Start the summer vacation with a week of fun activities that make the most of the local green space at Delapré Abbey in Northampton
The festival week “Love Parks Delapré” starts on Monday 19th July and ends on Sunday 25th July and aims to showcase all that Delapré Abbey has to offer in the open air all year round.
Weekly activities include dog grooming workshops, a puppy reunion, photography workshops, fishing lessons, demos and competitions, sightseeing water rides, a nature trail and scavenger hunt, an open studio from the Northampton Society of Model Engineers, and tours of Delapré Abbey and the walled one Garden.
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Celebrate the local green spaces with Delapré Abbey all next week.
Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust’s Chief Executive Richard Clinton said, “Love Parks Delapré is an opportunity to celebrate all that this wonderful green space in the heart of the city has to offer.
“The park provided a much-needed space to relax over the past year, so it’s great that we can all come together to host these events for the community and to work with partners and organizations that are making Delapre Park a fantastic place to be To visit. “
Love Parks Delapré was organized as part of # LoveParksWeek2021, a national campaign by Keep Britain Tidy calling on the public to love, respect and protect our local parks.
The event week was organized by the Park Management Committee together with partners Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust, West Northamptonshire Council, Delapré Lake Angling, Northampton Society of Model Engineers and Northampton Water Ski and Wakeboarding Club.
The historic abbey is open from Sunday to Thursday for the school holidays from this week to the end of August, with guided tours of the house being offered from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
During Love Parks Delapré on Friday July 23rd and Saturday July 24th, there are also guided tours of the Walled Garden, where visitors can learn more about the flowers, sculptures, history and maybe even discover the purported spirit of a nun .
Delapré Abbey and the surrounding parkland are intended to be a center for the local community to enjoy nature and spend time with loved ones. The room proved to be a lifeline for the community during the national lockdowns, providing a place to exercise and get some fresh air while being socially distant.
The abbey announced earlier this year that it will be giving over 7,500 local families an annual pass that will allow them to explore the house for free. The program, which started in May, can be registered by anyone living in an eligible zip code at delapreabbey.org/local. Covid measures will be carried out throughout the event. The abbey is part of Visit Britain’s Good-to-Go program, which means people can visit Delapré Abbey knowing they are complying with government and industry Covid-19 guidelines.
Love Parks Delapré is part of the abbey’s summer program for families with an outdoor themed trail on the Olympics, the reenactment of the Not so Civil War and a vintage car show in September.
Visitors can also enjoy bottomless brunch and afternoon tea in the Orangery Cafe and award-winning gourmet cuisine in the Hibiscus. All activities and events are free, with the exception of tours of the abbey, which remain at the standard admission price, unless visitors have an annual pass. Please note that tickets for some events need to be booked in advance.