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The snowdrop volunteers of Wentworth Woodhouse – they divide, and won’t be conquered!

Dig, divide, plant, repeat! The Snowdrop Mantra is chanted every February by Wentworth Woodhouse’s army of gardening volunteers.

“Snowdrops. Theirs is a fragile but hardy celebration… in the teeth of winter.”
Louise Wilder

Never has venturing out into fresh air and open spaces for exercise been so important than now – and this is the perfect time to take advantage of the early spring gardens here at Wentworth Woodhouse. The resilient spirit of the house is symbolised by the arrival of the brave and beautiful snowdrop.

Initially, when new of the pandemic hit and lockdown followed, like everyone we were shocked and imagined the worst. But actually, we were able to find silver linings during the months that followed. Everyone rushed to help, and that was so heartening. It came from volunteers, who decided to create a stream of morale-boosting videos about life at the house, right through to the funders who acted immediately to support the devastated heritage sector.

What a year. 2020 was set to be a big turning point for the Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust.

The team at Wentworth Woodhouse will be taking a short break, and our offices will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

It is with huge sadness that Wentworth Woodhouse has to announce we are not able to deliver the ‘Once Upon a Wentworth Christmas’ event scheduled for 19th – 22nd December.