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Important message for this weekend: All visitors must prebook

The Gift Fair is taking place this weekend from Fri 5 – Sun 7 Dec.

  • To manage capacity, all visitors, including members and those who are not coming to the fair itself, are required to prebook

  • If you would like to visit The Gift Fair (visitors and members) tickets can be booked here, including gallery upgrades to see the exhibitions and grounds as well as the fair (members do not need to purchase upgrade)

  • If you are just wishing to visit the grounds and exhibitions please buy general admission tickets

Whilst the fair is on, our ground floor galleries, which includes our Naples, Northern European, Portraits and Miniatures, and The Women’s Library, as well as the Modern Masterpieces display, will be open for the fair only.
The Shelter of Stories, Commodities, Chinese and Folk Art collections, and the parkland are still available to visit.

We recommend car sharing where possible to help with the capacity of the car park.

Wellbeing

Dementia Friendly Café

 
Every first Thursday of the month, 10.30am - 12.30pm

Take part in our monthly café for those living, or caring for someone, with dementia.*

Our Dementia Cafés offer tea and coffee, a chat, friendship with others in the same situation, while joining in with fun, creative activities.

Hosted in association with Talk Dementia

All activities are led by Jess who you can learn more about here.

Entry and Information

It’s free to attend the Dementia Friendly Café.

No advanced booking is required but we recommend calling Talk Dementia on 01295 688376 prior to your visit.

Please check in at the Welcome Centre when you arrive.

We provide a shuttle bus from the Welcome Centre to the galleries, where the café is located.

Talk Dementia will welcome you into the café on the day.

First Thursday of the month, 10.30am – 12.30pm.

BEFORE YOU VISIT…

* Please note that the café is for people who can attend safely on their own or are accompanied by someone to support them. There is no provision of direct medical support here for people living with dementia.