Please be aware that access to the Hall & Gardens on Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th June is as part of the Arley Garden Festival only.
Wedding Viewing Day
Sunday 2nd August 2026
Come along and see the magnificent Hall set up for a wedding. Your wedding can be as grand or as intimate as you would like. Chat to the Arley staff who will be able to answer any questions you may have about any part of your special day. There are various locations at Arley where you can get married, from inside The Hall, in the Gardens in our award winning double herbaceous border or in the historic Cruck Barn, making it your choice.
You can see them all at this Wedding Viewing day.
Open 11.00am to 3.00pm. No booking necessary, free entry and free parking.
Hall Open
Saturday 8th, Sunday 9th & Monday 10th August 2026
Entry to the Hall will be from 10am – 4.30pm (last entry 4.00pm). Adult £8.00, Child (4-16) £4.00, Family (2 adults & up to 3 children) £22.00. No need to book, but pre-booked tickets at a discounted rate are available using the Buy Tickets link above.
PLEASE NOTE: Hall entry is only available as an upgrade after paid garden entry.
Firework Champions
Saturday 8th August 2026
An amazing evening for the family at Arley Hall – 4 great firework displays! Three of the UK’s best firework companies compete against each other with a 10-minute spectacular firework display choreographed to music followed by a breath-taking, huge finale display.
Camping Gates Open – 1 PM
Event Gates Open – 4 PM
Gates Close (FINAL ENTRY) – 7:30 PM
Drone Show – 8:45 PM
Display Team 1, 2 & 3 BATTLE IT OUT – 9:00 PM
VOTE FOR YOUR WINNER! – 10:00 PM
Closing Display – 10:10 PM
Winner Announced – 10:25 PM
Event Finish – 10:30 PM
Event not suitable for dogs. Tickets will be available on the gate. Bring your own seating.
Camping is available on Saturday night visit website link below to book.
Adults (17+) £30.00
Child (5 - 16) £20.00
Spring Beginners Botanical Watercolour Workshops
Sunday 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th August 2026
Sue McHugh, is a Fellow of the Society of Botanical Artists and is the current Artist in Residence at Knowsley Hall, Sue is hosting a series of 2 hour, relaxed botanical watercolour art classes, aimed at beginners in the Coach House at Arley each month throughout the year.
Each workshop last 2 hours.
£50pp and includes a hot drink & cake as well as access to the gardens (normally £13) and parking (normally £4).
10 places per session so booking is essential.
The workshop requires no experience and the easy-to-follow process will walk you through the key steps to producing realistic botanical watercolours with real impact!
All professional art materials will be provided, just turn up!
What you will learn:
- Key elements of botanical illustration
- The art materials Sue uses
- Selecting your botanical specimen to paint
- Composition and common elements of botanical layouts
- Sue's easy-to-follow step-by-step watercolour technique
The focus will be learning about the watercolour process used to produce a spring painting to take away.
Sue's aim is to share her love for botanical watercolours and to demystify the key stages to creating successful paintings.
Outdoor Theatre In The Walled Garden - Othello
Thursday 13th August 2026
Join The Lord Chamberlain’s Men this summer, for their performance of Othello. With a history stretching back to William Shakespeare’s original company, they present this great play as he first saw it – in the open air, with an all male cast and Elizabethan costumes, music and dance.
Bring a picnic and something to sit on!
The show starts 7pm- 9pm. You can visit the gardens from 6pm until the performance starts at 7pm and then again during the 15 minute interval at around 8.15.
Adults £20.00
Child (under 16) £12.00
Tickets include garden entry and free parking.
Toilets can be found on the stable yard.
This event is not suitable for dogs.
Alcohol Ink on Canvas Workshop with Stephanie Claire
Sunday 15th August 2026
Spend a day doing something genuinely different and leave with a striking original painting you made yourself.
Stephanie Claire is a full-time Cheshire artist whose workshops regularly sell out. Working in the Coach House at Arley, she’ll guide you through the fluid, meditative world of alcohol inks, a medium that surprises and delights with every movement.
You’ll begin with practice pieces before moving on to your own 40×50cm canvas, working through techniques including blending, layering, creating texture and shaping space. Whether you want to bring to life abstract forms, moons, landscapes, florals or something entirely your own, Steph will guide you there.
Open to everyone, whether you haven’t picked up a brush since school or you’re a seasoned maker looking for something fresh.
What’s Included:
Welcome tea and coffee
All art materials — inks, canvas, tools, gloves and apron
Your 40×50cm canvas plus all practice pieces to take home
Free parking and entry into the gardens
0:30am–3pm · Limited to 10 places — booking essential.
Please note: isopropyl alcohol is used during this workshop. Not suitable for pregnant guests or unaccompanied children.
£75pp