Spend the day with northern based artist, Amy Dover, as she teaches the art of botanical drawing and explores the different techniques in illustration. The workshop will be held in the tranquil Fig House and will begin with a nature walk around The Kitchen Garden to pick the plants and bloom...

Join our resident Pilates instructor Kate Airey for a weekly session in The Fig House. Kate will help focus your mind, improve your balance and strengthen your core stability. You’ll learn how to become more mindful about your posture and movement whilst working your way through a range of...

This June, join us in The Kitchen Garden for a open air theatre performance from The Three Inch Fools. The show consists of five actors, with all manner of musical instruments, who will present an inventive take on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream - a comic tale of runaway lovers,...

Join Kate Airey, our resident fitness instructor for a calming Pilates session each Thursday evening in The Fig House. Kate will teach you how to focus your mind, improve your balance and strengthen your core stability. Throughout the sessions you’ll learn how to improve your posture and movem...

After redesigning the neglected Kitchen Garden, renowned landscape designer Tom Stuart-Smith is returning to host a dinner in the Fig House, celebrating the completion of the restoration of the walled Garden. Head gardener Andrew Webb will show residents the garden at 4pm and dinner guests at 5pm...

This summer, join Kirsty from The Wilde for a floral workshop completely focused on lavender. Set in our tranquil Fig House, spend the morning learning how to create beautiful displays and relaxed arrangements with this seasonal flower. Kirsty will guide you through how to work with fre...

Join our resident Pilates instructor Kate Airey for a weekly session in The Fig House. Kate will help focus your mind, improve your balance and strengthen your core stability. You’ll learn how to become more mindful about your posture and movement whilst working your way through a range of...

Join Kate Airey, our resident fitness instructor for a calming Pilates session each Thursday evening in The Fig House. Kate will teach you how to focus your mind, improve your balance and strengthen your core stability. Throughout the sessions you’ll learn how to improve your posture and movem...

This August, all those budding Bear Grylls explorers have the chance to visit the estate to learn some valuable wilderness survival skills in our wild woodland. The mini adventurists will learn, explore and even taste the great outdoors, all hosted by our experts from Outdoor Ambition. Activities...

This summer's children’s open air performance will be based on the English classic ‘The Railway Children’, by Edith Nesbit. Join Bobbie, Phyllis and Peter, as they move from London to Yorkshire, as we follow their adventures to solve their Father’s mysterious disappear...

It’s time to dust off your low back chairs, find your warmest blankets and join us at The Coach House for our movies under the moonlight. We’ve got a list of our favourite classics, dramas and plenty of the good old Rom Com’s. Set on The Coach House lawn all you need to do is pi...

As the summer season comes to an end, join us in The Kitchen Garden for a British flower cutting workshop. Starting with a talk from our Head Gardner, Andrew Webb, you’ll learn all about the gardens at Middleton Lodge and how to grow cut flowers throughout the year. Following Andrew’s...

We are 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 own chunky knit scarf. Working with beautiful giant yarn, you will be guided through the process of making a large scarf to take home,...

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 shearling coats, velvet dresses and flared trousers 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 peckish we&rs...

Join our resident DJ in the Old Forge 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...

Join us as we celebrate New Year’s Eve, grab a glass of fizz and enjoy a three course feast in the fig house. With a modern swing band get ready to dance the night away and welcome 2019 under the stars in the Fig House. Our cosy bedrooms are close by so why don’t you stay?  ...

On Sunday 17th June, why not treat Dad to a hearty Sunday Roast at The Coach House. Whether it’s just the two of you, or a large family gathering join us for a Father’s Day feast. Of course, with all the Sunday Roast essentials, from locally sourced produce, roasted vegetables and of cou...

Join Fiona Humberstone, The Brand Stylist, for an inspirational and energising two-day workshop designed to help you define, articulate and celebrate what makes your work brilliant and unleash the potential within your business. Defining and owning your unique creative style is the catalyst for y...

Our resident pilates instructor, Kate Airey, will be holding weekly pre-natal sessions on the estate, welcoming all women throughout their pregnancy journey. Pilates during pregnancy can be a relaxing way to ease aches and pains, strengthen your body and create a super relaxing atmosphere for any mu...