Events
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Lesnes Abbey Easter Festival 2026
Lesnes Abbey Lodge New Road, London, London, United KingdomLesnes 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, and magic shows. There will be Punch and Judy and local talent schools performing, PLUS don’t forget the famous Lesnes Abbey Easter Bonnet Competition and…
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Easter Egg Hunt
FeaturedLesnes Abbey Lodge New Road, London, London, United KingdomOur 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 stalls, street food and activities. If you find them all, then you will receive a small prize! There are various one hour timed slots. Please…
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Flower Pot Painting and Spring Bulb Planting Workshop
Lesnes Abbey Lodge New Road, London, London, United KingdomFlower Pot Painting and Spring Bulb Planting Join us at Lesnes Abbey to bring a little bit of Spring into your home. Have a go at decorating your own flower pot and as it dries explore Lesnes by completing our spring flower and plant scavenger hunt. Once you’ve returned from your successful hunt, then fill…
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Mollusc Field Recorder Day
Lesnes Abbey Lodge New Road, London, London, United KingdomJoin 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 snails play key roles as decomposers, herbivores, prey, and even soil engineers, helping to break down organic matter, recycle nutrients, and support food webs. Many…
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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 you all about Lesnes Abbey. Booking is essential please click here to book. There is lots to choose from:- A special tour of St Johns…
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General Field Recorder Day
Lesnes Abbey Lodge New Road, London, London, United KingdomOverview 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 interest in recording wildlife observations for a day identifying and recording in an informal environment. Naturalists of all levels (from beginner to expert) will be…
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Fossil Digging
Lesnes Abbey Lodge New Road, London, London, United KingdomCalling all young palaeontologists! Join us at Lesnes Abbey’s very own fossil pit for 1 and 1/2 hours of fossil digging. You will have the chance to discover and take home fossils such as shells and shark’s teeth which are approximately 55 million years old. You will be provided with all the equipment and guidance…
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Mosaic Tile Making Workshop
Lesnes Abbey Lodge New Road, London, London, United KingdomLesnes Abbey is home to a large mosaic which shows the medieval life of the monks that used to live here. Come along to our event to have a go at tile smashing and making a mosaic of your own design. Maybe you will create your own coat of arms or your favourite pet or…
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People Have The Power
Lesnes Abbey Lodge New Road, London, London, United KingdomThursday 4 June at 13:00 - 14:15 & 15:45 - 17:00 Friday 5 June at 14:00 - 15:15 People Have The Power is an exciting, immersive, aerial, promenade performance exploring community, hope and the story of coming together to preserve the past, present and future of the woodlands. Guided through the woods and ruins of…
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Lesnes Abbey Farmers Market
Lesnes Abbey Lodge New Road, London, London, United KingdomLesnes Abbey has its very own monthly farmers market! This will be on the 2nd Sunday of each month and will feature locally sourced and handmade food, fresh produce, craft ales, as well as art and craft stalls, natural and eco-friendly products. Grab a coffee from the great Chestnuts kiosk then browse our farmers market…
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Lesnes Twilight presents The Electronix a tribute to the 80s
Lesnes Abbey Lodge New Road, London, London, United KingdomWe are excited to announce the return of Lesnes Twilights! Located in the Monks Garden situated in the picturesque surroundings of the historic Lesnes Abbey Ruins our live band will be The Electonix - a tribute to the 80's Dig out from the back of the wardrobe your bright neon clothes and shoulder pads for…
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Musicals at the Abbey
Lesnes Abbey Lodge New Road, London, London, United KingdomIf you love the musicals,this is an event not to be missed. After 2 sell out years Musicals at The Abbey are back. Join us for this star line up of west end talent in the historical and atmospheric Lesnes Abbey Ruins. The event of the year at Lesnes, musical hit after hit, along with…
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