Katherine Mansfield House & Garden Open Day

The childhood home of internationally acclaimed writer Katherine Mansfield will be buzzing with activity on our annual open day which includes a plant sale, public talk by historian Elizabeth Cox and demonstration from the Faultline Lacemakers Group. Entry to the house is by donation and includes our current exhibition ‘Growing Up on Mr Ward’s Map: Stories of Young Lives in Victorian Wellington'. This exhibition explores some of the stories and landscapes of childhood in Wellington, including that of Katherine Mansfield, her siblings and her young neighbours, through the medium of the Thomas Ward map. See our website for the full programme. This year, Katherine Mansfield House & Garden is part of the Thorndon Creative and Historic Cottages Walk. Enjoy a stroll through historic Thorndon between Katherine Mansfield House & Garden, Randell Cottage, Lilburn House and the garden at Rita Angus Cottage. Each site will be open on Sunday 25 October with activities including talks, readings and sketching in the garden. Pick up a map at any of the four houses to guide your stroll, perhaps stopping at a café on Tinakori Road for fuel along the way!