Rainham Hall summer of fun planned!

Rainham Hall, a Grade II* listed 18th century National Trust property in the heart of Rainham village has a whole host of exciting and fun summer events planned for visitors and families. 

Starting with words, through to outdoor yoga, bio-blitzing, archaeology and heritage, there is plenty for everyone to enjoy.

For more information and to book where required please see website.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/london/rainham-hall/events

Rainham Hall is part of Essex Book Festival with Story Sharing and Nature Inspired Art and Poetry

Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June

In a first for Rainham Hall, we will be part of Essex Book Festival with amazing nature inspired events and activities for adults and families. Expect poetry, natural dye creation and leaf pounding workshops, creative story writing sessions and drawing from nature. Featuring poet Justin Coe. Some activities are free and drop in, some bookable. 

 Saturday 22 June, 11am-4pm, free just drop in

• Rainham Story Book – help create and add your own nature stories and drawings to the Rainham Story Book.

 Sunday 23 June, 11am-3.30pm

• Leaf and Flower Pounding, just drop in to try this noisy and fun creative nature activity.

• Making Natural Dye Solar Jars, 11.30am and 1.45pm, bookable online

• Go Wild with Words, 11.45am and 1.30pm Family poetry session with Justin Coe, bookable online

• Go Wild with Words Poetry Slam, 3pm, free and drop in with Justin Coe

 Yoga in Nature at Rainham Hall Garden 

Saturday 22 June, 10.30am; Saturday 20 July, 10.15am;Saturday 24 August, 10.15am; Saturday 14 September,10.15am. 

A gentle monthly yoga session in the gardens at Rainham Hall, with grass underfoot and blue sky overhead. A beautiful way to reconnect with nature and wake up on a Saturday morning this summer. (alternative space indoors if weather wet).

45-minute session. £4 per person. Limited spaces, booking advisable. There may be some spaces on the day. 

Day of Discovery at Rainham Hall part of the CBA Festival of Archaeology

Saturday 27 July 11am-4pm, Free, just drop in, perfect for families. 

Dive into history and have a go at digging for fossils, releasing ice age animals frozen in time or creating a clay pot from ancient times. Check out and handle some of the actual items found under the earth or floorboards at Rainham in thepast. 

And don’t miss The Woolley Wonder walkabout performance in the gardens where a pet Woolly Mammoth comes to life in the Community gardens, free to join at 11:30am, 1pm and 2.45pm. 

Summer Games at Rainham Hall Community Gardens 

Wednesday 24 July to Sunday 1 September (closed Monday and Tuesday) 11am-4.30pm

 Rainham Hall Summer of Games is jam packed with fabulous and fun games taking you through the years from traditional archery and bowling to ribbon twirling and table tennis. Challenge friends and family and take your place on our winner’s podium at the end of the day. There’s something for everyone to enjoy. Sponsored by Starling Bank. 

 Free to join, the games are suitable for children from 3-11 years. No need to book, just drop-in. Café open for snacks, drinks and ice cream. 

 Later this summer come along for free nature and heritage activities:

 • Thursday 22 August: Bioblitz at Rainham HallCommunity Gardens, free and drop in. Help us record all the nature, bugs and beasts we can find in the garden. For families with children aged 3-11 years. 

• Sunday 25 August: Eco Fayre in Rainham Hall Community Gardens, 11am -4.00pm, free and drop in

• Saturday 14 September: Heritage Open Day at Rainham Hall, free visits to the Hall as part of 2024 Heritage Open Day. 

• Saturday 21 September: Pooch Party at Rainham Hall, celebrating all things pawsome and dog related. 

Rainham Hall Layers of History Exhibition 

In the Hall itself, children and families can enjoy the Layers of History exhibition with the Rainham Hall Tag Trail which follows 12 wooden tags with interactive challenges to look out for whilst going around the exhibition. The Tag Trail is free with entry to the Hall. 

Entry

Entry to the Hall and exhibitions are free to National Trust members and to locally based visitors who live or work in postcode area RM13. Please bring something to show your postcode. Entry to the three-acre Community Gardens is free to everyone to enjoy the orchard, winding woodland walks and open lawns for picnics or play. 

Rainham Hall is a National Trust property in the centre of Rainham, London Borough of Havering which opened in October 2015.  The project was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Veolia North Thames Trust, Biffa Award and the National Trust. Extensive conservation work has been undertaken by Julian Harrap Architects and Bakers of Danbury and a new visitor experience created.  

The Hall is a remarkably fine example of a Queen Anne house, built in 1729 by sea merchant, John Harle. Unlike many historic houses, Rainham Hall has not been owned by multiple generations of one or a few families but has been home to over 50 households. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/rainham-hall

About the National Trust  

The National Trust is a conservation charity founded in 1895 by three people: Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley, who saw the importance of the nation’s heritage and open spaces and wanted to preserve them for everyone to enjoy. Today, across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, we continue to look after places so people and nature can thrive.

Entirely independent of Government, the National Trust cares for more than 250,000 hectares of countryside, 780 miles of coastline and 500 historic properties, gardens and nature reserves.

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