Bampfylde Lecture: Head Gardener at Munstead Wood

Join us for a thought provoking evening as we host our Bampfylde Winter Lecture with guest speaker Annabel Watts Head Gardener at Munstead Wood - home to one of the most influential gardeners Gertrude Jekyll.

Annabel will be giving an illustrated talk on 'The Changing Seasons at Munstead Wood'.

The changing seasons that Annabel experiences during her every day work - the seasonal borders the woodland and the various tasks that have to be carried out.

The garden at Munstead Wood has undergone many changes since Gertrude Jekyll lived there and this is explained during the talk. Munstead Wood today (which the National Trust acquired in April 2023) is only 11 acres of the original 15 but photographs of the other areas are explained to show the complete picture of Munstead Wood during Jekyll’s ownership and how she ran a business there from the 1890s until her death in 1932.

If you would like to enjoy a supper with us before the lecture at 5.30pm consisting of two-course and a small glass of wine please click the Bampfylde Lecture + Dinner tickets button to book.

Bampfylde Lecture Menu

Roasted west county loin of pork; Creamed potato with apple mustard and leek cavalo nero and Marsala sauce

Vegetarian; Gruyere and Cheddar soufflé medley of autumn vegetables

followed by

Hestercombe apple strudel with our own fig leaf and olive oil ice cream

Please do email us at [email protected] with any dietary requirements you may have.

This is an event aimed at raising funds for Hestercombe's continuing preservation work.

Tickets are priced at £10 for non-members and £8 for members.

Two-course dinner tickets are priced at £28 per person.

Host or Publisher Hestercombe Gardens