BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Brighton.co.uk - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Brighton.co.uk X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://brighton.co.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Brighton.co.uk REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261024T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261024T130000 DTSTAMP:20260928T135111Z CREATED:20260925T160527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T135111Z UID:10941-1792839600-1792846800@brighton.co.uk SUMMARY:Walk & Draw at Stanmer Park DESCRIPTION:Join me for a guided Walk and Draw at Stanmer Park with a material chat and learn practical tips to fill your sketchbook.\nJoin me\, Ulrike Mieke\, Illustrator and avid sketchbooker for a fun day of walking and drawing at Stanmer Park. \nWe will be starting our walk at Stanmer Park\, Lower Lodges car park in Brighton. Where you’ll be introduced to different drawing materials and a demostration of drawing exercises to help guide you on your walk. We will then set off on our walk\, stopping along the way to draw looping back along the same path after a visit to the village. \nEmbrace the autumn weather with your sketchbook in hand! Whether you’re an experienced artist or just enjoy doodling\, this event is for everyone! Meet fellow sketchbook enthusiasts\, get inspired and learn how to draw from life. I’ll be sharing what materials I use and recommend\, how to fill a sketchbook and tips for observational drawing. \nDon’t miss out on this unique opportunity to combine light exercise\, fresh crisp air and creativity! \nWhere to meet:\nWe’ll gather at the Lower Lodges West car park\, for our introduction\, brief chat before we set off on our walk. See below the map information to view the meeting point. \nHow to get there:\nYou can reach Stanmer Park by public transport\, bike\, on foot or car. \nThe main access routes to the park are:\nStony Mere Way off Lewes Road\nColdean Lane (via the woods and footbridge)\nDitchling Road (via Upper Lodges Car Park or footpaths from The Downs)\nThere are footpaths connecting to the South Downs and the University of Sussex and marked trails for walkers and cyclists within the park. \nBy Bus\nStanmer Park is one of 3 popular countryside destinations within the South Downs National Park you can reach using our ‘Breeze’ buses. The 78 service goes into the heart of Stanmer Park to and from the city centre every day of the week except Christmas Day. Route 78 to Stanmer Park. The 79 service to Ditchling Beacon gives access to Stanmer Park from Ditchling Road and the Upper Lodges car park. There’s a bus stop on Ditchling Road directly outside. Route 79 to Ditchling Beacon. The 25 bus provides a frequent 7-days-a-week service linking the city centre and Lewes Road with the Lower Lodges entrance. The 23 service offers links from Eastern Road and Queens Park. \nBy train\nFalmer Station provides an easy way to access Stanmer Park as well as the University of Sussex and Brighton University’s Falmer campus. A pathway leads to Stanmer Park from the station’s main entrance by the ticket office. Go via the underpass and follow the path going left after the underpass to reach Stanmer Park’s Lower Lodges entrance. \nBikes\nA National Cycle Path runs near the Lower Lodges entrance\, linking the city centre to Stanmer Park\, Lewes and beyond. Cycle parking is at the following locations at Stanmer Park: \nLower Lodges west car park (2 banks of stands\, one at each end of the car park)\nChurch car park\nWalled Garden/craft museum (2 separate banks of stands near the entrance)\nPatchway car park\, upper level \nCycling is only allowed on:\nMarked\, shared-use pathways\nPark roadways\nPermissive bridleways\nMotorcycles \nFree motorcycle parking is provided in a designated space in the Patchway car park\, upper level. \nCar parking\nParking charges apply in designated\, signed car parks throughout Stanmer Park.\nDisabled car parking is free in the car parks\, if you correctly display your Blue Badge and clock. \nCar parking is not allowed on:\nPark roadways\nPathways\nPavements\nVerges\nGrassed areas\nEnforcement is in operation. \nThere are 6 designated car parks:\nLower Lodges west\nLower Lodges east\nChurch car park\nChalkhill car park\nPatchway car park\nUpper Lodges (closes to public vehicles and is locked at 5pm daily)\nSee our car park map for more information on car park locations. \nTo pay\, you can use PaybyPhone.\nUsing Paypoint\nPayPoint allows you to pay for parking with cash or cards at over 150 stores in the city.\nFor people who want to pay with cash\, the nearest retailers displaying the PayPoint logo are: \nASDA\, Unit 1 Crowhurst Road\, Brighton\, BN1 8AS\nColdean Local Store Ltd\, 3a Park Road\, Brighton\, BN1 9AA\nThe Co-operative\, Bramer House\, Brighton\, BN1 9QU\nIncome from car parking is ringfenced for the management and maintenance of Stanmer Park. \nStanmer Village Parking\nCar parking in Stanmer Village is allowed for authorised permit holders and valid Blue Badge holders\, as long as you correctly display your permit and Blue Badge. \nCharges for car parking at Stanmer Park\nCharges vary depending on time and location. A full listing of the charges is below.\nPayByPhone services charges\nThere’s a 10p service charge for each transaction. \nThere are other optional charges for additional message alerts and receipts\, both of which cost 10p for each message. \nThe option for these can be changed in the default settings. \nStanmer Park (Chalk Hill\, Church Car Park\, Lower Lodges\, Upper Lodges) \nChalk Hill\, Church Car Park and Lower Lodges are open Monday to Sunday\, 9am to 8pm. You can stay for a maximum of 11 hours during the charged for period. There is strictly no overnight camping or sleeping in vehicles. \nUpper Lodges is open Monday to Sunday\, 9am to 5pm only as it closes to public vehicles and is locked at 5pm daily. You can stay for a maximum of 8 hours. \nParking charges from 2 May 2026: \nParking periodChargeUp to 1 hour- £1.50 Up to 2 hours- £2.20 Up to 4 hours-£3.50 Up to 11 hours/up to 8 hours (maximum)-£6.80. \nStanmer Park (Patchway Car Park and overflow): \nMonday to Sunday\, 9am to 8pm – maximum stay 11 hours during the charged for period\, strictly no overnight camping or sleeping in vehicles \nParking period Charge Up to 1 hour – £1.70 Up to 2 hours- £3.40Up to 4 hours- £6.60 Up to 11 hours (maximum)- £9.20. \nWhat to bring with:\nWater/Warm drinks and snacks (Hat\, rain jacket)\nPlease wear comfortable walking shoes. It might be muddy and wet!\nA sketchbook to use on the walk and draw.\nDrawing Materials – can be a pencil\, watercolours\, paints or ballpoint pen! Anything goes!\nRecommended Materials: \nSketchbooks:\nBring your own sketchbook\, any size of your choice.\nPencils & Paints\nLike I’ve said – anything goes! So it’s quite hard to say what materials are best\, therefore I’ve just recommended a few if you’re keen to get going with sketching from life. \nFaber Castell coloured pencils ( You can start by buying some of your favourite colours separately and build up your range in this way)\nDerwent Inktense Pencils ( Lovely saturated colours\, great to play around with for watersoluable colours.)\nWatercolour set ( Windsor & Newton are great if you’re invested in your art but if you’re just starting out\, a more cost effective water colour set will do the trick!)\nTombow Brush pens – they are great for blocking out big areas of colour and to get a paintly effect)\nReuseable brush pens ( These are great for filling with water\, makes it super easy to paint on the go!) URL:https://brighton.co.uk/whats-on/events/walk-draw-at-stanmer-park/ LOCATION:Stanmer Park\, Stanmer Park\, Brighton\, Brighton and Hove\, BN1 9QA CATEGORIES:Workshops & classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://brighton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/walk-and-draw-stanmer-park.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Ulrike Mieke Marais":MAILTO:ulrikemarais.96@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR