What's on in March at Fulham Palace
History tours, garden walks, hands on archaeology and talks on spring gardens
With winter finally behind us, events at Fulham Palace are more popular than ever, with the result that two of this month's highlights, Opera at the Palace on 2 March and a talk about the work of Christina Broom, regarded as the UK's first female press photographer on 12 March have already sold out.
However there are still opportunities to join many other activities including history tours, garden walks, a brushwood staking workshop, hands on archaeology and a free talk by head gardener Lucy Hart on awakening your garden in spring.
Palace Explorers, for two to four year olds and their grown-ups also continue every Monday and Tuesday.
Heres what's on in March:
Sunday 4, Wednesday 7, Sunday 11 February, Tuesday 20 and Sunday 25 March, 12.30pm - 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.
Thursday 8, Sunday 18 March, 12.30pm - Garden Walk
Join us for 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 on tours.
Friday 9 March, 1.30pm-3.30pm - Brushwood Staking Baskets Workshop
Join Head Gardener Lucy Hart as you learn how to create beautiful plant supports using coppiced hazel brushwood from the Fulham Palace garden. You will even have the opportunity to take a fresh bundle of brushwood home to recreate baskets as an attractive feature for your own garden border.
Adult £20.50,
Unemployed Adult £16.50,
Fulham Palace Volunteer Free. Booking essential, click here to book.
Please wear garden clothes suitable for all weather conditions. Tools, gloves and materials will be provided.
This event takes place in the Walled Garden
Sunday 18 March, 1pm-3pm - Hands-on Archaeology
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. This drop-in session is for archaeology enthusiasts of all ages!
This month’s theme is Building with the Tudors. As restoration work to our stunning Tudor brickwork commences, join us for an insight into the history of construction and its implications for our current project.
No prior knowledge is needed, as our capable team will talk you through our exciting displays and provide you with the necessary knowhow and an obligatory pair of gloves!
Free and no booking necessary. Suitable for children and adults of all ages. This event takes place in Fulham Palace. N.B. Children must be accompanied by an adult
Friday 23 March, 2pm-3.15pm -Awaken your Garden for Spring
In this free interactive tour, Head Gardener Lucy Hart takes you on a journey of discovery through our garden in springtime. The tour includes a step-by-step guide to seed sewing, a short demonstration of brushwood staking baskets and an opportunity to ask Lucy for gardening tips and information.
Free, but booking recommended, click here to book. This event takes place in the Walled Garden
Palace Explorers -
Monday 5, 12, 19 and 26 and Tuesday 6,13, 20 and 27 March - 9.30am-10.30am
These fun and creative facilitated sessions are geared specifically to 2-4 year olds and their adults. ach week offers the chance to explore and learn together through a specific theme, with arts and crafts, storytelling and dressing up, games, gardening, singing and whole host of other delights! £5 per child, Each session costs £5 per child, click here to learn more and book.
The current exhibition, Fulham Palace Through Postcards, is also open daily until 15 April.
There was a national craze for postcards from 1898 to the end of the Great War in 1918, the so-called Golden Age of the Postcard. With up to six deliveries a day, postcards could be used to arrange meetings, much as we do by texting today. Picture postcards were produced as souvenirs covering every conceivable aspect of life and death and millions were sent through the post each week.
This exhibition surveys the variety of postcards from all periods relating to the Palace and explores what they can reveal about its history. It also includes embroidered postcards of the Palace and the garden, made by Fulham Palace volunteers, who took their inspiration from the silk cards produced during the Great War in France.
February 27, 2018