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Welcome to spring 2026
at 
Compton Verney

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Plan a brilliant day out this spring at Compton Verney.

Lively outdoor events, creative workshops and drop-in family activities are balanced throughout the season with expert talks, curator insights and guided tours.

Events

 

Events
A May Bank Holiday Special:Walk of the Dandelion
Events Included in Admission

A May Bank Holiday Special:
Walk of the Dandelion

Mon 4 May

Potfest by the Lake
Events

Potfest

by the

Lake

Friday 19 – Sunday 21 June 2026

the Great British Food Festival
Events

the
Great British
Food Festival

Sat 4 – Sun 5 Jul 2026

Oddsocks Theatre PresentsROMEO AND JULIET
Events

Oddsocks Theatre Presents
ROMEO AND JULIET

Sat 11 Jul 2026

School holidays

May Half Term
Big Blue Blocks GO OUTDOORS
Family Activities Included in Admission

Big Blue Blocks
GO OUTDOORS

Sat 23 – Sun 31 May 2026

Trouble Makers: Experimenting with Collage 
Family Activities Included in Admission

Trouble Makers: Experimenting with Collage 

Sat 23 – Sun 31 May 2026

stem activity sessions with Kineton RAF 
A group of adults and children stand on the lawn with a stone coloured mansion in the background, looking in the distance,
Family Activities

stem activity sessions
with Kineton RAF 

May Half Term

Get Mucky Get MakingMay half term
Family Activities

Get Mucky
Get Making
May half term

Thu 28 May 2026

10.30am – 12.30pm

Workshops, talks and tours

 

Workshops
Birdsong Identification Workshop
Workshops

Birdsong Identification Workshop

Thu 4 Jun 2026

10.30am – 4pm
Life Drawing: Weekend Summer School
Workshops

Life Drawing:
Weekend Summer School

Sat 6 and Sun 7 Jun

Stitched Stories: Appliqué Art from Recycled Textiles
Workshops

Stitched Stories:
Appliqué Art from Recycled Textiles

Sat 13 Jun 2026

10.30am – 4pm
Printing with Sunlight 
Workshops

Printing with Sunlight 

Cyanotype Workshop

Sun 19 Jul 2026

TALKS & TOURS
in conversation: Creative Practice in the Home
Talks & Lectures Included in Admission

in conversation:
Creative Practice in the Home

Sat 9 May 2026

2pm – 3.30pm
in conversationmark hill
Talks & Lectures

in conversation
mark hill

Thu 9 Jul 2026

11.30am – 12.45pm
Curator Tour and TeaTroublemakers and Prophets: Elizabeth Allen and Other Visionary Artists 
Textile panel showing a winged angel confronting a red dragon outside a dark building with a green door.
Talks & Lectures

Curator Tour and Tea
Troublemakers and Prophets:
Elizabeth Allen and Other Visionary Artists 

Fri 22 May 2026

2pm – 3.30pm
A Walk in the ParkSpring Surprises
Talks & Lectures

A Walk in the Park
Spring Surprises

Fri 24 Apr, 8 May and 22 May

CollectionsTour
This image shows two porcelain dogs sat symmetrically next to each other next to other historical objects.
Talks & Lectures Included in Admission

Collections
Tour

Wed and Thu

A Walk in the ParkSummer Stroll
A scenic view of Compton Verney's vibrant flower meadow with poppies, cornflowers, and other wildflowers in front of a large cedar tree.
Talks & Lectures

A Walk in the Park
Summer Stroll

Fri 5 Jun, 10 Jun and 17 Jul

Exhibition tour
Talks & Lectures Included in Admission

Exhibition 
tour

Wed and Thu

Archaeological Secrets Tour:Compton Murdak, Our Hidden Village
Talks & Lectures

Archaeological Secrets Tour:
Compton Murdak, Our Hidden Village

Fri 26 Jun

Exhibitions

 

Exhibitions
Bruegel to Rembrandt:Drawing Life,Sketching Wonder
Detailed engraving of bustling village life with figures engaged in farming, trade, and household work, illustrating scenes of prudence.
Exhibitions Included in Admission

Bruegel to Rembrandt:
Drawing Life,
Sketching Wonder

Sat 14 Mar – Sun 28 Jun 2026

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Troublemakers andProphetsElizabeth Allen and Other Visionary Artists
Textile panel of a woman in a purple dress inside a house, holding a beetle, with several beetles crawling on the floor.
Exhibitions Included in Admission

Troublemakers
and
Prophets
Elizabeth Allen and Other Visionary Artists

Sat 28 Mar – Mon 31 Aug 26

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ModernMasterpieces:Paintings from the Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Dimly lit interior with a child and two adults seated at a table under a glowing lamp.
Exhibitions Included in Admission

Modern
Masterpieces:
Paintings from the Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Wed 12 Nov 25 - Sun 6 Sep 26

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