Mapperton Estate has been awarded a grant of almost £140,000 by the Southern Dorset Local Action Group. The LEADER grant of £139,782 will go towards converting a 17th century coach house into a new wedding venue and providing improved facilities…
A call has gone out for more volunteers to join the team showing off Mapperton House and Gardens to visitors. Guided tours of the Jacobean manor house near Beaminster give small groups of visitors the opportunity to see inside the…
Work has begun on the installation of a new biomass energy system at Mapperton. The 250 kilowatt boiler will provide hot water and heating for Mapperton House, The Sawmill restaurant and nearby properties. Wood from the estate will be harvested…
Snowdrops - they’re only tiny, but here at Mapperton we love them because they are one of the first signs of spring! We want to share them on our two popular Snowdrop Sundays on 5 and 12 February 2017. The…
Crowds of green-fingered gardeners made the recent charity Garden Fair at Mapperton House the most successful autumn fair yet. Almost 1,000 plant fans attended the Fair on 18 September and a share of the proceeds will go to Oxfam. More…
Pack a picnic and join us here in the garden at Mapperton to enjoy the open-air experience of one of Shakespeare’s greatest and most timeless comedies. Much Ado About Nothing, will be performed on Saturday and Sunday, 16 and 17…
Please do come to tea at Mapperton on Friday 24 June – and help us celebrate National Cream Tea Day! On that day a garden entry ticket will be £10, which will include a delicious cream tea – using Mapperton…
The clock is being turned back a couple of centuries at Mapperton, near Beaminster, on 19 June. All Saints' Church, which is attached to Mapperton House, is hosting an afternoon concert of 'West Gallery' music by Beaminster Gallery Quire, who…
Keen gardeners are in for a treat when they get the chance to visit Dorset’s largest charity specialist Plant Fair and spend a day discovering beautiful Mapperton House and Gardens. This is the 17th year that Mapperton, near Beaminster, has hosted…
Mapperton House, now the family seat of the 11th Earl of Sandwich, opens its doors to visitors on Easter Sunday. And chocolate lovers have reason to thank the 1st Earl of Sandwich for introducing the 17th century’s fashionable treat that could have led…