1-3pm every last Thursday of the month.

With ‘Philosophy Café’ we aim to ignite our minds to deep thinking. To consider, reconsider and seed new thoughts. This is a group which offers a meeting place for those wishing to engage in deep debate, but also those who are wishing to meet others and spark up meaningful conversation.

Each month we introduce concept, thought and perception to evoke a strong dialogue , allowing all to participate or to sit, consider and enjoy. Like the great philosophers of the past, we reintroduce a small space for expansive thought.

7-9pm every last Thursday of the month.

Come join us for a companionable reading experience at Open House. Readers bring their own book, there is no assigned reading, we read together at our own pace. The group offers an opportunity for focused, quiet reading time - an introvert friendly social meet up, no small talk required.

Over the 2 hours the first 30 minutes would be used to settle in, get a drink and find a comfortable space. An hour of silent reading would follow and then the last 30 minutes given over to chat or keep reading.

5-9pm every last Friday of the month.

Sam’s Club is back for Samhain! Come celebrate the end of harvest season and the beginning of winter with a cosy evening of pumpkin carving, spooky craft-making, games and music. Bring along your own pumpkins to carve together in community.

Our kitchen will be serving warming, nourishing bowl food, and our pop-up bar will also be open serving seasonal cocktails, mocktails and hot cocoa for kids.

5.30-7.30pm on Sunday, 2nd November.

Slow down, tune in, and let your inner world speak through all your senses. This is a space where music becomes a pathway to emotional release, sensory awareness, and connection. 

During this event, we’ll blend art, mindful listening, and a gentle active meditation, guiding you through creative expression, embodied presence, and reflection.

Art materials are provided. No art skills needed! Come as you are.

7.45-8.45pm on Monday, 3rd November

Community drumming is the most inclusive and accessible way to make joyous music with others.  At heart, we are rhythmical beings and drumming is a very natural way to connect with our innate musicianship.  

In this session you will have the opportunity to play African drums, Brazilian percussion and instruments made from junk as we raise the roof with our co-created beats.  

All instruments are provided and there is no need for previous musical experience. Come along, meet new people, and find out just how nourishing music-making can be.  

2-3.30pm every 1st Thursday of the month.

Are you an artist in the local area and want to meet other creatives? Does the beauty of the local area fill you with a creative lust and you want to be inspired by how other artists are creating? 

Join our artist meetup! This casual gathering is an opportunity for us to connect as a creative community, share ideas, collaborate and be inspired by one another.

Each meetup, we take it in turn to lead a creative class. One meetup, Pip Mactaggart shared her watercolor technique, and on other meetups we painted outside with Samuel Rignall, and explored drawing from the imagination with Shaun Friend.

From 7pm on Friday, 7th November.

Latin Voices Trio is a celebration of the music of Latin America fused together with jazz, soul and contemporary music. Latin Voices are brought together and led by Black British female jazz influenced vocalist Helen Gayle.

Inspired by artistes such as Tania Maria, Flora Purim, Airto Moria and Chick Corea, Helen uses these influences to create infectious rhythms, driving grooves and space for improvisation and interaction.

From 6.30pm on Saturday, 8th November.

Join us for a fiery Bonfire Night inspired supper at Open House, in our latest kitchen takeover by local chef John Parsons! John will be serving a collection of small plates, flavours and textures, celebrating the best of local ingredients with global flavours and cooking styles.

Our pop-up cocktail and mocktail bar will also be open, serving seasonal toffee apple whiskey sour cocktails, beer, wine and more.

5-7pm on Sunday, 9th November.

A deeply restorative class combining the stillness of Yin yoga with the gentle power of guided trance relaxation.

The session begins by inviting you into floor-based Yin postures with the support of props, softening tension and quietening the mind. As the body unwinds, we transition into a guided trance - a deeply relaxed state of awareness that calms the nervous system and opens space for subconscious healing and integration.

This session offers a profound reset for body and mind - soothing stress, improving sleep, and inviting you home to yourself. No experience needed; all levels are welcome.

10-11.30am every 2nd Thursday of the month.

Join the Open House Stitch Club to create, mend and gather together in community. 

Bring along clothes to repair, your sewing needles, crochet hooks, knitting needles, for a coffee, knit and chat in the Open House Cafe. Whether you are a keen knitter, have hole-y socks to repair or would like to learn to crochet - all are welcome to join and learn from each other.

6.30-9pm on Saturday, 15th November.

Open your heart, free your body, and find your deeper space.

