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Summer guided house tour SOLD OUT

Thursday 9th July 14:00 – 16:00

We are delighted to offer guided house tours of Reveley Lodge. You can enjoy this unique property complete with its furniture and fittings and the stories to go with it. For the early part of its life, Reveley Lodge has acted as a ‘Gentleman’s Cottage’ – a small country house easily reached at the weekend from the owner’s principal home in London – and latterly as the home of a Canadian artist, Albert Chewett, whose wife Eila bequeathed the house and garden to Bushey Museum.

Tickets: £18 per person including refreshments. Booking link

Paint in a Day Challenge with Watford and Bushey Art Society

Saturday 18th July – sign in at 10:00 with prize giving at 15:30

Come and exercise your creative talents at Reveley Lodge Gardens. Sign in, choose your spot around the grounds and create an original artwork in any medium on any substrate you like!

Entry fee £10 per person. To book your place contact admin@wbas.org

Summer Sunflowers Watercolour Workshop with Kate Leach

Friday 24th July 10:30 – 15:00

Learn to create a beautiful summer sunflower design inspired by nature – Soak up the glorious colours of the season and learn to create striking floral designs, one of Kate’s signatures motifs. In this workshop you’ll learn how to use organic watercolour shapes to form decorative abstract designs in a colour palette of your choice. You’ll learn various watercolour techniques and decorative ideas to help you create your very own, unique piece that combines watercolour, inks details, and accents of metallics. You’ll use own inspiration and Kate’s portfolio of floral/abstract designs and patterns. All materials will be provided but please feel free to bring your own favourite materials or brushes if you wish. This class is suitable for total beginners through to experienced artists.

Tickets: £75 per person. Booking link

Autumn guided house tour

Thursday 1st October 14:00 – 16:00

We are delighted to offer guided house tours of Reveley Lodge. You can enjoy this unique property complete with its furniture and fittings and the stories to go with it. For the early part of its life, Reveley Lodge has acted as a ‘Gentleman’s Cottage’ – a small country house easily reached at the weekend from the owner’s principal home in London – and latterly as the home of a Canadian artist, Albert Chewett, whose wife Eila bequeathed the house and garden to Bushey Museum.

Tickets: £18 per person including refreshments. Booking link

Christmas guided house tour

Thursday 3rd December 14:00 – 16:00

We are delighted to offer guided house tours of Reveley Lodge. You can enjoy this unique property complete with its furniture and fittings and the stories to go with it. For the early part of its life, Reveley Lodge has acted as a ‘Gentleman’s Cottage’ – a small country house easily reached at the weekend from the owner’s principal home in London – and latterly as the home of a Canadian artist, Albert Chewett, whose wife Eila bequeathed the house and garden to Bushey Museum.

Tickets: £18 per person including refreshments. Booking link