What do you do at bedtime? Bounce on your bed? Put PJs on your favourite ted? Do you snuggle down and listen to a story, or do you sneak about and get a little bit naughty?
Join us for a very special Bedtime at the River where we will meet Heron, finding out what that great big bird does at bedtime. We’ll make our own nests from local plants and lavender pillows to take home. We’ll hear stories and sing a song together.
And the best bit? We’re swapping bubble baths for a sound bath! Snuggle into your little nest, bring a blanket and get cosy as sound practitioner Kate Cohen weaves the sounds of the river with her singing bowls to soothe you into a lullaby about Heron.
We sometimes take the importance of “a good night’s sleep” for granted, but in pre-industrial societies sleep patterns were more flexible and varied, responding more closely than today to the rhythms of the seasons. Bedtime at the River also encourages us to pay closer attention to some of the wide community of living creatures who share the River Tweed with us.Bring your own picnic to enjoy teatime and bedtime by the river.
Suitable for families, and adults happy to engage in child-focused creative exploration.
If you cannot attend please let us know so that we can reallocate your ticket.
Access
The event will take place alongside the Quair water, under a circle of Yew trees accessed via an earth/unmade path. Suitable for pushchairs/buggies.
Toilets
The toilet block near the Café has a disabled toilet and ramped access.
Parking
Disabled visitors may be dropped off and cars parked in one of 3 disabled parking bays on the main avenue opposite the office. Please ask at the ticket box when you arrive.
Free parking and toilets are available at Traquair.
Upon arrival, please show your digital ticket at Traquair ticket box – your ticket admits you to Bedtime at the River only. If you wish to visit Traquair House and/or Grounds before the event (open 10:30am-5pm), a separate ticket will need to be purchased / season ticket presented.
Please bring
· Your own picnic – NB: Traquair Café closes at 5pm
· Picnic blanket/chair to sit on
· Some cosy blankets to snuggle under for the sound bath
· Warm clothing and midge repellent may be useful depending on the weather
