What's on at Kennaway House

Sidmouth Farmers' Market

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:31:48 GMT

Sidmouth Farmers' Market

We welcome you to attend the Market on the Lawn and enjoy the array of produce....Wednesday 22nd July and Wednesday 19th August.- No market during Folk Week.

Chinese Brush Painting by Khali Fu

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:23:20 GMT

Exhibition of Chinese Brush Stroke Painting on Silk by Khali Fu 15 - 21 Sept

New Paragraph

Kids Summer Activities

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:16:15 GMT

Wednesday Mornings 10am - 12pm 12th Aug - 02 Sept.

We will be joined by 'Feel the Breeze' Steve McCracken Art, Sidmouth Library, and Professor Bumble through the school holidays for an exciting line up of free drop in sessions! Grab the kids and come and join us on the lawn!

Beside the Seaside

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:50:27 GMT

Beside the Seaside Art Exhibition, 29th July - 19th August

Cafe Scientifique talk - Tuesday 21st July

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:09:29 GMT

How is wellbeing affected by work for people with arthritis ?

Tuesday 21st July - Cellar Bar

Kennaway Calendar

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:06:08 GMT

Bugle Calendar Re-Tune

Please note- Simeon Stafford's Exhibition ends on the 8th and the Sidmouth Jazz Club is cancelled this month, but returns in full effect on August 22nd..

Dayle Helsby Exhibition. Iberia

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:55:52 GMT

Preview Evening 20th July.

Exhibition 21st -26th July

New Paragraph

Fortnightly Farmers Market

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:46:46 GMT

Alternate Wednesdays 9am - 1pm

Delicious and local!! Quality products from local producers, come and support them on our front lawn!

Farmers Market

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:52:58 GMT

NEW!! Fortnightly Farmers Market coming to Kennaway House. Back on Weds April 1st. 2026.

Come and join us and a host of local suppliers and producers on the front lawn, alternate Weds mornings from 9am-1pm. More stalls every fortnight!

Weddings at Kennaway House

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:27:17 GMT

Weddings at Kennaway House - your day for your special day!

A beautiful setting for your very own special day - making it a day to remember for all the right reasons!

Your day - Your way!

Weekly Antique Valuations with BH&L

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

As the largest fine art auctioneers and valuers in the South West of England, Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood hold fine art valuation days Thursdays weekly at Kennaway House.

Thursdays weekly, 2pm-4pm
Free of charge

Become a Friend of Kennaway House for just £20 a year!

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Keep up-to-date with Kennaway's diverse and exciting range of exhibitions, talks, events, workshops and classes by signing up to our Annual Friends membership. For just £20 a year , receive our newsletter, support a thriving local charity, and become part of a community hub for arts, culture and learning.

To register your support and receive a form, call Kennaway House on 01395 515551 or email mail@kennawayhouse.org.uk

YAMZA!

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:19:21 GMT

Thursdays 4:30pm - 8pm

Blue Plaque for Kennaway House!

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 11:59:33 GMT

Kennaway House is part of Historic Sidmouth's Blue Plaque Collection

Our lovely new Blue Plaque adds Kennaway House to a nationwide collection of notable buildings, and to Sidmouth's 32 historic buildings with the instantly recognisable sapphire oval on their walls. Kennaway House, first Fort House, and then Church House, was named by local vote in 2009, as part of the huge renovation project, partly funded by the Heritage Lottery. Kennaway House was restored to its red brick, Regency elegance, sitting alongside the beautiful Fortfield Terrace and historic Coburg Road, and continues to serve as a centre for arts, culture, learning and community events.
To learn more about the House, go to the History page. To find out about upcoming events and classes, head to the What's On page.

Come and have a look a our new Plaque, and Aurora House's too! Aurora was built as part of Fort House (Kennaway House) in 1805, but became a separate residence in 1906. JRR Tolkien used it as a summer holiday home, and wrote part of Lord of the Rings there!

Thank you to Sid Vale Association, and thank you all the Friends of Kennaway House who, by pledging their support, make Kennaway House the vibrant community building it is today. For more information on becoming a Friend, please visit our 'Support Us' page.

Check out the Sid Vale Association's 'Blue Plaque Walk around the Town' for a wander through Sidmouth's fascinating history.

What's on at Kennaway House

Sidmouth Farmers' Market

Sidmouth Farmers' Market

Chinese Brush Painting by Khali Fu

Exhibition of Chinese Brush Stroke Painting on Silk by Khali Fu 15 - 21 Sept

Kids Summer Activities

Wednesday Mornings 10am - 12pm 12th Aug - 02 Sept.

Beside the Seaside

Beside the Seaside Art Exhibition, 29th July - 19th August

Cafe Scientifique talk - Tuesday 21st July

How is wellbeing affected by work for people with arthritis ?

﻿ Tuesday 21st July - Cellar Bar

Kennaway Calendar

Bugle Calendar Re-Tune

Dayle Helsby Exhibition. Iberia

Preview Evening 20th July.

Exhibition 21st -26th July

Fortnightly Farmers Market

Alternate Wednesdays 9am - 1pm

Farmers Market

NEW!! Fortnightly Farmers Market coming to Kennaway House. Back on Weds April 1st. 2026.

Weddings at Kennaway House

Weddings at Kennaway House - your day for your special day!

Weekly Antique Valuations with BH&L

Become a Friend of Kennaway House for just £20 a year!

YAMZA!

Thursdays 4:30pm - 8pm

Blue Plaque for Kennaway House!

Kennaway House is part of Historic Sidmouth's Blue Plaque Collection

Tuesday 21st July - Cellar Bar