Oyster Mushroom Workshops
Brought to the Fair by Jodie and Lorraine of the Sussex-based Caley Brothers, this workshop taught visitors how to grow your own oyster mushrooms at home. Attendees also received a kit to help get growing their own substrate and the team covered all aspects of growing mushrooms and answer any questions along the way.The Caley Brothers aim to connect people to the world of fungi and growing gourmet mushrooms in an easy and accessible way. What’s more, all the mushrooms are grown sustainably on repurposed coffee grounds and the kits are packaged in reclaimed coffee sacks, consciously designed to be recycled, composted or reused.Half hour workshops cost £10 (Fair ticket also required) and took place daily at 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm. Participants will get a growing kit to take home.
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Visit Audley Ends attractions and gardens
Visitors to the Autumn Fair can enjoy a day out exploring the spacious grounds and estate of one of England’s grandest mansions, Audley End. Whether it’s exploring the servant’s wing, state rooms, stables, kitchen garden or beautiful grounds, there’s plenty to discover, to see what life was like at a Victorian country house.
Enjoy Audley End's highlights at the Autumn Fair:
Capability Brown ToursBe transported to the 1760s in half hour tour with the famous architect Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown as he surveys the grounds, shares his exciting plans with you, and expounds upon the landscape’s ‘capabilities’ at Audley End.Meet the gardenersThe English Heritage gardens team and volunteers will be out and about during the Autumn Fair to share growing tips and talk to visitors about the plants found in the gardens.Kitchen Garden ToursAudley End’s walled kitchen garden are not to be missed, running entirely on organic principles and including grape vines in the glasshouses and an array of produce. Explore at your leisure or book a Plant Expert Tour to dig a bit deeper.Parterre GardensThe intricately designed Parterre Gardens are a treat for the senses. Designed by William Sawry Gilpin in 1832, the gardens will host ‘In Conversation’ talks at the Autumn Fair, with the Gardeners’ World Magazine’s editors and special guests.Audley End HouseTake time to wander through the impressive great hall, magnificent state apartments, intimate dressing rooms and 18th century gothic-style chapel. And don’t forget to take a look at the Braybrooke’s unique natural history collection.Plus, head to the Robert Adam rooms to enjoy current art exhibition, The Garden Seekers, where Essex Gardens Trust artist in residence, Jane Frederick showcases an artistic lens on the great gardens of Essex. Find out more here >Family funExplore life below stairs in Audley End House’s service wing, meet the horses in the stable yard and run around in the children’s play area. Four-legged friends on leads are welcome, with spacious grounds perfect for a dog walk.Find out more here >
Things to See and Do
Parterre GardensWander through to the back of the house and discover the intricate Parterre, a treat for the senses designed in 1832. Among other floral delights, the damask shrub roses planted on the Parterre can grow to a staggering six feet tall!
Capability Brown toursTop 18th-century architect Lancelot “Capability” Brown was hired by Sir John Griffin (officer, politician, and Peer) in the 1760s to modernise the estate’s gardens. Take a half-hour stroll back in time with Audley’s very own “Mr Brown” tour guides!
Explore Audley EndExplore the servant’s wing, state rooms, stables, kitchen garden and beautiful grounds of Audley End, plus the Victorian nursery and heaps more – including the opportunity to experience life as a Victorian servant “downstairs” in the dairy and laundry rooms, and view the memorial to Polish Resistance soldiers who trained at Audley during World War Two.
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Capability Brown Tours
Sir John Griffin has decided that Audley End should conform to the fashionable tastes of the time. He has hired the famous landscape architect Lancelot Brown to bring Audley’s gardens and parks into the 1760’s. Join Mr Brown as he surveys the grounds, shares his exciting plans with you, and expounds upon the landscape’s ‘capabilities.’
In this half an hour tour, the famous architect ‘Lancelot Brown’ will transport visitors back to the 1760s and bring Audley End’s gardens to life. Visitors can reserve a space on a tour on the day at no extra cost.
Capability Brown Gardens
A look at some of the gardens in Lancelot “Capability” Brown’s illustrious portfolio.
Croome, WorcestershireCapability Brown’s first commission for a house and parkland was at Croome. At one time rather overgrown, it has been subject to a wonderful restoration project over 17 years ago and that’s still going strong today. The fruits are available to view and will not disappoint!
Blenheim Palace, OxfordBlenheim Palace is unmatched for scale among Brown’s works, counting over 2000 acres all told of landscaped beauty. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site for good reason. Commissioned by the then Duke of Marlborough, the space includes a secret garden, majestic water terraces, a rose garden and more.
Hampton Court Palace, LondonIn a move that raised his status among the nobility, Brown was tasked by King George III to look after the Palace’s gardens and Brown lived there with his family. He is thought to have planted the “Great Vine” in 1768 – and it still produces a crop of sweet grapes today!
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