Play on Location with ‘Alice in Wonderland’
To celebrate Tim Burton’s new hit movie, “Alice in Wonderland,” the National Trust is kicking off an eight-month party at its Antony House in Cornwall near Plymouth. The classic, 18th-century mansion was the only “real” site for the filming of the motion picture.
The National Trust is transforming Antony into the fantasy land envisioned by Lewis Carroll, in collaboration with the Dodgy Clutch Theater Company. Other National Trust properties in Devon and Cornwall will play along, too.
Members of The Royal Oak Foundation, the U.S. affiliate of the National Trust, are admitted free to the grounds and house; some special events may cost a small fee.
- Antony House is now open
Explore Antony House for a sneak peek of the rooms appearing in scenes of the film, including Alice’s bedroom.
- Mad Hatter’s Tea Parties
Every weekend and Bank Holidays. Families can enjoy workshops, games and dressing up. It’s tea time at the tea-party marquee on Antony’s vast Cork Oak Lawn. Cost is an additional $8/£5 per person.
- The White Rabbit Easter Trail
April 2-9
Follow the trail of the elusive White Rabbit throughout Antony’s landscaped gardens. The trail is hosted by Cadbury Chocolate, with an additional $3/£1.50 per child.
- Explore Your Own Wonderland
May 29-June 3
Make friends with the Cheshire Cat and the rest of the Alice in Wonderland gang with a week of Alice-themed children’s activities. Check out the giant chessboard and become a queen, king, or knight in your own life-size game of chess.
- Weird and Wonderful Tea Parties
June 27
Special tea parties willl be held all across Devon and Cornwall at such National Trust properties as A la Ronde, Castle Drogo, Killerton, Lydford Gorge and Park Estate.
- Croquet Workshops
July 21 and 28; Aug. 5, 19, 25
Learn how to play croquet on the lawn at Antony. Let off some steam in a Caucus Race – no rules or instructions, just run at random per Lewis Carroll’s direction.
