Heritage-inspired learning

in a Somerset home and garden

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Small-group workshops & gatherings

Gardening • Art • Craft • Creativity

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Learn from experts.

Share good food.

Enjoy thoughtful hospitality.

Leave feeling more inspired, more capable and more connected than when you arrived.

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How our guests describe the experience

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Relaxed

It’s just been heaven.

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Proud

I surprised myself.

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Inspired

I feel so happy to have gained a new skill.

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Connected

Everyone was so welcoming.
It’s been magical.

Every workshop is designed to leave you feeling just the same.

Upcoming workshops

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What to expect from a day with us

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Leading
practitioners
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Shared
accomplishment

Expert-led craftsmanship

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Seated lunch
& afternoon tea

Freshly
prepared food
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Conversation
& camaraderie

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Rooted
in tradition
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Thoughtfully
shaped for today

Heritage-Inspired Learning™

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Intentionally
small groups

Individual
guidance
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Care & integrity
in how we work

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Kitchen Garden Open Days

Leigh-on-Mendip, Somerset

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Wander, learn and gather inspiration
among fruit, flowers and vegetables

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Come and visit us

Friday 17 July
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Sunday 2 August
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Thursday 24 September
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Friday 9 October
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Saturday 21 November
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Sunday 22 November

From 10am to 4pm

Enjoy refreshments, hear from Chris Smith and the team, browse seeds, plants and trees, and pick up ideas for your own fruit and vegetable garden.

Plan Your Visit
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Join The Branch

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Four centuries of footsteps, stories, gatherings and changing lives. On Sunday 14 June, The Old Vicarage will once again open its gates as part of the Leigh-on-Mendip Open Gardens & Heritage Trail, raising funds for Friends of Leigh Church (FOLC

Come behind the scenes of a 400-year-old house where people still gather to learn, make and grow together

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