- Sparkling Afternoon Tea with Outdoor Train Tour – Saturdays and Sundays – Denbies Vineyard – 25 miles from Magna House
Enjoy a glass of Denbies Sparkling Wine as you are taken through the vineyard to the highest viewpoint on this informative tour. Denbies Award winning Sparkling wine is made from carefully selected handpicked grapes on the estate.Then enjoy a leisurely sparkling afternoon tea in the peace and tranquillity of the Vineyard Restaurant. Denbies award winning sparkling wine accompanied with a delicious afternoon tea, selection of sandwiches, cakes, scones, jam and cream. Beautiful all year round, overlooking avenues of vines, this is the perfect way to while away an afternoon - Al Murray UK Tour – Guv Island 2024 – Saturday 6th April – Dorking Halls – 25 miles from Magna House
Standing up so you don’t have to take it lying it down anymore, the Pub Landlord is back to make sense of the questions you probably already had the answers to. Tickets still available for the Matinee performance at the time this “What’s On” was written. - Royal Ascot Trials Day – Wednesday 1st May – Ascot Racecourse – 7 miles from Magna House
Ascot’s inaugural meeting of the 2024 Flat season is a top-class affair with important opportunities for horses to gain valuable experience at the track ahead of Royal Ascot. The seven-race card includes four specific trials for the Royal Meeting, led by the Group 3 Longines Sagaro Stakes, won in recent years by both Coltrane and Estimate en route to Gold Cup glory. - Party Games – 2nd -11th May – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre – 21 miles from Magna House
This hilariously acerbic new comedy-drama by political insider Michael McManus (Maggie & Ted), puts leadership on the ledge and goes inside the chaos of government to see whether advisers do advise and if ministers can decide. Starring Matthew Cottle (Game On, The Windsors), Debra Stephenson (Coronation Street, Dead Ringers), Ryan Early (Coronation Street, The Archers), Krissi Bohn (Coronation Street), Jason Callender (The Play That Goes Wrong in the West End), Natalie Dunne (The Third Man, Menier Chocolate Factory), and William Oxborrow (The Madness of George III, National Theatre). - Best of British Day – 27th May – Brooklands Museum – 9 miles from Magna House
Celebrate the best of British manufacturing at Brooklands Best of British day. Brooklands welcomes and celebrates the Best of British this May Bank Holiday – from British manufacturing down to one of our best-loved characters Paddington joining in the action. There will be a host of British built vehicles, from the pre-war Alvis, Norton and Sunbeam right through to the latest Jaguar models. - The Brooklands Festival of Motor Sport – 18th & 19th June – Brooklands Museum – 9 miles from Magna House
This two-day extravaganza, features the three Double Twelve Competition events, Test Hill ascents, great food, music and entertainment for the whole family. The event celebrates Brooklands’ rich motoring and motorsport history, and is always held on the weekend closest to the anniversary of the original opening of the race track on the 17th June 1907. Soak up the atmosphere of the site and see both current and vintage cars competing on the Speed Trials at Mercedes-Benz World on Saturday and then on the Driving Tests on Sunday, on the Banking and the Finishing Straight. If you prefer to be able to walk around and study your classic cars, then the “Pride of Brooklands” Concours may be the thing for you. - Royal Ascot – 18th – 22nd June – Ascot Racecourse – 7 miles from Magna House
There is no event in the social calendar quite as revered as Royal Ascot. After all, it’s reserved for the best; the best in racing – and, of course, the best in style. - Smoke and Fire Festival – 30th and 31st July -Ascot Racecourse – 7 miles from Magna House
The award-winning Smoke and Fire Festival is the largest BBQ festival experience in the UK, voted a great family weekend and charity event in support of the Air Ambulance. Alongside the stellar food offering, Smoke and Fire Festivals are known for their Americana, Blues, Rockabilly and Country music with live bands and singers performing across the whole weekend. - Egham Royal Show – 24th and 25th August – Caddey’s Field, Whitehall Lane, Egham TW20 9NW – 1.5 miles from Magna House
This year’s event will be the 164th annual show and it is a fantastic family event. The show features a main arena with attractions, a Lifestock Marquee, a Horticultural and Handicrafts Marquee, a live stage, childrens’ rides, vintage and classic vehicles and a Dog Show.