Celebrate creativity, connection, and the wild beauty of the world around us. Throughout the day, immerse yourself in a rich tapestry of storytelling, art, music, and film, as we welcome an inspiring lineup of voices to share their passions and perspectives.

The Home Stage opens at 11am with the opportunity to pause and reflect with a screening of the award-winning film A Year in a Field, a meditative look at time, land, and legacy. Stay after the film for an intimate Q&A with director Christopher Morris, as he shares his experience from behind the lens.

Step into the world of renowned potter, artist, designer and entrepreneur Emma Bridgewater CBE, as she reflects on creativity, craft, and the joy of making in a special guest talk that promises warmth, wit, and wisdom.

Find strength and tenderness in the words of Reuben and Manni Coe, the inspiring brothers whose moving journey of love, resilience, and connection is captured in their bestselling book brother. do. you. love. me.

Let the music carry you as Hayden Thorpe and Clara Mann take to the stage with soul-stirring performances that blend voice and atmosphere and exploring themes of identity, nature and human connection.

Wander further into the landscape with ecologist Dan Ryan, whose Wildflower Walk uncovers the hidden life of Heligan’s native blooms as well as immersive art walks with Sue and Pete Hill, the visionary sculptors behind the iconic Mud Maid and Giant’s Head.

May 2025 saw the release of Simon’s latest publication, Dwell, inspired by The Lost Gardens of Heligan.

The reawakened landscape with its woods, meadows and ‘jungle’ offers a bustling, fertile realm for all sorts of creatures to inhabit. Armitage uses elements of riddle and folklore to animate a series of dwellings: the ‘twig-and-leaf crow’s-nest squat’ of a squirrel’s drey, a beaver lodge’s ‘spillikin stave church’ and a hive’s ‘reactor core’. Distinctions between human and animal, natural and cultivated, are blurred, emphasising commonality and creating a vibrant account of ‘non-stop stop-motion life’.

Dwell warns of the fragility of these spaces and their dwellers, exposed to relentless and sadly familiar environmental threats. Just as a garden provides refuge for wildlife, so do these intricate poems offer lasting homes to those who dwell within their lines.

In addition to poet laureate Simon Armitage you can enjoy a reading from French-born British poet of French, Welsh and Indian heritage Pascale Petit.