Brantwood Coniston

23/06/2026

🥇👀 There’s still chance to WIN a Brantwood in Bloom mini break…

Time has flown by and it’s hard to believe that this time last month we were arriving back at Brantwood from RHS Chelsea Flower Show with a gold medal!

Since then, it has been absolutely wonderful to see so many of you visiting us here in the Lake District – enjoying the beautiful gardens and purchasing plants, exploring the house and of course, stopping for treats at our fabulous Terrace Café! 😊

Don’t forget, there’s still time to enter our very special Brantwood in Bloom competition by the end of June:

We’re giving you the chance to enjoy a 2-night stay at The Eyrie - our stunning self-contained apartment with panoramic views across Coniston water, located in Brantwood itself.

The mini break will also include access to Brantwood House and Gardens throughout your stay - and an exclusive VIP tour with our very own Head Gardener, Simone Daye.

Simply follow the link to be in with a chance to win:
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/BrantwoodinBloom

Entries into our prize draw will close at 12 noon on 30th June 2026. Winners can book their own dates to stay with us within the next 12 months subject to availability, our full terms and conditions can be viewed online.

19/06/2026

'MEET THE ARTISTS' Saturday 20th June 11-3pm in the Studio. Don't miss this opportunity to meet some of these amazing artists and to catch 'Exploration' by Green Door before it ends on 5th July.

16/06/2026

Our resident owl is out and about today. First seen at Brantwood January 2025. Still makes our day!

15/06/2026

'I Turned and Looked' opening events on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July - box office now open on our website:

I Turned and Looked Conversations between Music & Photography by Music & Being: Jess Dandy, contralto & Brantwood artist-in-residence; Debbie Green, movement artist; Alex Mills, composer; Clare Park, photographer; Dylan Perez, pianist; Bobby Williams, sound engineer. The Making Of I TURNED AND LOOKE...

13/06/2026

Brantwood is a historic house located on the eastern shore of Coniston Water in the Lake District. It was the former home of John Ruskin, a famous Victorian writer, artist, and social reformer, and is now open to the public as a museum, showcasing Ruskin’s life and work. The property also includes guest accommodations, a cafe, art galleries and extensive gardens and woodland trails.



📹 Ros Edwards

05/06/2026

'THE damp-climate gardener' in this month's RHS Garden Magazine!

05/06/2026

I Turned and Looked is a music and photography installation created by the interdisciplinary group, Music & Being, for the Severn Studio at Brantwood, Coniston – the home of 19th century polymath, John Ruskin.

Emerging over two and a half years of residencies, the work asks what it means to attend seriously, sensuously, and collectively to a place – and to be changed by it. At its heart is a desire to create an installation space soft and intricate enough to engage with the deepest parts of our shared human existence. Brantwood is not scenery but solvent, source, provocation, and living environment — a place whose lifeforms and histories exert cumulative, visceral force.

I Turned and Looked speaks ‘truth to nature’ (Ruskin).

See our website for more information.

Opens 11 July.

Photography © Clare Park
Digital artwork ©Matthew Tugwell