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Spectacular finish to autumn
When the days get shorter and the temperature drops, it’s a great time of year to wrap up, pull on a pair of wellies and discover the joys of autumn at Wentworth Castle Gardens. Just when the flowers start to lose their summer colour, the majestic trees take over with shades of gold, orange and… Read more »
June - the parkland settles into summer
June is the month the fallow deer have their calves and the first wobbly youngsters have been spotted in the parkland. The does will leave the fawns in the long grass whilst they graze but will be keeping a watchful eye from a distance. Please remember that dogs must be kept on a short lead - as a playful dog is… Read more »
The Conservatory begins to bloom
This winter we have been learning how to care for our new glasshouse and the conservatory plants - to help out our Gardens team have been to visit the staff at the Botanical Gardens in Sheffield for some training and we have also been in touch with the experts at Edinburgh Botanical Gardens for some… Read more »
First glass restoration work!
It’s been a long time coming, but piece by piece our Victorian Conservatory is returning to Wentworth Castle. Â The first metal work returned to site in April with the supporting columns. Â These had all had to be re-cast as the originals had been almost totally destroyed by the passage of time. Once the supports were… Read more »
Iron work starts to return
The Victorian Conservatory Starts to Return The  restoration of the fragile Victorian conservatory at Wentworth Castle has taken a significant step this month. The first parts of the conservatory’s iron frame have started to return to the site after spending the past seven months undergoing detailed restoration at Shepley Engineers in Shafton, Barnsley. The frame… Read more »
Easter Activities
The weather looks dry over the Easter weekend and we are really happy that our Easter Programme of events will be going ahead with just a few changes following this week’s heavy snowfall. Â The Easter Bunny will be based in St James Hall - but will still be challenging younger visitors to find the Easter… Read more »
Eagerly anticipating the return of the Conservatory
The Spring sunshine this month has helped the building team from William Anelay Ltd make great progress on the new build visitor facilities on the Conservatory site. Â We are very lucky that in addition to restoring the beautiful conservatory itself, our funding for this project has allowed us to create new visitor facilities including an… Read more »
Conservatory restoration makes progress even in the snow!
The cold weather put a bit of a dampner on progress on the conservatory restoration earlier this month as water supplies froze in the sub-zero temperatures and the structure gradually disappeared under a blanket of snow. Â But our resilient team managed to carry on building the roof and wooden walls of the new visitor… Read more »
Sunday 27th January
What a difference a day makes!  Snow is melting fast and we are open as normal today. Wellies and boots still recommended though.  House Tour at 2.30pm. Please watch out for updates on our Facebook and Twitter sites. (@wcgtrust)