Rockingham Castle News
May in the Garden
27th May 2011 12:08am
What can I say, like most gardeners I am fed up with this never ending dry weather. Plants are suffering and flowers are out of season. We have to be very careful with the grass and have not cut it in some areas for a few weeks as cutting can cause damage and it will turn brown.
Handkerchief Tree
25th April 2011 2:48am
Handkerchief Tree.
The magnificent Handkerchief Trees or Davidia Involucrata for the purist. are in bloom in Rockingham's Wild Garden! These wonderful trees produce the most magnificent display of colour and petals shaped like a pinched handkerchief thus the tree lives up to it
Award for Rockingham Head Forester
9th April 2011 9:20am
Rockingham Head Forester Brian Lewin has received a Long Service Award from the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) in recognition of his 44 years working on the estate.Brian started working on Rockingham farm straight from school in 1954. He joined the Army in 1955 on National Service, and, while se
Collegium Regale in St Leonards Church, Rockingham
7th April 2011 8:28am
We are delighted that the close harmony group Collegium Regale are to give the opening concert of the series this year.The group's members are the Choral Scholars of the Choir of King's College Cambridge, the choir most famous for the broadcasts of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols each Christ
March in the Garden
21st March 2011 11:03am
March saw us welcome our first volunteer when they joined the gardening team. Emma will be helping us out one day a week and will be will be working in all aspects of the garden.Emma visited the Castle when she first moved to the area about three years ago and was so taken by the Roses it insp
February in the Garden
15th February 2011 10:59am
Its hard to believe that Easter is only a couple of months away. Following the winter we have had there is plenty of work to do in the gardens to get everything ready in time for the opening on Sunday 17th April.
Work has begun on the borders. These were cut back about a month ago and now ne
Sandford Award Winners
8th February 2011 9:56am
Rockingham Castle is proud to have been awarded a Sandford Award for excellence in education.The photograph above shows Castle Owners James and Lizzie Saunders Watson & Operations Manager, Andrew Norman (on left) receiving their award from Loyd Grosmann.Commenting on the educational offer
