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2026 dates
Sun 15 March Thoresby Park Newark NG22 9EP
Sun 22 March Arley Hall and Gardens Northwich CW9 6NA
Sat 28 March Bodenham Arboretum Kidderminster DY11 5TB
Sun 29 March Sugnall Walled Garden Eccleshall ST21 6NF
Fri 3 April Whittington Castle Oswestry SY11 4DF
Sun - Mon 5 - 6 April Dorothy Clive Garden Market Drayton TF9 4EU
Sun 12 April Middleton Hall Tamworth B78 2AE
Sat - Sun 18 - 19 April Weston Park Shifnal TF11 8LE
Sun 26 April Cholmondeley Castle Gardens Malpas SY14 8ET
Sun 3 May 1620s House Donington Le Heath LE67 2FW
Mon 4 May Chasewater Country Park Brownhills WS8 7NL
Sun 10 May Capesthorne Hall Macclesfield SK11 9JY
Sun 17 May Southwell Minster NG25 0HD
Mon 25 May Arley Arboretum Upper Arley Worcs DY12 1SQ
Sun 31 May Norton Priory Runcorn WA7 1SX
Sat - Sun 6 - 7 June Hodnet Hall Gardens Market Drayton TF9 3NN
Sun 21 June Middleton Hall Tamworth B78 2AE
Sun 28 June Whittington Castle Oswestry SY11 4DF
Sun 5 July Thoresby Park Newark NG22 9EP
Sun 19 July Chasewater Country Park Brownhills WS8 7NL
Wed 22 July Cholmondeley Castle Gardens Malpas SY14 8ET
Sun 26 July 1620s House Donington Le Heath LE67 2FW
Sun 2 August Southwell Minster NG25 0HD
Sun 9 August Capesthorne Hall Macclesfield SK11 9JY
Sun 16 August Middleton Hall Tamworth B78 2AE
Sun - Mon 30 - 31 August Dorothy Clive Garden Market Drayton TF9 4EU
Sat 5 September Bodenham Arboretum Kidderminster DY11 5TB
Sun 13 September Weston Park Shifnal TF11 8LE
Sun 20 September Arley Hall and Gardens Northwich CW9 6NA
Ashbourne, Derbyshire DE6 1ST
Saturday 23 May 2026
Times: 10am - 4pm
Admission: Plant Fair and Country Park: Free entry
Parking: Normal parking charges apply.
Refreshments: On site cafes and Mainsail restaurant sell plenty of refreshments for everyone. Picnics welcome.
Please contact the venue for information on accessibility.
Dogs on leads welcome.
We also have summer plant fair here on Sunday 23 August
We are really excited to return to Derbyshire's Carsington Water and it will be lovely to meet lots of old friends and welcome new ones at this lovely intimate fair.
The fair is in front of the Carsington Water Visitor Centre - follow the brown signs from the main roads
Boasting a Country Park with plenty of space for family games and picnics (no barbeques due to wildfire risk), and also the recently refurbished visitor centre and a brand new children's play area, Carsington is a great place for a family day out. There is also a sailing club and trout fishery for those looking for an activity to get involved with. Dogs are welcome in the Country Park.
There are 8 miles of paved walks from short strolls to long serious walks.
Click or tap here for a map of the walks available
The reservoir was always conceived as a natural looking haven for wildlife and exciting space for water-based activities co-existing in harmony.
The restaurant serves a wide range of lunches and refreshments and has windows and a terrace that give panoramic views of the water and park.
Line-up for Sat 23 May Carsington Water:
Carsington Water, Big Lane, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. DE6 1ST
Website: www.stwater.co.uk/wonderful-water/our-visitor-sites/come-visit-us/carsington-water/