Torre Abbey is a museum of history and art housed in an ancient scheduled monument founded in 1196. It holds collections of art and antiquities, a historic house, a garden of around 3 hectares set within 18 acres of parkland, and a café.
Beginner-friendly fused glass workshop led by artist Corrine Thorne, where you decorate two pieces of base glass to make a hanging decoration, tealight holder or picture.
Christmas market with local artisan and craft stalls in the Spanish Barn, seasonal food and festive refreshments in the Abbey grounds, plus family entertainment.
Free light projection at Torre Abbey celebrating 800 years of history, opening night with fireworks, part of the Bay of Lights winter season.
Meet Father and Mother Christmas in the Undercroft Winter Wonderland at Torre Abbey, with a gift for every paying child across three festive weekends.
Festive nature craft workshop with Naturemake to make a miniature Elf House or Reindeer Decoration from foraged natural materials.
Four Forty Theatre's fast-paced, comedic adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, recommended for ages 7 and up.
Electric Bay returns to Torre Abbey Meadows for its fifth anniversary with Pete Tong headlining on the Saturday and a second headliner on the Sunday.
Family-friendly pedal-powered race returning to Torre Abbey after a six-year break, raising funds for Rowcroft Hospice.
Four Forty Theatre's slapstick reinvention of Shakespeare's King Lear, a fast-paced, energetic comedy suitable from age 7.
Ten-day festival marking the life and work of Agatha Christie in her birthplace, with talks, walks, films, workshops, performances, a fringe programme and a literary festival at Torre Abbey.
Drop-in craft workshop for children and families to make a bat with moving wings as a Halloween decoration.
Half-term Halloween workshop for all ages to weave a spooky spider web and design a Halloween-themed picture frame.
Weekly guided tours of Torre Abbey tracing its 800-year history, from a medieval monastery to the family estate of the Carys.
Free exhibition of community pieces from a Mass Paint Out, professional works from an Artist Trail and submissions from the Plein Air Art Competition, celebrating The Great Torre Abbey Paint Out.
