Open Days, Training & Information
Opening Times
Every Tuesday from 1st April to 30th September
10:00 – 16:00
Charity Open Days
Sunday 18th April 2021
Sunday 2nd May 2021
Parking & Access
Parking is at the Mothecombe Beach Car Park PL8 1LB
Adults: £6 (£3 with a valid car parking ticket)
Children 17 yrs – 5 yrs: £3
Infants 4yrs and under: Free
To access the gardens, walk through Mothecombe village and enter through the stable doors as signposted. There is no access to the beach through the gardens.
We have an off-road wheelchair available for use by those with mobility issue. However, certain areas of the garden and woodland will not be accessible due to the steepness of the terrain.
A guide and map of the garden can be downloaded here.
Refreshments and Toilets
Refreshments are available at the School House restaurant in Mothecombe car park. For details of opening times visit The School House.
Toilets and baby changing facilities are available in the gardens.
You are welcome to bring your own picnic or take away and enjoy in the quiet of the garden.
Dogs on leads are welcome. Please pick up mess and put in the bins provided.
Training, Education & Events
We are very keen to use the Gardens as a space for learning. The following upcoming training, education days and events are currently planned:
Saturday 3rd July 10am – 4pm: MEET THE BEES with Brigit Strawbridge Howard
An Introduction to Bumble Bees, Solitary Bees, Bee Mimics and other Pollinators. A talk with slides followed by a walk in Mothecombe Bee Garden to meet them, led by Brigit Strawbridge Howard
Attendance £25, pre booking only by emailing mothecombegardens@flete.co.uk Teas and coffees provided. Parking at the Mothecombe Beach Car Park.
For more information or to discuss using the Stables at Mothecombe to hold a training day, please contact us at mothecombegardens@flete.co.uk
Romeo & Juliette at Mothecombe House
Mothecombe House and Gardens and The Three Inch Fools proudly present Romeo and Juliet, in the exceptionally beautiful walled gardens at Mothecombe House
Where: Mothecombe House and Gardens
When: Saturday, 21 August 2021 from 19:00 -22:00
Tickets
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-flete-estate-29505111077
The Three Inch Fools take to the road with five actors, all manner of musical instruments and an inventive take on Shakespeare’s most famous story, Romeo & Juliet.
The Fools are dusting off their instruments and stepping back into the great outdoors, with a brand new production of Romeo & Juliet. Prepare for a carnival of passion and imagination, as The Fools present the world’s best-known love story at some of the most beautiful and historic landmarks in the UK.
This romantic epic will be getting the full Three Inch Fools treatment: live music-making, deft physicality and vibrant story-telling. Expect fast-paced drama, plenty of musical instruments and many a quick costume change along the way!
★★★★★ – “One of the best Shakespeare plays I’ll ever watch” – The Bristol Post
