Celebrate Christmas with a Rat Pack Dinner in the Fig House. With plenty of fizz, a Christmas feast and the rat pack classics all you need is your dancing shoes and be ready to jive the night away! Once the dancing is over why not spend the night in one of our cosy bedrooms?

Celebrate Christmas with a classic studio 54 party in the Fig House. Get your sequined glitter dresses, highest of heels and heavy eye makeup at the ready! Grab a drink in the boiler house bar and make your way to the dance floor and party like its 1979! Don’t worry if you get a little p...

Join us as we celebrate Christmas with Croft Choir in the Kitchen Garden. With food stalls selling delicious Christmas treats, grab a glass or two of mulled wine and the odd mince pie, then make your way into the garden ready for the Choir to start sing their way through the classics. We&rsquo...

Join our resident DJ in the Fig House for our Après Ski party We’ll be serving up a winter BBQ and plenty of Christmas cocktails, dig out your vintage Ski suits and put on your dancing shoes as our resident DJ plays our favourite House playlist. Once you’ve danced the night...

For the very first time we’re opening the Main House, Coach House and Farmhouse this Christmas. We’ve created three different packages for you to choose from so you can spend the holidays cosied up in the Coach House, tucked away in the Farmhouse or get everyone together for a big old...

Fill up your fizz, get the gang together and join us in the Fig House as we toast in 2019! Dust off your dancing shoes and dress to impress for our New Year’s Eve party! Tuck into a lavish three course feast before making your way to the dancefloor… We’ve invited one of our...

Celebrate the old and toast in the new at FORGE this December 31st. Come along with your friends and family to our candlelit restaurant and feast on a six-course dinner, curated by Gareth Rayner. Before the clock strikes 12, pick up that bottle of champagne (or two) and make your way to The Fig Hous...

We’re delighted to welcome Nomad Knitting to host a hands-on giant knit workshop, where everyone whatever level of skill, will learn how to design and knit their very own chunky scarf. Working with beautiful yarn, you will be guided through the process of marking a large scarf to take home,...

Join us as we learn the art of Macramé in a workshop hosted by Amy Barker from Hitch & Arrow. Amy will start the workshop demonstrating the art of macramé making, after sharing her hints and tips you’ll then begin using cotton ropes and repetitive knots creating your very...

Set in the grounds of the estate Mags will show you how to move mindfully, connecting with the surrounding environment and improving your focus teaching you techniques to using your everyday life. Once the workshop is over why not join us for dinner at The Coach House or maybe a cocktail or two?

Experience a relaxing two-night retreat allowing you the time to put your nutrition and wellbeing first. Hosted by wellbeing specialists, Mark and Kate Airey, this two-day break will help you clear your mind, refocus and enjoy the natural surroundings of our country estate. This retreat is all ab...

Join us as we learn all about this ancient Japanese technique of glazing and firing Raku ceramics. Northern based ceramic artist, Natasha And Pots will demonstrate this 16th century skill, originally used at the Japanese Tea Ceremonies, to create a dramatic and unique take on firing pottery. T...

After the Christmas celebrations, join us this January as we open the doors for future bride and grooms to view our two wedding venues, in a truly Yorkshire winter setting. From rustic winter foliage in The Fig House to the roaring fires in the Main House, each venue will be set for a cosy winter we...

Experience the ultimate escape with our three-day retreat at the estate. Hosted by wellbeing specialists, Mark and Kate Airey, spend your time completely focused on restoring your mind and body, plus learning the key elements to nutrition and simple lessons on how to unwind and relax away from the d...

This January, we’ll be hosting a workshop to show you how to handcraft your very own silver rings. Using a range of traditional methods and Stirling silver techniques, Amanda will show you how to saw, hammer and solder your piece of silver to create two rings for you to go home with. Guest...

When it’s time to raise a glass to good old Rabbie Burns, we’ll be hosting a good old Scottish knees-up. Our chefs will be serving up a three-course supper, topped off with plenty of Scotch Whisky. Once we’ve toasted the haggis, it’s time to hit the dancefloor (highland fling...

Guided by Kate Airey, join us as we learn how to get a good night’s kip. Kate will share her tips and tricks on how to relax and get a good night’s sleep. Focusing on environmental impacts, diet and exercise to poses and breathing techniques that you integrate into your everyday life...

If you’ve had a little bit more of a Merry Christmas than you would have liked, eaten and drank more than anticipated, and you’re off to a groggy start to 2019! Why not join us for a nutrition workshop hosted by Mark Airey? You’ll learn the basic elements of a balanced diet and the...

Following the success of our previous calligraphy workshops, we’ve teamed up with Nikki Whiston to host a beginner’s workshop teaching you the art of brush calligraphy. Nikki will teach you the basics calligraphy and how to create beautiful letters from simple strokes and brush mark maki...

Using a range of methods and techniques join us as Nikki Whiston introduces us to Wedding Calligraphy. Focusing on a range of techniques Nikki will guide you through the art of calligraphy, demonstrating each process sharing plenty of tips and tricks along the way. You’ll leave with the skills...

Guided by ceramic artist, Anna Whitehouse join us as we learn how to mould and shape different pieces of clay, using a range of hand building techniques to make our very own collection of miniature planters. Starting with an introduction from Anna you’ll spend the morning learning and pract...

Join us as we celebrate the launch of our new restaurant, Forge. Filled with flickering wax candles a roaring fire, handpicked antiques and rustic interiors, our new restaurant is ready to welcome its first guests. Head Chef, Gareth Rayner has created a nine-course tasting menu, with each dish in...

Join Felicity from Briar House Flowers as she teaches you how to create your very own Christmas wreath. Using lots of foliage, some foraged from the surrounding Kitchen Garden Felicity will help you weave, twist and tie each piece together creating your very own traditional arrangement to take ho...

Join Kirsty from the Wilde in the Fig House for a guided wreath making workshop. After demonstrating how to create a modern wreath Kirsty will help you design and create your very own modern wreath to take home. Using lots of rustic foliage, some foraged from the surrounding garden you’l...