Discover the world’s only grotto with a microclimate pool ringed by six Grotesque Faces carved into the walls, built from recycled waste from one of the first large-scale industrial brassworks – an important milestone in the Industrial Revolution. This site bravely confronts its complex past with the Quakers – old Dissenters – an industrial community …
Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th September 11am-4.30pm The Grotto is the most intriguing feature at the industrial village. The entrance to the northern tunnel appears to be the gaping mouth of a monstrous face, maybe the entrance to the underworld! The largest grotto is some fifteen by five metres and now open to the sky, …
The grotto will be open between 11am and 4pm this Sunday and Monday over the Bank Holiday Weekend. This is a great chance to see it as it is only open 6 days a year. Suggested donation £4 children free. Toilets and tea and cake at Museum
Sunday, June 23Warmley Guided Nature Tour Over 20 people joined local ecologist Nick Hudson from WildPace.co.uk and Kelly Bray from the Avon Wildlife Trust to explore the ecology, nature and wildlife of William Champion’s Gardens and also discover how gardens in Warmley are providing homes for wildlife and how we can maximise this. This was …
The Friends of William Champions Garden will be opening the grotto on Sunday 25th August and Monday 26th August from 11-4pm over the Bank Holiday Weekend.
Our next community volunteer day is on Sunday 21st July. We meet at 11. Do come along if you are able to help for an hour or two and work with a friendly supportive group.
Next community volunteer day is 11-2pm Sunday 12th May. We will be getting the garden ready for opening over the Bank Holiday Weekend; some weeding, tidying and grass mowing. All welcome.
The grotto will be open on the late May and August Bank Holidays for a small charge which goes to maintaining the gardens. 11am – 4pm Sunday 26th May and Monday 27th May 11am- 4pm Sunday 25th Aug and Monday 26th Aug
All welcome at the next community volunteer day on Sun 14th April in the garden 11-3pm. Tools available but bring lunch and gloves if you like them. General tidying and some digging tasks to be done.
