Spring Blooms and Squirrel Strategy in the Walled Garden
Lydiard Park's Walled Garden is flourishing with a historic tulip display, the glorious outcome of a £2,500 donation from...
Piper's 'Bolingbroke at Lydiard Tregoze' on display at "A Very British Art Revolution' at Museum & Art Swindon
Members of the Friends were among the guests at the launch of the ‘A Very British Art Revolution’ exhibition at the...
Grant Award for Churchyard Survey
We are delighted to report that the Friends’ application to ChurchCare for a grant towards a survey of the Table Tombs in...
Battle of Ellendun Project Plan
Next year marks the 1200th anniversary of the Battle of Ellendun in AD 825, one of the most decisive battles in English...
Local Artist Billy Beaumont Joins Friends of Lydiard Park Trustees
The Friends of Lydiard Park are delighted to announce that Swindon based professional artist Billy Beaumont has joined their...
Lord Bolingbroke’s 21st Birthday Remembered – a stunning solid silver rosebowl restored
In March 2024 a special party gathered on the steps of Lydiard House to recreate a historic occasion captured in photograph...
The Viscount who fought as a Tommy
Vernon St John, the last Lord to live at Lydiard Park, features in a new book. The Keep in 60 People provides a...
Elliot Woolford Diaries Project update
In December 2020 The Friends of Lydiard Park began an ambitious project to transcribe and digitise a series of meticulously...
Wessex Museums Welcomes Lydiard House Museum to the Partnership
Lydiard House, which is an accredited museum, has joined the prestigious Wessex Museum partnership. This thriving...
Sponsor a Tile – new roof needed for St. Mary’s Church stable room
The roof is an important part of any building, and the Stable Room roof at St Mary’s Lydiard Tregoze is no exception. This...