We’re thrilled that HIP 2024 first prize winner, Curtis Phill Hsu, returns to Sussex this summer for a special picnic recital in the delightful surroundings of Fairlight Hall. Still riding high on his triumphant win at this year’s competition, Curtis offers the chance to hear a more intimate side of his playing with a full-length recital programme of works by Schumann, Liszt, Mozart and Debussy. Our Artistic Director, Vanessa Latarche, will introduce Curtis to the audience and conduct a brief Q&A with him. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy beforehand in the beautiful gardens, or buy an inclusive package
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As You Like It
The Duke’s Theatre Company return with As You Like It! Saturday 24 August 7pm Sunday 25 August 4pm Following acclaimed tours of Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Twelfth Night, Kevin Bennett, (Shakespeare’s Globe, Shaw Festival, Ontario) directs this brand-new production that will visit fifty of the UK’s most magical venues. This As You Like It will live on in your memory “forever and a day”. “…look into happiness through another man’s eyes!”The ancient Forest of Arden serves as the backdrop for Shakespeare’s most famous and quotable comedy. When Rosalind is banished from Duke Ferdinand’s court, new identities
Open Garden: Tropical Extravaganza
Fairlight’s Tropical borders are at their best in the month of September, a last riot of colour before the winter sets in. The tropical borders are designed to make you feel as if you are walking through a Jungle with clever use of frost hardy large leaved exotic looking plants such as tree ferns, Canna and Bamboo. Visit our shepherds hut shop to buy early flowering perennials or bulbs and pop into our pop up café for a cake and a coffee. Tickets: General admission ticket £10 Lunch ticket with admission £20 (lunch tickets must ne pre-booked) Under 18s free
Open Garden: Meadow Mania
Sadly, a move away from traditional farming practices towards modern more intensive methods, has seen wholesale destruction of meadows across the country. Fairlight Hall has a number of traditional hay meadows and annual meadows across the site. Come along and view our diverse meadows at their best. Visit our shepherds hut shop to buy early flowering perennials or bulbs and pop into our pop up café for a cake and a coffee. Tickets: General admission ticket £10 Lunch ticket with admission £20 (lunch tickets must ne pre-booked) Under 18s free Tickets on the gate £10 Lunch ticket includes entry to
Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition 2024: Hall Blooms with Floral Splendor Thanks to Dedicated Garden Team
This month has been dominated by the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition 2024. The event lasts from 22nd February to 2nd March and happens every other year. The garden and estate teams have been busy working hard, getting the site weeded and preened in advance of the guests and contestants’ arrival, many of who will be staying at the hall for the duration of the event. With plenty of guests at the Hall, there is a need for a regular supply of flowers for the house, all cut and sourced from the garden. Thankfully we have a good show of Read More
Open Garden: Incredible Edible
Fairlight Hall boasts a 2-acre organic walled vegetable garden, from seed to plate. Traditionally these gardens provided foods, herb and flowers to large households. Renovated in 2009 today it is used avenue for events, a herb garden and fruit cage. We still cultivate vegetables today. Come and learn about what we do. Visit our shepherds hut shop to buy early flowering perennials or bulbs and pop into our pop up café for a cake and a coffee. Tickets: General admission ticket £10 Lunch ticket with admission £20 (lunch tickets must ne pre-booked) Under 18s free Tickets on the gate £10
Open Garden: Peony Power
Blink and you might miss them. Flowering for such a fleeting period, no more than a week or two, it’s unusual to see so many Peonies in one place. Fairlight’s stunning 100m long Peony hedge is an abundance of pink, red and white, enjoy to a backdrop of uninterrupted views of the surrounding landscape. Visit our shepherds hut shop to buy early flowering perennials or bulbs and pop into our pop up café for a cake and a coffee. Tickets: General admission ticket £10 Lunch ticket with admission £20 (lunch tickets must ne pre-booked) Under 18s free Tickets on the
May Open Garden
Come and spend the day at Fairlight Hall, explore the gardens and admire the cherry blossom, late flowering bulbs such as Camassia and late flowering Tulips. Tickets: General admission ticket £10 Lunch ticket with admission £20 (lunch tickets must ne pre-booked) Under 18s free Tickets on the gate £10 Lunch ticket includes entry to the gardens and boxed vegetable quiche/hot or cold drink/boxed cream tea.
Open Garden: Tulipmania
Bloom or Bust. During the Dutch Golden Age, prices of some tulip bulbs reached extraordinary levels, only to a year later cause a dramatic market crash. Who isn’t driven mad by an exotic tulip? Come and get excited with us about tulips. Admire our numerous tulip container displays across the site. Visit our shepherds hut shop to buy early flowering perennials or bulbs and pop into our pop up café for a cake and a coffee. Tickets: General admission ticket £10 Lunch ticket with admission £20 (lunch tickets must ne pre-booked) Under 18s free Tickets on the gate £10 Lunch
Open Garden: Daffodil Delights
Daffodil’s heralds spring and there is no better reason to visit Fairlight Hall than to admire the bulbs and blossom. Come and see the daffodil plantings across the site. It’s not just about the daffodils. Early flowering dogwood, cherry blossom, hellebores and camellias can all be seen in their finest. Visit our shepherds hut shop to buy early flowering perennials or bulbs and pop into our pop up café for a cake and a coffee. Tickets: General admission ticket £10 Lunch ticket with admission £20 (lunch tickets must ne pre-booked) Under 18s free Tickets on the gate £10 Lunch ticket