Past Events 2024
Sun 17 March Southwell Minster NG25 0HD
Sat 23 March Sugnall Walled Garden Eccleshall ST21 6NF
Sun 24 March Arley Hall and Gardens Northwich CW9 6NA
Fri 29 March Whittington Castle Oswestry SY11 4DF
Sun - Mon 31 March - 1 April Dorothy Clive Garden Market Drayton TF9 4EU
Sat 6 April Bodenham Arboretum Kidderminster DY11 5TB
Sun 7 April Ness Botanic Gardens Wirral CH64 4AY
Sun 14 April Middleton Hall Tamworth B78 2AE
Wednesday 17 April Bramall Hall Bramhall SK7 3NX
Sun 21 April 1620s House Donington Le Heath LE67 2FW
Sat 27 April Chasewater Country Park WS8 7NL
Sun 28 April Cholmondeley Castle Gardens Malpas SY14 8ET
Sun - Mon 5 - 6 May Weston Park Shifnal TF11 8LE
Sat 11 May Battlefield 1403 Shrewsbury SY4 3DB
Sun 12 May Capesthorne Hall Macclesfield SK11 9JY
Sun 19 May Norton Priory Runcorn WA7 1SX
Sat 25 May Carsington Water Ashbourne DE6 1ST
Mon 27 May Arley Arboretum Upper Arley Worcs DY12 1SQ
Sat - Sun 8 - 9 June Hodnet Hall Gardens Market Drayton TF9 3NN
Sat 15 June Sugnall Walled Garden Eccleshall ST21 6NF
Sun 23 June Middleton Hall Tamworth B78 2AE
Sun 30 June Whittington Castle Oswestry SY11 4DF
Sat 6 July Thoresby Park Newark NG22 9EP
Sun 28 July 1620s House Donington Le Heath LE67 2FW
Wed 31 July Cholmondeley Castle Gardens Malpas SY14 8ET
Sun 4 August Southwell Minster NG25 0HD
Sun 11 August Capesthorne Hall Macclesfield SK11 9JY
Sun 18 August Carsington Water Ashbourne DE6 1ST
Sun - Mon 25 - 26 August Dorothy Clive Garden Market Drayton TF9 4EU
Sat 31 August Bodenham Arboretum Kidderminster DY11 5TB
Sun 1 September Ness Botanic Gardens Wirral CH64 4AY
Sun 8 September Weston Park Shifnal TF11 8LE
NEW Weds 11 September Bramall Hall Bramhall SK7 3NX
Near Oswestry SY11 4DF
Good Friday 29 March 2024
Times: 10am - 4pm
Admission: Plant Fair and Castle: Free Enty
Parking: Normal on-site parking charges (currently £2.00) applies. This will be collected on entry.
Refreshments: The Kitchen@TheCastle will be open serving excellent coffee and Castle-baked cakes. Ingredients are sourced locally wherever possible.
The fair is wheelchair accessible.The majority of the Castle is wheelchair friendly, apart from the viewing mound.
Dogs on leads welcome in the fair and grounds
We also have a summer plant fair here -
The strikingly picturesque and romantic ruins are steeped in much history, tales of bitter border warfare, romance and legend.
It is believed to be the first Castle in the UK owned and run by a local community. All the car parking charges from these events go to keeping the castle and it's grounds open to the public.
Whittington is a small rural community in Shropshire close to the market town of Oswestry. The castle sits in the centre of this lovely village set in about 12 acres of grounds and is the remains of a Norman home.
Line-up for Fri 29 March Whittington Castle
A Love Blossoms Garden accessories, stakes, planters, garden wall decorations etc. NEW
Bridge Farm Plants Interesting and unusual herbaceous perennials
ChickenStreet A good selection of grasses and herbaceous perennials for naturalistic plantings
Conquest Plants Nursery Variegated and coloured foliage hardy plants
DJA Plants Cactus, succulents, house and garden plants NEW
Green's Leaves Choice shrubs, perennials, grasses, foliage plants.
Heartsease Plants Herbaceous perennials and bulbs, especially shade tolerant plants
Hillview Hardy Plants Perennials and auriculas. National Collection Holders, RHS Gold Medalists NEW
John Cullen Gardens Herbs, National Collection of Achillea, RHS Medalists
Jurassicplants Nurseries Rare trees, shrubs, exotic fruits and living fossils. RHS Gold Medalists
Lovegroves Shrubs and Trees, mainly rare and unusual, also ferns and climbers NEW
Lyneal Mill Nursery Cottage garden specialising in Geum, Aquilegia and Primulas
Ox Eye Daisy Country style plants and quirky garden gifts
Penmere Plants Hardy, half-hardy and species Fuchsia.
Peter the Bee and Friends Insect friendly, native wildflowers
Pottertons Nursery Alpines, Dwarf Bulbs and Woodland Plants RHS Gold Medalists
SpecialPerennials Perennials for a nature friendly garden.
The Gobbett Nursery Shrubs, perennials inc Iris, Cornus, Syringa in season. RHS Medalists
Whittington Castle
Castle Street
Whittington
Shropshire
SY11 4DF
website: whittingtoncastle.co.uk
