Cotesbach Estate

29/07/2025

06/09/2024

Looking forward to the weekend and sharing our heritage stories. Can't help but be blown away at having my GGG grandmother's Sept 1824 cash account at my fingertips, knowing she spent £100 (ish) on laundry 200 years ago today (whoa, says the laundry lady!) ..and £80 on Alice's book. So who was Alice and what the book? Doesn't unearthing such teeny details make you want to unearth more? To write a song?

01/09/2024

The ancient ash will be on our tour around this coming Fri Sat Sun for Heritage Open Days leaving 11.00 and 13.30 from the CET (meet by the mosaic) I knew it was special 30 years ago but had no idea then how much it would change, and teach us, and continue to amaze.





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05/07/2024

White roses at sunset

02/05/2024

Picked these for the tour group yesterday, the most tangible link I could think of to three centuries of continuous cultivation, diversity and deliciousness you can experience at the and there are still spaces on June and July tours who knows what tasty morsels there will be by then :-)

02/05/2024

Picked these for the tour group yesterday, what could be a more tangible link to the past than this signal of continuous cultivation for three centuries, diversity and deliciousness you can experience by the way, and do come on a tour, first Wed June or July

08/04/2024

Welcome to warmer days, to the new moon, and to the eternally, irrepressibly magical fritillary.

19/11/2023

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TICKETS NOW ON SALE for Christmas at Cotesbach!

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CHRISTMAS GROTTO
Meet Father Christmas in a traditional Christmas grotto (Fri 1-4pm & Sat 10-6pm, time slots available, £6, age 2-11)

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STORYTELLING
Christmas stories by the fire in the Victorian Schoolhouse (Fri 11am & 12pm, £6, age 2-5)

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PRETZEL WORKSHOP
Learn how to make this festive treat (Sat 11am & 1pm, £15, age 12-adult)

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TRADITIONAL WREATH MAKING
Using natural materials, learn how to create your own eco-friendly & unique Christmas wreath
(29th (SOLD OUT) & 30th Nov, 5th & 6th Dec, 6-8pm, £35)

PLUS Bratwurst, Saturday live music, toasted marshmallows, mulled wine and more festive treats all at

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07/09/2022

What's cookin'? Ever thought how low the tables were for pastry making or that tepid family meals were the norm in Victorian times? Visit the Schoolhouse to find the answers and more

06/09/2022

Who's calling? The servant's bells havent seen much action in the last century but may not be quite as beyond repair as they look. Once an everyday sound evocative of Victorian domestic life, come and try one out on in the Schoolhouse, as part of Abbie's installation!

04/09/2022

Reel back to the post before last: they all got planted, and what a reel of real and surreal, late summer so soon, and still yet to see how many survived drought and furnace.