KEMNAY HOUSE

The weather is finally getting warmer and we're enjoying the seasonal show of blooms at Kemnay House. Here's our latest newsletter with ...

After our winter hibernation, life is stirring again at Kemnay House: Over the past month we have been busily organising all corners of...

Wishing you a very Happy New Year. Please download and read the latest news from Kemnay House:

After a very successful gallery opening fro North East Open Studios in September, the house has again fallen quiet. It's now the end of...

The summer is drawing to a close, as the late Buddleia blooms and butterflies return to the garden - a very welcome sight. However,...

We started off the month with our first open weekend since 2019. There was much apprehension about opening during the pandemic, but...

It has been a busy month at Kemnay House preparing for our first open weekend since 2019: restocking the gallery, tidying rooms and...

As we edge towards our first open weekend in July (all details on 'Opening Times' page) I'm spending time reacquainting myself with our...

When cleaning you notice the little things - We are lucky enough to have a small, but beautiful, collection of snuff boxes to polish, as...

The spring equinox has given us a weekend of bright sunlight, as well as the first bloom of buds, which has helped lift the spirits and...

It has been a long, cold winter for all, so our spirits were lifted last week when the first signs of spring were spotted in the garden. ...

The days are frequently starting with autumn mists and that smell of wood smoke, even where no fire is visible. The trees along the...

We're sometimes lucky enough to receive very intriguing letters about our family and Kemnay House that people have found in their own...

As the light takes on a more autumnal quality, and the garden hues begin to glow with touches of orange and russet, I get increasingly...

When walking around a very quiet Kemnay House this summer one of the uplifting pleasures has been admiring the many pictures, trinkets...

One of the positive sides of spending so much time around the house is observing the garden grow as spring turns to summer. Nature's...

In the second part of this post, I wanted to remember a hugely important member of the family - Nanny. Her commitment, love and hard...

As we had planned to open for VE Day this coming weekend, we thought we'd communicate some of the stories about life at Kemnay during the...

Here's a wonderful, and very kind, update from our fantastic volunteer Sheila (who cleaned all the books in the library last year, along...

As everywhere, the effects of this international crisis have been a challenge for us: The month started with designing advertisements for...