SNOWDROP WALK AT RODE HALL – ONE OF THE FINEST IN THE UK

 Sunday 1 Feb – Sunday 1 Mar 10am – 3pm Thur - Sun

£8 adults / £3 children / Under 5's free/Family Ticket £20

Rode Hall & Gardens, Cheshire ST7 3QP

Tickets available online www.rodehall.co.uk or on the gate

 Experience one of the UK's most popular Snowdrop Walk at Rode Hall & Gardens in Cheshire to mark the start of spring. After the cold, dark winter months Snowdrops are a sure sign that Spring is well and truly under way!  A beautiful end-of-winter walk for all the family with a wonderfully diverse landscape and over 70 varieties of snowdrops.

 Walk along paths amidst carpets of white flowers on an enchanting mile-long route. Take in the wild beauty of cascading snowdrops in the Old Wood and Wild Garden, the scenic path down to the Lake and drifts of snowdrops in the borders of the formal Nesfield garden in front of the Hall. Highlights are also the two acre Walled Kitchen Garden and an unmissable vista down the Colonel's Walk where some of the rarest varieties can be viewed. New to this year's walk are the magical creatures and characters (created by our neighbours Wild Rumpus) which will be emerging into the woodland.

 A labour of love, the snowdrops have multiplied over 6 generations of the Wilbraham family; they were first planted by Sibella Wilbraham in 1833 who came from a family of gifted gardeners. This passion and care continue to the present day having been further developed by Anne Baker Wilbraham over the last 30 years. 

Visitors can also buy Rode Hall snowdrops (including limited amounts of many of the more unusual varieties) to plant at home.

•  Rode Hall's Courtyard Kitchen - wonderfully atmospheric with a flaming wood burner and local seasonal menu. Everything possible is grown in the Kitchen Garden and home made at the Hall or sourced from the Rode Hall Farmers' Market including soups, sausage baps, cakes, cream teas, biscuits and ice cream. 
•  Rode Hall Shop selling Rode's new range of jams, pickles and cordials made with produce from its organic Kitchen Garden. Also selling snowdrops, spring plants and dried flowers.
•  Rode Hall Farmers' Market on Saturday 7 February and Saturday 7 March 9am -1.30pm. Over 70 top producers offer the finest artisan produce from Rode Hall, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Lancashire (www.rodehallfarmersmarket.co.uk).
•  All Saints Church which will be decorated with snowdrops and other spring flowers and serving light refreshments.