What's on
Lesnes Abbey Woods values the community around us and welcomes you to join us for a host of events, activities and workshops. Be part of it!
There is plenty to do: Fitness and art classes; school and group visits; events and volunteering opportunities.
Archaeology Week Walks Talks and Demonstrations
Between Friday 17 April and Sunday 26 April the Friends of Lesnes Abbey and Woods will be running historical walks, talks and exhibitions to accompany the archaeological digging and tell…
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Young Archaeologists Spoilheap Rummage
Is your child interested in history and archaeology? 500 years ago, Cardinal Wolsey ordered the dissolution of Lesnes Abbey. Its ruin has stood ever since, but how much more is…
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Lesnes Archaeological Dig
500 years ago, Cardinal Wolsey ordered the dissolution of Lesnes Abbey. Its ruin has stood ever since, but how much more is there to find? Join the dig to help…
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Easter Crafts Workshop
Come to Lesnes Abbey Woods and do arts and crafts with your child/ren making crafts, what better way to spend a morning or afternoon over the Easter Holidays. Each session…
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Flower Pot Painting Workshop
Paint your own spring flower pot and plant flower seeds to either, take home and enjoy or gift as a perfect Easter present. This workshop has been subsidised by funding…
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Easter Egg Hunt
Our popular Easter Egg Hunt is Back! Find the eggs that are hiding in the park. This event is part of Lesnes Easter Fair, where there will be loads of…
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Beetle Field Recorder Day
Join Connor Butler to help record the beetles of Lesnes Abbey Woods Beetles are vitally important insects that contribute significantly to biodiversity and ecosystem health. Many species help recycle nutrients…
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Mollusc Field Recorder Day
Join Imogen Cavadino-Phillips to explore and record the molluscs of Lesnes Abbey Woods. Molluscs are an ecologically important and often overlooked part of the UK’s terrestrial invertebrate fauna. Slugs and…
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General Field Recorder Day
Overview Join us for a General Field Recorder Day at Lesnes Abbey Woods – no taxonomic focus, we will be recording a bit of everything! Join like-minded people with an…
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Lesnes Abbey Easter Festival 2026
Lesnes Abbey Easter Festival is back with it’s amazing marketplace, free arts and crafts, face painting, dance workshops, and Easter Bunny visit, plus this year Jack Sparrow sails in too,…
Read moreLesnes Active
From a gentle stroll to yoga, pilates or tai-chi classes, Lesnes Active brings you a great selection of activities to get you moving.
Book an exercise class
Try out our free trim trail
Join one of our friendly walking groups
Explore all our activities
Whatever your level of fitness or interests, join us to improve body and mind, make friends and get out and about. There's plenty more on our Lesnes Active page.
Lesnes Learn
It's good to keep learning! Take advantage of our versatile classrooms and outside spaces to learn something new or make something surprising.
Workshops
Schools programme
Group opportunities