Root into presence and reconnect with yourself through the heart-opening synergy of Cacao, breath, movement, and sound.

Step into Deeper Space - a guided 2.5-hour circle designed to open your heart, awaken your body, and expand your inner landscape. We will weave together the sacred plant medicine of Cacao, conscious breathwork, embodied movement and transformative sound to co-create deep presence and connection.

7.15-8.30pm on Sunday, 16th November.

As the fires of November fade and the crisp quiet of winter draws near, we invite you to sink into a full-length sound bath, holding space for rest, reflection, and gentle renewal.

Through resonant tones and soothing vibrations, we gather the warmth of the season’s embers, allowing echoes of the past month to settle, and open to the slow, comforting rhythm of approaching winter. Bring your eye masks, cosy socks and your presence - let’s cocoon together in sound.

2.00-4.00pm on Saturday, 22nd November.

Join Sam for this special workshop designed to help us move with more freedom and ease. In this supportive and collaborative session we will learn and practice fundamental movements to develop greater range in our bodies.

This workshop is for anyone who wants to move better and feel better, including:

• Busy people who want to learn to improve their movement capabilities in just 5–20 minutes per day

• Anyone curious about moving more, who perhaps aren’t into yoga, or are turned off by yoga

• Active people—runners, hikers, climbers, cyclists,—wanting to support their performance and recovery, or wanting to learn to “spin up” their bodies before doing their sport

• Anyone with stiffness or aches who would like to learn to free up their movement and find more ease in daily life

7-9pm on Saturday, 29th November.

Opposable Drums offer 100% live electronic music to support a conscious dance space within which dancers can find freedom.

Live improvisation allows for dialogue between the musicians and dancers which deepens the collective journey through a non-stop set of tunes inspired by the rise and fall wave of 5 Rhythms and Ecstatic dance. 

Join us for an eclectic journey starting with slower ambient soundscapes rising to a peak of improvised techno and polyrhythmic percussion, and moving to stillness through tribal grooves, broken beats and melodic jazz piano.

4-6.30pm on Sunday, 30th November.

Join us as we get into the festive spirit and create our own decorative winter wreaths. Zanna from The Peak Garden will share floristry techniques as we use foliage from her flower farm in Hope. Along with locally-sourced pine-cones, seed heads, feathers, dried grasses, Zanna will demonstrate different methods for us all to create festive wreaths together.

The Peak Garden are committed to using sustainable, compostable and reusable resources. Along with flowers grown at their flower farm in Hope, we will use willow wreath bases and garden moss, both of which are sustainable and long-lasting.

Includes a mince pie and a choice of warming teas.

From 7pm on Saturday, 6th December.

Be transported into the rich world of Indian music, an ancient artistic tradition brought to life through the ornate and melodic violin playing of Kamalbir Singh accompanied by profound, soulful tabla rhythms played by John Ball. An evening of contemplative improvisation and creative spontaneity.

4-6pm on Sunday, 7th December.

Join Victoria  for a deeply nourishing two-hour ‘hygge’ themed Yin Yoga practice. 

Hygge (pronounced hoo-gah) is a Danish word that describes a cozy, warm, and comfortable feeling — like being curled up with a blanket, a hot drink, and good company. 

In the spirit of Hygge, enjoy a restorative and contemplative journey into stillness - a unique opportunity to go within.

10am-5pm on Saturday, 13th December.

As the year draws to a close and winter invites us to slow down, join us for a day of restoration in a truly magical setting - a sanctuary nestled among the trees, with sweeping views over the Derwent Valley.

Led by Emily Sutton and Holly Benson from Restore Retreats, this carefully curated retreat brings together science, nature, movement, and sound to help you reset your mind and body before the festive season.

From 6.30pm on Saturday, 13th December.

Local chef John Parsons is back at Open House, serving up a special Christmas feast for his final kitchen takeover of the year! John will be taking us on a festive journey, re-imagining a traditional Christmas dinner in a five course tasting menu.

Our pop-up bar will also be open, serving seasonal cocktails, mocktails, beer, wine and more.

6.30-8.30pm on Friday, 19th December.

Join Emily, as the festive season gathers pace, for this special December workshop - an opportunity to pause, breathe and move into Christmas with intention. 

Expect a soft but flowing candle-lit movement practice, intention setting and a spacious, grounding relaxation. Drawing on themes from yoga philosophy, we will reflect on how yoga's timeless teachings can support us in navigating the pressures and pace of  this time of year.