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Pictures from Ayscoughfee Enlightenment at Spalding

By Victoria Fear
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victoria.fear@iliffepublishing.co.uk
Published: 16:22, 24 March 2025

A feast for the senses was on offer at an 18th century pleasure garden revival over the weekend.

Staff and friends of Ayscoughfee Hall and Gardens in Spalding had spent more than a year putting together a wonderful show to celebrate the historic building’s past.

A fire display, performance by flower nymphs in the Rose Garden along with a grotto to remember the Fens legend of Tiddy Mun were some of the attractions at the Bridgerton and Vanity Fair inspired event, which put on four shows over the weekend.

An amazing show was enjoyed by visitors PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
An amazing show was enjoyed by visitors PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES

Music was provided by the Rose Quartet and a Mirnesse choir at the Ayscoughfee Enlightenment.

Visitors learned more about the people who lived at Ayscoughfee Hall PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Visitors learned more about the people who lived at Ayscoughfee Hall PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
The cast of Ayscoughfee Enlightenment helped to share more about the lives of the former residents of the hall PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
The cast of Ayscoughfee Enlightenment helped to share more about the lives of the former residents of the hall PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Ayscoughfee Enlightenment took visitors back to the 18th century PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Ayscoughfee Enlightenment took visitors back to the 18th century PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Cast of the Ayscoughfee Enlightenment PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Cast of the Ayscoughfee Enlightenment PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Cast of the Ayscoughfee Enlightenment PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Cast of the Ayscoughfee Enlightenment PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
An amazing show was seen at Ayscoughfee Enlightenment PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
An amazing show was seen at Ayscoughfee Enlightenment PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Crowds enjoy the show PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Crowds enjoy the show PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
A musician entertains in the grounds of Ayscoughfee Gardens PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
A musician entertains in the grounds of Ayscoughfee Gardens PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
The Prince and Princess of Wales, Frederick and Augusta, attended PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
The Prince and Princess of Wales, Frederick and Augusta, attended PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
The Prince and Princess of Wales, Frederick and Augusta, attended PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
The Prince and Princess of Wales, Frederick and Augusta, attended PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Royalty attended the event PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Royalty attended the event PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
A string quartet performed during the Ayscoughfee Enlightenment event PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
A string quartet performed during the Ayscoughfee Enlightenment event PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
The Earth installation was one of the attractions of Ayscoughfee Enlightenment PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
The Earth installation was one of the attractions of Ayscoughfee Enlightenment PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Maurice Johnson II aka Karl Gernert welcomed visitors to Ayscoughfee PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Maurice Johnson II aka Karl Gernert welcomed visitors to Ayscoughfee PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Dancers helped to put on an amazing show at the Ayscoughfee Enlightenment event PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Dancers helped to put on an amazing show at the Ayscoughfee Enlightenment event PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Dancers entertained at the Ayscoughfee Enlightenment event PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Dancers entertained at the Ayscoughfee Enlightenment event PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Some of the attractions at the Ayscoughfee Enlightenment event PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Some of the attractions at the Ayscoughfee Enlightenment event PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
A fire display was part of the fun PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
A fire display was part of the fun PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
The Earth installation created by Liz Kelleher PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
The Earth installation created by Liz Kelleher PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
A page welcomed guests to Ayscoughfee Enlightenment PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
A page welcomed guests to Ayscoughfee Enlightenment PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
More than 3,000 tickets were sold for the Ayscoughfee Enlightenment PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
More than 3,000 tickets were sold for the Ayscoughfee Enlightenment PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Visitors were entertained by dancers PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Visitors were entertained by dancers PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Fire was a theme of the Ayscoughfee Enlightenment event PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Fire was a theme of the Ayscoughfee Enlightenment event PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Some of the characters who entertained PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES
Some of the characters who entertained PHOTO: CHRIS LOWNDES

Did you go along to the event?

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