Find out what classes are running each week during term time at Elmslie House. For more details on the classes, click on the highlighted blue class descriptions in the table below. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, these may be liable to…
HOORAY FOR INDEPENDENTS!
As we write this, news of the lifting of lockdown restrictions in time for the run up to Christmas is filtering through and the Elmslie Team is doing a heartfelt happy dance. As an independent business, we’re in the same…
Blue Magpie Christmas Gift Guide
November is normally a busy month for craft fairs and with galleries and ‘non-essential’ shops also closed, increasingly the craft world has taken to online events. This is our Blue Magpie version to guide you towards the makers who would…
Blue Magpie Contemporary Craft Fair
With the evenings drawing in, the air becoming cooler and the leaves changing colour on the trees, the team at Elmslie House are in full swing planning and preparing for the next Blue Magpie Contemporary Craft Fair. Many bigger events…
EMMA HARDICKER AND THE ELMSLIE COMMSSION
Emma Hardicker is a designer, printmaker, painter and Blue Magpie favourite. Anyone who’s visited Elmslie House will have seen her work dotted throughout the house – from limited edition prints to curtains and blinds. Having been a fan of Emma’s…
Keith James and the Music of Yusuf-Cat Stevens
NOW POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH 27th 2021 ***Due to the November date falling within the second lockdown all ticket holders should have received an e-mail to offer a roll-over to the new date or a full refund If you haven’t heard…
Christmas with Blue Magpie Contemporary Craft Fair
11th, 12th & 13th December 2020 10.30 – 4.30 daily Elmslie House will be host to approx 30 makers over three days, a first for a Blue Magpie Craft Fair. Fully embracing the Christmas spirit, there will be mulled wine,…
DRAWING OUT THE ABSTRACT
A new exhibition has just opened at Elmslie House, featuring the dramatic and inspiring work of local artists Sue Firmin and Trudi Foggo. Sue and Trudi first exhibited together at Elmslie House two years ago and we’re thrilled that their…
Elmslie Embroidery Group
Wednesday term time 10am- 1pm & 2-5pm The Elmslie Embroidery Group has been set up with the aim of exploring influences on, and approaches to, contemporary textiles. These include the continually evolving relationship between art and craft and the connection…
Pilates with Wendy Green
Improves balance. Enhances flexibility. Builds strength. Perfects posture. Protects health. Enhances focus. Join me and experience the positive changes that your pilates class can have on your health and wellbeing. All enquiries will be to Wendy Green on 07790 101470…
Creative Dance Class for Parents and Under 5s
Thursdays 1.45 – 2.30 (during term time) Through the use of props, songs, stories and themes, as well as different music genres and rhythms I playfully initiate movement exploration and games, seamlessly leading into dance. I guide the…
PAINT & FORM – a look at the exhibition
Paint & Form, the first event to take place at Elmslie House since the start of lockdown, is now in full swing and proving to be a great success. During the first few days of the exhibition, over 150 visitors…
MUSIC ON A GRAND SCALE
Elmslie House is renowned for its musical events. From classical, to folk and everything in between, Elmslie has hosted an impressive array of musicians over the years. Elmslie’s musical jewel in the crown – a Steinway Grand (A) piano –…
PAINT & FORM…a new exhibition
Despite lockdown, the team at Elmslie House have, like so many others up and down the country, been working from home and catching up via the wonders of technology (invariably with a mug of tea in hand!) With all events…
WHEN THERE’S RAIN, LOOK FOR RAINBOWS
The ethos of Elmslie House has always been about supporting and promoting artists and craftspeople. Like so many small businesses, Elmslie has been adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, with bookings cancelled and events not able to take place. Despite…
WHERE THERE’S TEA, THERE’S CAKE
In Charlie Mackesy’s hugely successful, uplifting and inspiring book, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, there’s a little mole who is rather fond of cake. It was this velvet jacketed chap who said, “where there’s tea, there’s…
KEEPING CALM AND CARRYING ON
The doors of Elmslie House may be closed, but there’s plenty happening behind the scenes. The Elmslie Team are all working remotely from home, having catch ups via the wonders of technology; finding news ways to work and keep in…
MEET THE TEAM
It seems strange to think that only a few weeks ago Elmslie House was playing host to the Blue Magpie Contemporary Craft Market, and we were free to wander amongst the stalls, chat to makers, drink tea and eat Anna’s…
WELCOME TO ELMSLIE HOUSE
Elmslie House is a private Grade II listed family home in the heart of Great Malvern in Worcestershire. Lovingly and elegantly restored and renovated by Anna and Bernard Taylor, the house plays host to a wide range of events, from…
Coronavirus update
We’re operating a certified COVID secure venueUpdated 3rd December 2020 You’ll be pleased to know that we continue to operate as a COVID Secure venue, and have receive certification confirming the necessary processes in place to keep everyone safe. We…
Art Classes at Elmslie House
New to Elmslie House is the introduction to Art classes, each Wednesday in term time. The Elmslie group is made up of experienced artists, some semi professional as well as amateurs working to a high standard.Mentored Julia Beard, who is…
Monthly Gong Bath & Sound Meditation at Elmslie House
“A truly wonderful experience – I am totally blown away” Following the success of the previous Gong Baths & Sound Meditation sessions Antony and Angie have already run at Elmslie House, they are now looking to hold regular monthly sound…
