
By 'Echium!
The Daily Mail wrote on 30 May about the discovery of an Echium Pininana of 14ft high, in the back garden of Mr Philips in Devon. They wondered whether that could be the tallest garden flower. Well, at Lytham Hall we can top that easily! When you come into our South Prospect garden, you will see an Echium of 4.90m (over 16ft), basking in the protection of our Paradise wall. This flower, also known as the Giant Viper’s Bugloss or Tower of Jewels, flowers every two years and or

Half-term fun at Lytham Hall
This half-term holiday there is something for everyone at Lytham Hall. From Saturday 27 May until Friday 2 June we are organising an explorer week for families. The idea for an explorer week comes from the Lytham Hall history books. The Lord of the Manor John Talbot Clifton (1868-1928) travelled the world throughout his life and explored South America, Siberia, Japan, Africa and the United States. He even sat on top of a dead mammoth and ate bear soup in Russia. We know that

Spring art fair returns to Lytham Hall
Over the weekend of 3rd and 4th June Hopeful and Glorious will return to Lytham Hall for their popular Spring Art Fair with an amazing array of hand-picked art and craft on offer. This will be the ideal place to explore, meet talented makers and discover unique handmade products. The Spring Art Fair will bring together a showcase of over 35 brilliant NW artists, makers and designers showing and selling a wide range of ceramics, glass, textiles, painting, print, jewellery, upc

Last chance to get "up close and personal" to Merrill Osmond
Tuesday 6 June Lytham Hall offers the unique opportunity to get “Up Close and Personal” with Merrill Osmond, as he gives an intimate concert in the Upper West Wing. The last tranche of tickets have just become available, and with it the revelation that there will also be a possibility to have your photograph taken with Merrill. Paul Lomax, catering and hospitality manager at Lytham Hall said “Merrill Osmond usually plays to venues of hundreds, so to have a ticket for a concer

Music brings double delight for playgoers
Two groups of local musicians will provide double delight for playgoers attending the first two open air shows of the season at Lytham Hall. The Guardian Concert Band, under the baton of Paul Cooper, will be in action at the opening play of the season, Great Expectations, on Sunday June 11 when they will play for 40 minutes before the show and for 20 minutes at the interval. The Lytham Community Choir, conducted by Graham Warrington, will then entertain before the stage perfo

Bags of Help results in kitchen garden
For regular visitors to Lytham Hall’s parkland, the kitchen garden project has been fantastic to behold, as every week changes were visible in the area just behind the tea room. On Tuesday 9 May the project was officially opened, with a crowd of volunteers attending who can’t wait to continue getting stuck in. The garden is looking splendid and it is a real feature for visitors too. Early in 2016 Lytham Hall project manager Simon Thorpe put in a bid to Tesco’s Bags of Help ap

Patrons boost open air plays
A record number of Lancashire businesses are putting themselves in the spotlight by backing the 2017 outdoor theatre season at Lytham Hall. Twenty two locally-based firms are lending their support to this year’s four play summer programme which opens with Chapterhouse Theatre’s production of Great Expectations on Sunday June 11. Green Drive Golf Club and Giggles Day Nursery in Lytham are the latest to join the ranks of Patrons which began with just five for the outdoor theat