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• Paulo's Circus

  • Date: 19th June 2026 - 28th June 2026
  • Every day
  • Location: Lydiard Park (Main Lawn)
  • Cost: Varies

  Enter the world where world-record breakers meet mechanical marvels as Paulo's Circus takes centre stage at Lydiard Park.

  

  The magic of the circus is coming to Lydiard Park!

  Introducing The Zirkus, which will be touring the country throughout 2026.

  Find out more and book tickets via the Lydiard Park website

• Ken White Week at Lydiard House Museum

  • Date: 20th June 2026 - 2nd July 2026
  • Every day
  • Location: Lydiard House Museum
  • Time: 10:00 - 16:00
  • Cost: Admission costs £6.70 for an adult and £3.65 for a child (under 3s go free). Family tickets are also available.

  Lydiard House Museum is celebrating the life and work of talented Swindon artist Ken White (1943 - 2025) with a special exhibition titled ‘Ken White: The Creative Legacy of a Swindon Artist’.

  

  Please note: due to the hot temperatures expected this week, we have altered the opening times of Lydiard House Museum for the comfort and safety of our visitors and staff. Our two artist-led activities, due to take place on Wednesday and Thursday, have also been rescheduled. Please read below for more details.

  Lydiard House Museum will be open from 10.00am – 4.00pm on:

  • Friday, 26 June
  • Saturday, 27 June
  • Sunday, 28 June
  • Wednesday, 1 July
  • Thursday, 2 July

  Visitors can take part in a range of artist-led workshops and activities inspired by Ken White’s artistic styles and creative practice as follows:

  • Saturday, 27 June: Diorama Workshop with Sue Bardwell
  • Wednesday, 1 July: Collaborative Collage with Billy Beaumont (FREE)
  • Thursday, 2 July: Linocut Workshop with Sophia Bullock

  Find out more via the Lydiard Park website.

• Outdoor Theatre: Romeo and Juliet

  • Date: 25th July 2026
  • Location: Lydiard Park Walled Garden
  • Time: 17:30
  • Cost: Adult ticket (16+ years) £16; Child ticket (3 to 15 years) £13; Student ticket £13; Family ticket (2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children) £50

  Outdoor theatre is coming back to Lydiard Park!

  

  Join us this summer for a magical experience in our Walled Garden as award-winning Immersion Theatre Company proudly presents an unforgettable adaptation of William Shakespeare’s iconic, Romeo and Juliet.

  This powerful story of forbidden love and bitter rivalry is brought to life in a visual spectacle infused with comedy, heart-break, and danger. Moving, funny, and tragic in equal measure, this beautiful production will see Immersion continue to build on their reputation for producing Shakespeare for all, be it the seasoned theatre-goer or budding literary enthusiast.

  This is Shakespeare as it’s meant to be: interactive, fun, and highly accessible!

  Bring picnic blankets, rugs or low-back chairs and enjoy live theatre in the beautiful surroundings of Lydiard Park. Refreshments will be available on site. Recommended for ages 10+

  Running time: Act 1: 50 minutes, Interval, Act 2: 40 minutes.

  Book tickets via the Lydiard Park website

• Outdoor Theatre: The Jungle Book

  • Date: 2nd August 2026
  • Location: Lydiard Park Walled Garden
  • Time: 15:00
  • Cost: Adult ticket (16+ years) £16; Child ticket (3 to 15 years) £13; Student ticket £13; Family ticket (2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children) £50

  Outdoor theatre is coming back to Lydiard Park!

  

  Join us this summer for a magical experience in our Walled Garden.

  Immersion Theatre are thrilled to bring their trademark energy to their wildly entertaining musical adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling family favourite, The Jungle Book! Filled with original music, audience interaction, and a host of larger-than-life characters, you are invited to join Mowgli and his friends, Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther, on a madcap jungle adventure as they meet and attempt to outwit a slithering snake, some cheeky monkeys, and the fierce tiger, Shere Khan!

  Funny, exciting and wildly entertaining, this AOOO-some musical will have you howling with laughter: It’s the perfect treat for the whole family!

  Bring picnic blankets, rugs or low-back chairs and enjoy live theatre in the beautiful surroundings of Lydiard Park. Refreshments will be available on site. Recommended for ages 4+

  Running time: Act 1: 45 minutes, Interval, Act 2: 40 minutes.

  Book online via the Lydiard Park website