Garden Show Programme 2008

Friday Evening 20th June 2008

We will have a GALA EVENING  from 6pm - 9.30  This is a private event by Invitation only, and has very kindly been jointly sponsored by  R.K.HARRISON INSURANCE BROKERS LTD & VERNON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD

There will be wine and lots of food in these beautiful gardens and we will have the accompaniment of a Swing Band.

Tickets will be £15 each For an invitation please e mail our Office. 

Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd June 2008

The Show will be open from 10am - 6pm each day

 Entry Fee - £7   Children under 15  Free.   No other concessions.

Groups of 20 or more may obtain advance Group Entry Tickets at £5 each. (See Group Page).

Main features apart from the beautiful restored Gardens & Waterways will be

BURTON BROTHERS SHOW GARDENS with the Green/ Eco theme is open to Garden Designers and Horticultural Colleges. Please go to Show Gardens Page for details and entry form

NFU MUTUAL  SCHOOLS  'Grub in a tub' competition - create an edible garden in a container; this is open to all Schools in surrounding Counties - please go to Grub in Tub page to see details and obtain an entry form to send to us.

SILENT AUCTION , run by Huntingdon Cromwell  Rotary Club - we have just started the collection of items for this auction - if you have anything that you think might be suitable please make contact; we expect some excellent items available for sale, and all will be offered on the basis that they will be sold without reserve at 4pm on Sunday 22nd June. Possible lots include "Visit to the Gallops at Newmarket", "Breakfast at a racing Stable", a day's shooting, Sporting Tickets, Tea at House of Commons, Flights  etc. 

FINE ART SHOW -  Open to  all local Artists. KIndy sponsored by R.K.Harrison Insurance Brokers Ltd and Vernon Property Services Ltd

ANTIQUES VALUATIONS by CHEFFINS of Cambridge. Bring along your items for Valuation

100  TRADE STANDS.

HOT & COLD FOOD  will be available all day provided by our Caterers and will include

Grill  -  English Hog Roast  -   Traditional English Sausages  -  The Deli  -  French Crepes  - Tea & Coffee -  Pimms & Beer Bar

STRUTT & PARKER TEA GARDEN - Afternoon Teas will be provided in the Tea Garden from 2 -5.30 pm by Huntingdon & Peterborough Federation of  Womens Institute. Tea supplied by 'Yorkshire Tea', and coffee from M&S.  THERE IS A CHARGE of £2,50 PER PERSON for Tea & Cake.

DISABLED ACCESS  is possible  but is limited in some areas. There are Bridges  to reach parts of the Garden. There is quite a long distance from the Car & Coach Parks to the Gardens and Trade Stand Area.

BRASS BANDS - We are pleased to welcome the City of Cambridge Brass Band and March Brass Bands to entertain us during the weekend.

BBC CAMBRIDGESHIRE  will be broadcasting live from the Gardens on Sunday  22nd June 11am-1pm  

SUNDAY SERVICE - PRAISE IN THE GARDEN -  10.30 Sunday 22nd June-    The Bishop of Ely will join us for an  informal  interdominational service in the Garden, with  the  Brampton Youth Band & local Choirs. We hope to make this a truly spirtual start to our Sunday in the Gardens. Those attending the service will need to pay normal entrance to the show but as the whole show is in aid of local Charities we will not be taking a collection during this service.

NO DOGS please.

PICNICS - Only allowed in the Car Parks  Area.

TICKETS -

For advance tickets please send cheques for £7 per Ticket payable to 'Abbots Ripton Garden Show'  to show office , with Stamped Address envelope.

For more information please contact our Show Director

 Advance news for 2009

Our next Charity Garden Shows will be held at

West Woodhay House, Newbury 20th-21st June 2009.

Stradsett Hall, Kings Lynne, Norfolk 2nd- 4th July 2009

 We would like to thank Elan Creative Marketing,Bentley Manor Barn, Little Bentley CO7 8SE

T. 01206 252378   www.elancm.com   For help with creating Artworks for our Invitation & Tickets etc.