SOUNDBITES - Monthly Poetry Open Mic

Live in the Assembly Bar + Kitchen!

Readings by a different local published poet each month and this month we’re delighted to welcome Doug and Maria Sandle

A PAIR OF SANDLES – POETRY AND SONG

Doug has been published  in several publications, including Poetry and Audience, Poetry and Covid, The New European, The Ekphrastic Review, The Psychologist, Manx Reflections, Orbis, and most recently The  High Wolds Poetry Collection 2023 and 2024.  

Half Term Family Fun

Discover our exhibition with something for all the family. Enjoy free refreshments and try our kids' exhibition trail to claim your free pack of mini Percy Pig cookies!*

Why not bring a packed lunch to eat in our indoor picnic space?

Booking Details: No need to book, just drop in – it’s all free!

*One M&S Percy Pig cookies mini-bag per child

Deer Tractor Tours

Returning due to phenomenal demand, experience our herd of red deer up close as we take you on a tour of our Deer Park in our Lotherton tractor trailer. Learn all about this magnificent species – and Britain’s biggest native mammal – and discover the estate from a different viewpoint.

An unforgettable experience for the whole family, come rain or shine!

Tractor tours take place at 11am and 1pm daily on weekdays during the May half term (26-31 May) and summer holidays ( 21 July - 29 August).

Love Your Zoo Week

Join us for Love Your Zoo Week at Lotherton as we celebrate all the animals in Wildlife World as part of BIAZA's annual Love Your Zoo week.

Follow the 'amazing animals' trail, hop on board our famous tractor trailer for a deer park tour*, get crafty in the House and find out more about the wildlife in our zoo.

*Tractor trailer tours available Monday-Friday of Half Term at additional cost - purchased as add-on to estate admission.

Nature Wrapped: Artist Workshop with Ella McBride

Join local artist Ella McBride for a tactile workshop creating sculpture through the playful wrapping and binding of natural wood with textiles.

Taking inspiration from Henry Moore Institute's current exhibition SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling, the artist's use of natural materials and his meditative process, Ella will guide you in creating an abstract sculpture to take home.

We’ll use wood and textiles in a calming, repetitive process, perfect for families to slow down and create together.

JUNE Creative Club | Paint a trinket dish with Esk Haus

Come along to Terminus Tap Room and Bottle Shop, for Junes edition of Creative Club run by local artist Amy (Studio Esk Haus). Get creative and paint your own trinket dish, using brushes and stencils, while enjoying a fun and relaxing atmosphere.

You can, as always, create your own design but this month there'll be some celestial inspired stencils to experiment with.

Don't worry if you're a complete beginner. The purpose is to relax and do something mindfully.. no pressure! Being creative is for everyone :) but this event is for the grown ups only!

Left of Leeds Live: Experimental Music

An evening of family friendly entertainment to celebrate 10 years of “Left of Leeds” broadcasting uneasy listening music to the nation on East Leeds Community Radio.

For your delectation and delight we have collage and soundscapes from The Hapless Child, soothing noise from Ash Sagar, voice and electric lap steel guitar from Milana Suruhanyan/John Bissett and to complete the evening, friend of ChapelFM/East Leeds Community Radio, Chris Sharkey.