Borde Hill’s Musical Picnics – the perfect accompaniment to a summer’s afternoon.

Bring a picnic and relax with the family in a beautiful garden setting, whilst serenaded by a different musical act each Sunday. Kick back with a glass of Pimms* and let the music wash over you…

Diary (1-3pm, unless otherwise stated):

14 Jul: Borde Hill Brass Festival (a day of non-competitive brass band music between 10am-4pm, in association with the Southern Counties Amateur Bands Association)

28 Jul: The Tom Belbin Trio (a wide repertoire from great jazz and swing classics, to grooving Latin tunes and cool pop arrangements)

11 Aug: The Rusty Rovers (traditional acoustic folk music from around the British Isles, including a toe-tapping mix of reels, jigs, hornpipes and polkas)

25 Aug:  Three Penny Piece (vocal trio reviving old-time jazz and swing hits from the 1930’s, 40’s & 50’s)

1 Sept: Willie Austen (Willie Austen and Paul Stenton perform rock and blues classics as part of the Harley-Davidson Bikes and Brews event between 12-3pm)

Magical: a community of people connected through their desire to improve themselves and the world around them.

Magical is a micro 3-day, music, arts and wellness festival for all ages, held in the parkland at Borde Hill. As well as having fantastic musicians and DJs to make you dance like there’s no tomorrow our aim is for 1,000 people to express and find themselves through a unique and diverse programme of activities.

Expect a wonderful crowd of people of all ages, festi dress-up, a programme of uplifting multi-genre music; a mix of live acts and DJs (many of which you may not have heard of, but we can assure you will LOVE!) and opportunities to participate and get involved! (Including the infamous Magical parade!).

Plus, the site itself is very special. Everything is organised to maximise the Magical vibe and minimise waste. From our beautiful festival playground to the delicious local food & drink vendors – and most importantly, tons of like-minded people.

You will leave the youiest you!

Visit www.magicalfestival.co.uk for more information and details of the line up.

Britain’s leading outdoor touring company, Opera Brava, present La Traviata by Verdi, performed with a chamber ensemble against the magical backdrop of the Elizabethan Mansion House.

Description
From the thrill of unexpected romance to a heart breaking reconciliation that comes too late – Verdi’s La Traviata is one of the most popular of all operas.

Alfredo falls in love in with the courtesan Violetta in glamorous Paris society, but underneath the surface run darker undercurrents, leading to a tragic ending. The opera’s fantastic melodies include the famous Brindisi and the exuberant ‘Sempre libera’ – both showing the lyricism of Italian opera at its most immediately appealing.

Christopher Lane  production for Opera Brava will bring out all the emotional colour, from the first discovery of love, through painful confrontation to the inevitable conclusion.

The performance will be sung in English.

Britain’s leading outdoor touring company, Opera Brava, present The Barber of Seville by G. Rossini, performed with a chamber ensemble against the magical backdrop of the Elizabethan Mansion House.

Description
Written in three weeks, Rossini’s masterpiece is one of the wittiest and most immediately appealing comic operas in the repertoire today and is as fresh to the ear now as when it first burst upon it’s Italian audiences in 1816. On first hearing, the utter joy of one melodic masterpiece flowing into the next is thrilling to any audience.  As the plot unfolds and is dramatically told through Rossini’s brilliant musical structure, it helps us to understand, in part, the Barber’s special place in the history of opera.

Opera Brava in its 31st year is Britains leading touring opera company. Their production of “The Barber of Seville” is performed by professional and experienced national and international opera singers who have worked with major companies such as; English National Opera and Covent Garden. The performance will be sung in English.

Borde Hill’s Musical Picnics – the perfect accompaniment to a summer’s afternoon.

Bring a picnic and relax with the family in a beautiful garden setting, whilst serenaded by a different musical act each Sunday. Kick back with a glass of Pimms* and let the music wash over you…

Diary (1-3pm, unless otherwise stated):

14 Jul: Borde Hill Brass Festival (a day of non-competitive brass band music between 10am-4pm, in association with the Southern Counties Amateur Bands Association)

28 Jul: The Tom Belbin Trio (a wide repertoire from great jazz and swing classics, to grooving Latin tunes and cool pop arrangements)

11 Aug: The Rusty Rovers (traditional acoustic folk music from around the British Isles, including a toe-tapping mix of reels, jigs, hornpipes and polkas)

25 Aug:  Three Penny Piece (vocal trio reviving old-time jazz and swing hits from the 1930’s, 40’s & 50’s)

1 Sept: Willie Austen (Willie Austen and Paul Stenton perform rock and blues classics as part of the Harley-Davidson Bikes and Brews event between 12-3pm)

David Walliams’ most popular book, Gangsta Granny, is coming to Borde Hill Garden with an open air theatre production adapted by David Kerby-Kendall and staged by Heartbreak Productions.

Description: Meet Ben, an 11-year-old want-to-be plumber fed up with spending his Friday nights at granny’s.  All she wants to do is play scrabble and eat cabbage – not exactly his idea of fun! Hungry and bored Ben goes searching for something more edible in the kitchen and stumbles upon an old biscuit tin. The tin holds more than just digestives, however, it contains Granny’s biggest secret… Ben’s Granny is an international jewel thief – and she needs his help to pull off her biggest heist yet, stealing the crown jewels!

Heartbreak productions invites you to share in this exciting escapade, a David Walliams best seller adapted for the outdoor stage. Join us, Ben, and his Gangsta Granny on their grandest adventure full of forbidden fun. It could be very hungry work so come prepared with picnics and appropriate outdoor gear.

Performed on the South Lawn against the magical backdrop of the Elizabethan Mansion House, Heartbreak Productions’ version of this popular children’s book is suitable for children aged 7+.

Refreshments will be available throughout the performance.

The Porsche Club, R23 Sussex Region, will showcase their members’ cars on the South Lawn. Included in Garden admission.

www.porscheclubgb.com

We are delighted to welcome competitors, their supporters and spectators to the Borde Hill British Eventing Horse Trials, including Dressage, Cross Country and Showjumping in the Parkland.

Free to Friends

Click here to visit the Borde Hill Horse Trials webpage.

Borde Hill’s Musical Picnics – the perfect accompaniment to a summer’s afternoon.

Bring a picnic and relax with the family in a beautiful garden setting, whilst serenaded by a different musical act each Sunday. Kick back with a glass of Pimms* and let the music wash over you…

Diary (1-3pm, unless otherwise stated):

14 Jul: Borde Hill Brass Festival (a day of non-competitive brass band music between 10am-4pm, in association with the Southern Counties Amateur Bands Association)

28 Jul: The Tom Belbin Trio (a wide repertoire from great jazz and swing classics, to grooving Latin tunes and cool pop arrangements)

11 Aug: The Rusty Rovers (traditional acoustic folk music from around the British Isles, including a toe-tapping mix of reels, jigs, hornpipes and polkas)

25 Aug:  Three Penny Piece (vocal trio reviving old-time jazz and swing hits from the 1930’s, 40’s & 50’s)

1 Sept: Willie Austen (Willie Austen and Paul Stenton perform rock and blues classics as part of the Harley-Davidson Bikes and Brews event between 12-3pm)