Hall Open
Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th August 2025
Entry to the Hall will be from 10am – 4.30pm (last entry 4.00pm). Adult £6.50, Child (4-16) £3, Family (2 adults & up to 3 children) £17. No need to book.
PLEASE NOTE: Hall entry is only available as an upgrade after paid garden entry.
Firework Champions
Saturday 9th August 2025
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.
Early bird tickets: Adult £30.00, Child (5-16) £20.00.
Outdoor Theatre In The Walled Garden - Twelfth Night
Thursday 14th August 2025
Join The Lord Chamberlain’s Men this summer, for their performance of Twelfth Night. 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 £18 (plus booking fee)
Child (under 16) £10 (plus booking fee)
Tickets include garden entry and free parking.
Toilets can be found on the stable yard.
This event is not suitable for dogs.
Beginners Botanical Watercolour Art Classes
Sunday 17th, Sunday 24th & Sunday 31st August 2025
Sue McHugh, is a Fellow of the Society of Botanical Artists and is the current Artist in Residence at Knowsley Hall 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.
£45pp and includes a hot drink & cake as well as access to the gardens (normally £12) and parking (normally £3).
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
Sue's aim is to share her love for botanical watercolours and to demystify the key stages to creating successful paintings.
Great British Motor Show
Sunday 31st August 2025
Cheshire will be treated to displays of classic cars, light commercials, motorcycles, kit cars, custom, modern classics and classic Land Rovers, as well as an exciting auto jumble and a host of trade stands. You can also feast your eyes on retro cars up to the year 2007 and vintage vans, buses and tractors.
Opens 10am - 4pm.
Adult pre-booked £9.00, Child (3-15) £5, Family (2+3) £25
Adult on the gate £12.50, Child (3-15) £5, Family (2+3) £40
Garden entry upgrades are available.
Free parking.
Dogs welcome on a lead.