The Handmade House
Beards Place Farm, 98 Lewes Road, Ditchling, BN6 8TZ
01273 845355 ralphlevy@onetel.com
Open four weekends in May
7th & 8th, 14th & 15th, 21st & 22nd, 28th & 29th Opening times: 11am - 6pm
On the edge of Ditchling village a magical house and garden awaits you....
Sample delicious food from our artist's co-operative kitchen, irresistible cakes and bread from the wood fired oven. Showing in the house: paintings by Kate Sherman, Becky Blair, Jane Sybilla Fordham, Julian Vilarrubi and Anja Neidring; ceramics by Tanya La Mantia, Lucy Ogden, Ralph Levy, Guy Holder; jewellery by Emma Wilcox, Jenny Turtill and Fiona Hutchinson; textiles by Jenni Cresswell.
Take a walk on the wild side..
This year our sculpture trail features a diverse collection of works by Christian Funnell, David Price, Belinda Ferretter, Danny Manning, Hector Smith, Jeni Sharpstone and Sebastian Pedley.
Plants and garden furniture and ironwork available to buy.
Our pop-up restaurant season kicks off with May serving delicious pizzas from our wood fired over on fine Sunday evenings. Booking recommended.
Keep it local, keep it simple, make it beautiful.
Parking available (please don't park in the Shirleys)
Ralph Levy - Garden ironwork
Ralph Levy is also showing his garden ironwork at the Cherry Tree Bungalow in Brighton this year.
Workshops
If you'd like to develop your own creative skills you can join one of our day workshops, weekend workshops or evening classes, which are held in the restored milking parlor with lovely views of the Ditchling Beacon.
Ralph Levy - Ceramics Evening Classes
Ralph runs a series of six week classes in ceramics in his studio in the grounds of the Handmade House.
Contact Ralph Levy direct on 01273 845355 for further details and bookings.
About the Handmade House
The Handmade House is a unique 1930’s farm cottage set in a rambling landscape at the foot of the South Downs in Sussex. Set up by New Zealand, sculptor and designer Ralph Levy with the aim of establishing a centre for the visual arts. Throughout the year the house and gardens showcase Ralph’s wonderful furniture, ceramics and garden structures, and in May and December he opens up the house and garden to other artists to exhibit their works. The Handmade House offers you the opportunity to commission and buy beautiful bespoke furniture and objects directly from the makers.
The Brighton Festival and Open House Trail
As two of our major events we open the house to the public during the Brighton Festival in May and as part of the Christmas Open Houses. All the rooms in the house are open and offer you the opportunity to view paintings, ceramics, furniture and lighting within this delightful domestic setting. Outside you can linger in the garden sampling our delicious homemade cakes and lunches; with much of the produce coming from the garden, even the eggs which come from our tame chickens. After lunch, walk through the sculpture trail meandering through farm land where you can find exciting site specific sculptures.
The Handmade House, Beards Place Farm, 98 Lewes Road, Ditchling,
BN6 8TZ
01273 845355
ralphlevy@onetel.com