Springtime Fun for Kids at Fulham Palace
With an Easter trail, gardening for little green fingers and Easter family day
Saturday 6 - Monday 22 April, 10am - 3pm, Easter trail
Fulham Palace's Easter bunny needs help from some young detectives! This children's activity will make for a fun-filled time for all.
The palace's beautiful building and gorgeous garden will be full of clues. Hunt them down and solve the puzzle!
This free event will run throughout the Easter holidays until 22 April. No booking is necessary.
Saturday 6 April, 10.30am - noon, Little Green Fingers
This hands-on gardening workshop is for children and their carers to explore how vegetables and flowers grow, with the opportunity to sow, plant, and care for produce and flowers in an exclusive little green fingers bed in the beautiful walled garden.
£10.50 per child. Booking essential. Suitable for ages 3+, children must be accompanied be an adult. This event takes place in the walled garden. Book now.
Thursday 11 April, 6pm - 8pm - ‘Uncle Arthur Bishop‘ and the redoubtable Winnington-Ingram family during WWI.
Find out more about this event here.
Sunday 21 April, 11am - 3pm - Springtime at the Palace
Celebrate all things springtime at this Easter Sunday family activity day, with seasonal storytelling, creative crafts, Easter trails and a host of fun-filled activities.
There will also be seasonal storytelling and creative crafts, and a host of other fun-filled activities across the house and garden. Suitable for ages 3+ . Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free and no booking necessary.
This event takes place across the house and garden.
Regular events also continue in April:
Wednesday 3, 2pm - 3pm; Sunday 7 and 14, 12.30pm - 1.30pm; Tuesday 16, 2pm - 3pm; Sunday 28 April, 12.30pm -1.30pm - History Tour
Learn the secrets of Fulham Palace on this Historical Tour through the garden and public rooms of the Palace. £6 per person, accompanied children free, no booking necessary, meet in the Museum. Click here for more information on tours.
Sunday 21 April, 2pm - 3pm - Garden Walk
Join this tour of the Fulham Palace garden and discover more about its history and the rare plants grown at the Palace today. £6 per person, accompanied children free, no booking necessary, meet in the Museum. Click here for more information.
Monday 29, Tuesday 30 April, 9.30am - 10.30am - Palace explorers early summer term: Bishops (29 April – 21 May)
These fun and creative facilitated sessions are geared specifically to 2-4 year olds and their adults. This term they will be learning about different bishops who lived in the Palace, including their life history and family relationships.
Booking in essential. £5.50 per session or £20.50 for this term. Learn more and book now.
April 3, 2019
Thursday 7 March, 3pm-4pm - Meet the Project Manager
Join specialist heritage Site Manager Steve Bevan (from Sykes and Son Ltd) for a talk and Q&A about the latest updates on our Restoration Project and what has been changing at the Palace.
2019 is a transformational year for Fulham Palace, as the eagerly anticipated restoration will be completed by the spring. Every month, learn from Steve what has been happening onsite. He will offer the latest updates on the site works and any architectural features uncovered along the way.
Free - no booking required. This event takes place in the Tudor Courtyard.
These talks may occasionally provide the opportunity to view interior spaces where construction is taking place. Please wear appropriate clothing and suitable footwear if you wish to participate.
he Palace : Talk
Wednesday 13 March, 2pm-3pm - Preserving the Palace : Talk
Hear from Jim Dimond, conservator, and discover the skills and techniques needed to care for historic paintings.
Learn about the work undertaken in order to conserve the Fulham Palace portraits and see them hung back where they belong in the Great Hall.
Free but booking is essential. To book, click here.
Wednesday 20 March, 11am-12pm - Behind the Scenes: Handling the Museum Collections
Fulham Palace has a rich and varied history that is reflected in the Museum collections, which include archaeology, paintings, engravings and even postcards. Come along to see our recent acquisitions with a rare opportunity to handle special objects not usually on display.
Free; no booking required. Meet at Reception.
Friday 22 March, 7.30pm-9.30pm - Opera at the Palace
For this annual favourite, Fulham Palace is partnering once again with the National Opera Studio for an enchanting evening of opera. This event welcomes exceptional young opera singers to the Palace and is an opportunity to see the stars of the future in an intimate setting.
On the evening you will hear:
Frances du Plessis, Soprano
Adam Temple-Smith, Tenor
Nicholas Mogg, Baritone
Benedict Kearns, Répétiteur
The programme is packed with pieces by Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi, Rossini and Bizet among others and there will even be a nod to Loewe and Bernstein.
To make your evening even more special, enjoy a three-course dinner, with two courses served in one of the palace's historic rooms prior to the concert, with dessert and coffee served afterwards. Dinner is served at 6pm.
Book tickets for this musical evening here.
Sunday 24 March, 1pm-3pm - Hands On Archaeology : The Neolithic at Fulham Palace
An opportunity to get up close and personal with archaeology at Fulham Palace, and learn more about the rich and varied history of this ancient site.
Each session explores a different theme. This month explores ‘The Neolithic at Fulham Palace’ – people have been visiting the Palace grounds for nearly 8,000 years. Come and find out what our first residents were up to and what made our grounds such a special place.
Free, no booking necessary.
Regular events also continue in March:
Wednesday 6 March, 2pm-3pm; Sunday 10 March, 12.30pm-1.30pm;
Tuesday 19 March, 2pm-3pm: Sunday 24 March, 12.30pm-1.30pm - History Tour
Fulham Palace's redevelopment project is coming to a close, so these history tours are likely to be slightly different to our usual tours, including some special glimpses of the Palace as the building works come to competition. Find out more on your tour from knowledgeable guides!
£6 per person, accompanied children free. Further details here
Sunday 17 March, 2pm-3pm - Garden Walk
Join this tour of the Fulham Palace garden and discover more about its history and the rare plants grown at the Palace today. £6 per person, accompanied children free, no booking necessary, meet in the Museum. Click here for more information.
Mondays and Tuesdays, 9.30am-10.30am - Palace Explorers
These fun and creative facilitated sessions are geared specifically to 2-4 year olds and their adults. The cost is £5 per child, which includes a drink and healthy snack. Accompanying adults and babies are free. Find out more and book a place here.
March 6, 2019