Fun and fresh air

THE NATIONAL Trust has a funfilled summer in store for visitors to its sites this spring.

Both Basildon Park and Greys Court, Henley, are hosting the Trust’s Easter Adventures in Nature.

The event features nature trails around the parks’ estates, with ten activity stations to find along the way at Basildon Park, and a chocolate egg awarded at the end of the Greys Court trail.

Greys Court is also home to the Henley Arts Trail, where local artists’ work inspired by the estate is showcased and available to buy.

The arts trail runs from until Tuesday, May 3.

Greys Court is also hosting a Silent Woodland Walk, where attendees are encouraged to turn off their devices and take a quiet, meditative journey through the grounds.

Led by Deborah Lewis, the Silent Woodland Walk takes place at 10am on Tuesday, May 24; Tuesday, June 21; and Tuesday, July 12.

Later in the summer, the estate will hold its jubilee celebrations, featuring selected items from the estate’s collections which have royal connections.

Lawns will also be open for fete games, along with numerous picnic spaces.

Greys Court’s Jubilee celebration takes place from Thursday, June 2, to Sunday, June 5.

Throughout June, it will also host Sculpture Evenings in the Gardens, where pieces by artists in the Oxford Sculptors Group will be on display and available to buy.

As well as the artworks, the walled gardens will also feature live sculpture demonstrations with a drink on arrival.

The estate will celebrate local art in the spirit of one of its arts patrons, Lady Brunner, from Saturday, June 11, to Sunday, July 17.

Sculpture demonstrations will be held from 5.30pm-8pm on Thursday, June 16, June 23, and June 30.