Valentines Mansion & Gardens

✨ Ordinary Days – Art Exhibition 2026 ✨

“Ordinary Days”, showcasing beautiful mixed‑media paintings created by talented young artists aged 8–18 from the local group ARTYGalina

This collection is all about slowing down, noticing the quiet moments, and appreciating the simple things we often overlook in our busy, fast‑paced lives.

📍 The Gallery, Valentines Mansion & Gardens, Ilford IG1 4XA
📅 Sundays & Mondays, 10 May – 15 June 2026
⏰ 12pm – 5pm
🎟️ Free entry

Come along, take a breath, and enjoy the beauty of the ordinary. We can’t wait to welcome you. 💛

✨✨ EXCITING NEWS!

The nation’s favourite treasure hunt is coming to Valentines Mansion & Gardens!

The BBC Antiques Roadshow is heading to us on Sunday 7 June, promising a day of fascinating discoveries, remarkable stories and hidden treasures.

Please note this is a ticketed event.

The show is inviting the public to submit items to be considered for appraisal – whether it’s a cherished family heirloom or a more modern treasure.

If you would prefer to attend and soak up the atmosphere, you can apply for a spectator ticket.

Find out more about applying for tickets and submitting an item for appraisal by visiting vrcl.uk/3OSaDXR

A reminder that our spring/summer opening times start from this Sunday:

Sundays & Mondays
12pm-5pm

Valentines Mansion is a great day out for the whole family. Come and enjoy over 320 years of history:

✔ Visit recreated period rooms
✔ Enjoy art exhibitions in our gallery
✔ Listen & look out for the sounds and shadows trail as you explore the historic building
✔ Free fun activity sheets for children
✔ Beautiful historic gardens
✔ Charming - open every day from 10am.

Make the most of your visit and use your smart phone to scan the QR codes in each of the rooms to gain a fascinating insight into the history of the space.

It's easy to get to us by tube and road:

🚊 5-minute walk from Gants Hill Underground on Central Line
🚊 20-minute walk from Ilford Station on Elizabeth Line
🚗 Ample car parking on site (charges apply vis RingGo app)

For more information on visiting, head to our website. vrcl.uk/3YDo5QN

Book an exclusive hire of Valentines Mansion before next Friday and enjoy 10% OFF*!

Valentines Mansion is a gorgeous venue for your special day charming period features coupled with beautiful, picturesque historic gardens, it's the perfect setting.

Give us a call to find out more on 020 708 8800.

*Terms apply, see web site for details. vrcl.uk/3M921ez

Images courtesy of Ankit Govind Photography, Tom Wyatt Photography and Amber Varghese Photography

marked at Valentines Mansion yesterday with our powerful new art exhibition showing the work of , who was born in Warsaw in 1914, and died in Ilford 1944.

The paintings will take you on the artist’s journey from his beloved Warsaw to post war England, via escape into Soviet Russia, prison, slave labour in Siberia, army service in North Africa, and the Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy, whilst also having studied fine art in Warsaw, Paris and Rome. His final destination was a house in a street five minutes away from this very location in Valentines Park.

The exhibition was open yesterday as part of the memorial service in Valentines Park and we're grateful to everyone who visited.

Our thanks to Stanislaw's daughter, Denise, for allowing us to share this incredible collection of work with our visitors



For more information on the exhibition, please visit https://vrcl.uk/4o3H5mR