RHS Gardens Announce Summer Events with The Great Garden Adventure & Shaun the Sheep

This summer holiday, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has a fantastic programme of activities for the whole flock across all five RHS Gardens in collaboration with the multi-Academy-Award®-winningstudio, Aardman.
Running between 20 July and 1 September, on selected dates at all five iconic RHS gardens, families can join Shaun on his quest to learn how to grow the best fruit and veg at Mossy Bottom Farm with a range of interactive activities, including a Haybale Maze, O'Lamb'pics games, interactive trails, claystation drop-in sessions, and hands-on garden activities.

Each garden will also feature sculptures from renowned global art producers Wild in Art for garden lovers of all ages to track down three super-sized Shaun the Sheep artworks in each garden.

Dates, times, and activities vary per garden; please see below and check the website for details: www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/articles/summer-holiday-fun

RHS Garden Bridgewater: 20 July – 1 September
The summer holiday at RHS Garden Bridgewater is packed with exciting activities with Shaun's Great Garden Adventure. To help Shaun in his gardening escapade, little green fingers can get stuck in with planting their own lamb's lettuce to take home and watch grow, join in with the O'Lamb'pics, and get hands-on in creating a Shaun model to take home at one of the claystation sessions. Families can also track down the three Wild in Art Shaun sculptures across the 156-acre garden, and to round off a day of ultimate summer fun, families can explore the Woodland Play Area. Throughout the summer, families can also get stuck in with a Welly Walk, interactive storytelling and fun workshops.

For more information, prices and to book tickets, please visit here: rhs.org.uk/gardens/harlow-carr/whats-on/summer-holidays

RHS Garden Rosemoor 27 July – 1 September
From farm games, family theatre shows and garden trails, RHS Garden Rosemoor has plenty of fun for the whole family this summer holiday. Families can play a game of “Hide and Sheep”, discover the hidden Wild in Art Shaun statues, and get hands-on making their own Shaun models at the claystation sessions. Rosemoor is also home to two ewe-nique play areas, The Brash and The Copse, and for the perfect day out, visitors can enjoy a picnic on the Arboretum Lawn after helping Shaun to learn about growing vegetables.

For more information, prices and to book tickets, please visit here: rhs.org.uk/gardens/rosemoor/whats-on/summer-holidays

RHS Garden Wisley 20 July – 26 August
This summer holiday at RHS Garden Wisley, families can go baa-rmy for plenty of fantastic activities with Shaun and discover how to grow the best fruit and vegetables at Mossy Bottom Farm. The flagship garden has a packed programme and a fantastic family trail featuring three Wild in Art Shaun sculptures hiding in the garden, character meet and greet sessions and Aardman model-making workshops. There will also be drop-in clay stations where the whole flock can learn how to make their very own Shaun clay models . Families can play a game of “Hide and Sheep” in the fantastic hay bale maze, join hands-on nature workshops introducing Gardener’s Best Friends or meet ZooLab and their joyful jumping and crawling critters. Finally, budding gardeners can get their hands muddy in the Grow Lab during the daily crafting and planting sessions.

For more information, prices and to book tickets, please visit here: rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley/whats-on/summer-holidays

RHS Garden Hyde Hall 20 July – 1 August
Visitors can join Shaun and RHS gardening experts at RHS Garden Hyde Hall this summer for The Great Garden Adventure; with everything from interactive trails to gardening workshops and family activities for young and young at heart. Children can experience plenty of Mossy Bottom mischief with Shaun the Sheep meet and greets, claystation drop-in sessions and a Wild in Art sculpture hunt to find hidden Shaun sculptures . Children can get hands-on with planting their own lambs lettuce and enjoy plenty of classic holiday fun with face painting, storytelling, and The Giant Bubble Show, a display of huge bubbles for children to chase and pop.

For more information, prices and to book tickets, please visit here: rhs.org.uk/gardens/hyde-hall/whats-on/summer-holidays