutorial on how to press, providing a good range of flowers so you can learn how to press various types…

I’ll share exclusive tips on how I press my own flowers, and you’ll take away my guide to flower pressing booklet so you don’t have to take notes… 

You’ll then press your own flowers in your brand new handmade wooden press, which you get to take home at the end of the workshop…

In addition, you get to play around with a selection of my own pressed flowers, making your own floral art in a frame provided…

My workshops are the perfect gift, or treat for one…

As part of this workshop you get free entry to the Castle which you may explore after the workshop finishes at 2pm, immersing yourself in its rich history… 

Or alternatively roam the beautiful gardens and take the private footpath down to the beach…

There are refreshments in the grounds of the garden, selling fresh coffee, cold drinks and all the snacks you could wish for…

‘Creatives at the Castle’  at Christmas.

Saturday 23 November and Sunday 24 November 2024

10am-4pm

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