August Open Day: Entry to the Mansion and gardens

Welcome to the August Open Day, featuring our regular, popular Fun Dog Show.

Visitors are able to explore both the 24 acres of Gardens and three floors of the Mansion, including the stables and cellars, at their leisure.

There are no guided tours, but Room Stewards will be on hand to answer questions and there will be a "10 minute Introductory Video" running throughout the day in the mansion.Tea, coffee, home-made cakes and light lunches will be available, as well as a bar selling alcoholic drinks.Please note - Refreshments are NOT included as part of the entry fee.Shaw's barbecue and the Pizza van will also be on site.

An ice-cream van will be there for children of all ages.

The Harlow Brass Band will be back by popular demand.

There will be craft and charity stalls, exhibitions, home-made and home-grown produce for sale, and children's entertainer Johnny Slap will be keeping everyone busy with slapstick comedy and various circus skills, and Strawberry Sue will also entertain.

You will also be able to see the Chingford Morris Men performing traditional dances.

The Trust shop will be open as well as the popular second-hand book stall.

The Friends desk will be there to deal with any enquiries on the day.

The Walled Garden will be selling plants and produce - please bring along your own bags.See John Conyers and his family and friends, brought to you by the Royal Living History Group.Enter your dog into our fun Dog Show 3 entry per class.

Dogs are welcome in the groups of Copped Hall, providing they are kept on a lead.

Assistance dogs only are allowed in the Racquets Court, but dogs arenot allowed in the Mansion.In addition, access to the Walled Garden for those with mobility issues is now possible with our new Golf Buggy, taking you from the Mansion to the Gardens and back again throughout the day.Mansion - Cellars, Stables, Ground and First Floor.

Gardens - including Site of Earlier Houses and Walled Garden.

Access to Cellars and First Floor of Mansion is currently by staircase only.

Gardens are undulating/uneven lawn surfaces with some paths on a sloping site.

The Walled Garden is also on a sloping site.

Very limited access currently for wheelchair users.Tickets bought in advance online are cheaper than tickets bought on the day at entry point.

Online sales close at 10pm the night before the event.

Cash and cards are accepted on the day.