Events

Friday 20th May - 12noon to 4pm

Do you have any memories of meeting Mrs Smith?

We are opening the cottage doors for free for anyone who has memories of Mrs Smith to share with our dedicated volunteer team. We would like to record stories which will help us, and our visitors, to get to know more about Mrs Smith, her everyday life, food, and personality.

Friday 3rd June to 2nd September

Open every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday between 12noon and 4pm.

Throughout our Heritage Lottery Fund restoration project the team at Lincoln Conservation have worked to collect and restore examples of each wallpaper layer found within Mrs Smith's Cottage.

In this new exhibition you can pull back the layers and explore the changing decorative schemes in the cottage.

Friday 3rd to Monday 5th June - 12noon to 4pm

Mrs Smith was a huge fan of the Royal Family and there are many mentions of them in her diaries throughout the years, follow our diary trail around her charming cottage and beautiful cottage garden! Continue the fun by bringing a picnic to share as a family and spend the afternoon playing traditional garden games as a family.

Join the celebrations across the Heart of Lincs and have a go at decorating your very own crown by collecting jewels at each of the Heart of Lincs heritage venues. Start here at Mrs Smith's Cottage and spend the weekend visiting Navigation House, Cogglesford Watermill, and Cranwell Aviation Heritage Museum.

Sunday 12th June - 12noon to 4pm

Free - for the event held in our garden, standard admission to the cottage applies.

Spend a relaxing Sunday afternoon painting, or drawing, in our beautiful cottage garden. Navenby artist, Debbie Davidge, will be on hand throughout the afternoon to answer your art questions, give practical advice, and offer encouragement as your artwork develops.

Simply drop into the gardens from 12noon and find a space in our cottage garden to settle down and start creating!

There will be canvases to take and drawing/painting supplies to borrow, all provided by our Heritage Lottery Fund Project, however you are very welcome to bring your own supplies.

Looking for more information? Email us: [email protected]

Explore the project page to find out more about all of the events listed below. Alongside this you will find resources and inspiration from Mrs Smith's life which can help you to live a more sustainable life.

Spring Forage

Saturday 14th May

10am to 12noon

Tickets - £5

At Hill Holt Wood

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Small Space Gardening Talk

Tuesday 31st May

3pm to 4pm

Tickets - £5

At Mrs Smith's Cottage

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Preserve Making Workshop

Monday 13th June

1:30pm to 3pm

Tickets - £9.80

At The Venue, Navenby

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Pennells Garden Centre: A History

Friday 24th June

7pm to 8pm

Tickets - £5

At Mrs Smith's Cottage

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Summer Forage

Saturday 25th June

10am to 12noon

Tickets - £5

At Hill Holt Wood

Fully Booked - Email: [email protected]
to be added to the waiting list.

Anthotype Workshop

Friday 8th July

6pm to 8pm

Tickets - £8.50

At Mrs Smith's Cottage

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Big Butterfly Count

Saturday 15th July

12noon to 4pm

Standard Admission

At Mrs Smith's Cottage

No need to book, simply drop in.

A Family Guide to an Edible Garden

Friday 29th July

11am to 12noon

FREE - fully funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund

At Mrs Smith's Cottage

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Rag Rug Workshop

Tuesday 2nd August

11am to 12noon

Tickets - £10

At Mrs Smith's Cottage

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Plant Dye Workshop

Thursday 11th August

1pm to 3pm

FREE - fully funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund

At Mrs Smith's Cottage

Fully Booked - Email: [email protected]
to be added to the waiting list.

Wash Day Workshop

Thursday 25th August

11am to 12noon

Tickets - £10

At Mrs Smith's Cottage

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A Seasonal Plate

Friday 26th August

7pm to 8pm

Tickets - £5

At Navenby Methodist Hall

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Autumn Forage

Saturday 17th September

10am to 12noon

Tickets - £5

At Hill Holt Wood

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