Time to try something new around Tunbridge Wells? Here are five ideas for things to do during the week plus several super events coming up over the coming weeks and months! Have fun…
#1 Free Tea Tuesday at Langton Pavilion Cafe
The lovely Langton Pavilion Cafe has extended its opening hours so it’s now open from Tuesday to Friday from 9am to 4pm. This is a charming and incredibly child friendly venue with an amazing play area for the little ones to keep themselves occupied and a section for young babies to enjoy while the adults get on with some important chatting.
There are some lovely homemade cakes, biscuits and snacks as well as soup and sandwiches if you fancy having some lunch. Visitors can park for free at the Langton Village Hall carpark and on Tuesdays, there’s a free pot of tea with every purchase of a sweet treat. Win-win all round…
#3 A visit to The Bluebell Woods at Pepenbury
If you are looking for something to do with your little one during the week near Tunbridge Wells, then I can highly recommend a visit to Pepenbury – a venue which provides high quality care and support for adults with a learning disability.
The Bluebell Woods at Pepenbury are open to the public and families can enjoy the beautiful picnic area in the middle of the woods, a wooden play area with huts, swings and a maize and visit the small animal farm on site too. It’s buggy friendly and there’s also a cafe which has an enclosed area with ride-ons for the kids too. Read more about our visit to Pepenbury HERE.
#2 Hilden Oaks School & Nursery Open Morning – Wednesday 10th May & Saturday 13th May
Hilden Oaks is a small co-educational independent prep school and nursery in Tonbridge for girls and boys aged three months to 11 years.
You are warmly invited to visit the school and see for yourself what lies behind the red door of Hilden Oaks on either Wednesday 10th or Saturday 13th May. Call 01732 353941 to find out more or to arrange a tour of the school on a date that suits you.
#4 Time to take up French?
French Tuition with Maud Shonfeld, an experienced language tutor and graduate of the University René Descartes (Paris) is one of the latest addition to the My Tunbridge Wells Family Directory. Maud offers French tuition to children (age 5+), students (GCSE/A Level revisions) & adults of all ability levels, on a one-to-one basis or in small groups.
She also provides English as a Foreign Language (EFL) tuition for non-native speakers. Classes take place at her home, although she can travel to you within Kent (Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and their surrounding villages) and the Sussex Border areas (such as Wadhurst). Contact Maud on 07891 991 424 / maudbelleguic@hotmail.com to find out more.
#5 Free Beginners Knitting & Crochet Workshops – Thursday 11th May
Since the launch of the Twiddle Mitt Knit Appeal taking place in the run up to Dementia Awareness Week (more about that HERE), the Tunbridge Wells Dementia Forum has had several requests for knitting classes from those who can’t knit but wish to take part.
Royal Victoria Place have offered to help with this and will be hosting free beginners knitting & crochet classes this Thursday, aimed at complete beginners, teaching the basic stitches and how to make a woollen Twiddle Mitt. They are completely free, though spaces are limited, so please book your place in advance HERE.
# Stage Coach Performing Arts – There are just a few places left in Stage Coach Tunbridge Wells’ ‘Early Stages’ Performing Arts classes (for 4-6 year olds) at 9.15am and 1.30pm on Saturdays at St Matthew’s Primary School, High Brooms.
Classes this term and students will be working on the wonderful Matilda (one of my childhood favourites) and the term will end with a performance to parents. All new students can take part in a two week trial period (deposit required) – to book, please email Carrie at tunbridgewells@stagecoach.co.uk or call 01273 835199.
♥ A Judgement in Stone – One of the most celebrated works from the writer often hailed as the successor to Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell’s A Judgement In Stone is coming to the Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells from Monday 15th to Saturday 20th May. Find out more HERE and read my recent interview with star of the show, Sophie Ward HERE.
♥ Tunbridge Wells Model Railway Show – A massive Model Railway Show is steaming into Tunbridge Wells on Saturday 20th May at The Great Hall in Southborough Primary School from 10am to 4.30pm. This sounds like the perfect opportunity for fans both young and old to see more than 20 model railway layouts in a variety of scales from tiny Z gauge to O Gauge. Find out more HERE.
♥ Tonbridge Mum2Mum Market – Following on from a bumper event with nearly 300 buyers in March, the next Mum2Mum Market will take place on Sunday 14th May from 10am to 12pm at The Angel Centre. Don’t miss out on hundreds of baby & children’s bargains from over 25 stalls, with clothes for girls and boys from newborn up to age 6. Find out more HERE.
♥ Burrswood 7 Day Bootcamp & One Day Revive Day Course – Spend the day within 100 acres of beautiful surroundings at Burrswood in Groombridge for their one day Revive Course and experience a super selection of holistic classes and activities.
Spaces are limited to 6 guests and there’s a discount for My Tunbridge Wells readers for the 27th May event with the course costing £99 instead of the usual £145. The next 7 day residential Boot Camp will be taking place at beautiful Burrswood from 13th to 20th May. Find out more HERE.
♥ RENT the Musical – The new 20th Anniversary production of Jonathan Larson’s ground-breaking Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical, RENT, is coming to the Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells from Tuesday 23rd to Saturday 27th May. Find out more HERE.
♥ Banana Studio Yoga Pregnancy Yoga Course – Starts 21st June
My lovely friend Joey at Banana Studio Yoga is inviting fellow expectant Mums to join her on her own pregnancy journey on a five week pregnancy yoga course. She and a small group of women will share and practise yoga through this special time, starting on 21st June and taking place on the top floor of The Right Tuition Centre on 3 Calverley Street, central Tunbridge Wells.
The course costs £49 (less than £10 per session) and the mats, blocks, restorative eye pillows and a calming environment to practise in will be provided! Email bananastudioyoga@hotmail.com or call 07834518619 to book your place. Find out more HERE.
Check out the Events Calendar for more upcoming events HERE:
