Saturday 25 November 2023, My husband and I decided to pay our second visit to the Nature in Art Museum and Sculpture Galley. We last went here in February 2020. The art and sculpture collection at Nature in Art embraces two and three dimensional work in all media and styles from David Shepherd to Pablo Picasso. Spanning 1500 years, it includes work by 600 artists from over 50 countries. You can find exotic treasures, watercolour landscapes, Flemish masters, contemporary glass, modern abstract interpretations, bronze sculptures, textiles, ethnic art and photography. Unfortunately no photographs are allowed to be taken due to copyright issues of the artists work, which was fine by us. My husband and I spent over four hours here looking at all the artwork and sculptures. The main themes this year was exhibitions of paintings of ice bergs in Antarctica and exhibitions of paintings of birds. Unfortunately there was no ‘Artist In Residence’. The day we went. We did stroll round the sculpture garden with is various metal sculptures in gold, red and blue metal and took in the blue Whale Tail. There was a local craft faire in one of the local outbuildings, so my husband and I entered within. We were surprised by the nice crafts on offer. We purchased a pinecone and seed hedgehog for our Xmas tree. We purchased a lovely 'Turkey' Hand Painted Card by Margaret Skinner, which we have decided to frame as it is so funny and quirky. We also purchased a lovely grey knitted elephant for a friends birthday who has a special love of elephants. Afterwards, my husband and I were in need of refreshments, so we went to the ‘Hayward Coffee shop’, where my husband had a mug of tea and I had a latte coffee and we both indulged in slices of Lemon and Sultana cake and Bakewell Tart..I found inspiration here and I wrote a poem called ‘What Did We See?'. My husband also purchased some art pencils in the museum shop, so he can draw the map of places he is writing about in his fantasy novel that he is writing. We left as the museum was closing. This is a wonderful place to visit if you are in the area at any time of the year, and for the nominal entrance fee of six pounds and fifty pence, it is money well spent.

What a little gem right on our doorstep. Had a fantastic time browsing all the art work both inside the beautiful house and in the gardens. Cafe was lovely with very friendly, attentive staff and the food was delicious. Best to book a table when you get there as it was very busy with a lot of reserved tables. Thoroughly enjoyable few hours on a sunny March day. Photos are not allowed in the house but loads to see and capture in the gardens.

As cyclists who like a coffee and cake stop, we are very impressed by the tearoom at Nature in Art. We always get a very warm welcome from staff. Not all cafes are so welcoming for cyclists. Yesterday as a bonus, out of the blue and at no charge we were provided with a small pot of coffee as a top-up. The cakes are impressive and the tearoom itself is spotless and has lovely views over the gardens. I thoroughly recommend this tearoom as a refreshment stop, whether you arrive by car, on foot or by bike.

The garden is full of quirky sculptures. There is an artists studio with artist in residence. About six galleries in the house and an excellent cafe with hot dishes. All the sculptures and paintings are based on nature - hence the name.

Our second visit to see Wildlife Photographer of the Year having visited the first time a couple of years ago. This was a surprise visit for both my husband and daughter who love photographing wildlife. We all really enjoyed it. It was well laid out, easy to follow and even though this was a touring exhibition it featured all the key photographs. It’s a shame we didn’t read about the cafe in advance as we would probably of allowed time for morning coffee or lunch. My only minor complaint is about the lane leading up to the house. It was very pot holey and that comes from someone who drives a truck.

Such an unusual and and lovely place. The drive down the lane is pretty and you are met with a stately looking home and pretty gardens (plenty of free parking). The museum was a little smaller than I expected but we loved the wildlife photography display upstairs. My daughter took part in a summer art course (the volunteers were all so lovely !) which was good value as it included entry to the museum/gallery and made it more of a day out. Will look to do another one later in the summer. The playground was good and the sculpture garden was lovely. The cafe had lots of delicious cakes, ice creams etc and lunches sounded really good. Barista style coffee isn’t available but I had a nice cafetière of coffee and cream. Staff were all kind and friendly. Small gift shop selling some nice things. Plus second hand book sale. A really lovely place, and if you haven’t been, check it out.

Called in with my Grandson aged 8 and ended up returning for the whole afternoon. It’s a beautiful quiet little venue, the staff were all lovely from the reception area to the cafe. My grandson was fascinated by work of the resident artist and she was wonderful with him, explaining the process of her experimental artwork and answering all his questions. He also enjoyed the art exhibition in the grounds and spent a long time looking at the pictures and discussing them with the two artists present. We had fun exploring the garden and discovering the sculptures and he even found a school friend to play with on the little park. A great afternoon out.

Visited the Museum with my 6 year old granddaughter today, and had an Art Workshop booked for her. It was well organised and fun, the lady holding the workshop was friendly and used to little ones. The Museum was very interesting. The Cafe menu was good, the freshly made sandwiches were tasty and we had fresh Sweetpeas in a vase on our table which was a nice touch. The Play area and garden were child friendly and all in all we had a really good time. We will be back!