Coastal Gallery Blog

1st and 2nd March – New Forest Tea Company
8th and 9th March – The Trough New Forest
22nd and 23rd March – New Forest Tea Company.
29th and 30th March – New Forest Tea Company (Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea)
MORE 2025 WEEKEND OPEN DAYS COMING SOON.

11th & 12th January 2025 Open weekend with pop-up Pizza from Fire and Rocket Catering
18th and 19th January 2025 Open weekend with pop-up dining from The Nags Bar and Kitchen
MORE 2025 WEEKEND OPEN DAYS COMING SOON.

2nd November Tea/ coffee/ light refreshments available
3rd November New Forest Tea Company
9th & 10th November New Forest Tea Company
16th & 17th November Fire and Rocket Catering- fresh sour dough pizza
23rd & 24th November Ginger Catering Venison Night and then open day Sunday with Ginger Catering
30th November & P & C Catering 1st December
7th & 8th December Ginger Catering and Palais’s quirky Christmas weekend!

1st & 22nd September Tea/coffee light bites available
6th October New Forest Tea Company
13th October Fire & Rocket Pizzas
26th & 27th October Ginger Catering
3rd November New Forest Tea Company
9th & 10th November New Forest Tea Company
23rd & 24th November Ginger Catering Venison Night and then open day Sunday with Ginger Catering
7th & 8th December Ginger Catering and Palais’s quirky Christmas weekend!

There’s no need to book if you’d like to visit the gallery on one of our open days.
We are open to the Public from 11am to 4pm on open days.
Saturday 25th – No pop-up dining
Sunday 26th May – The Trough New Forest – Afternoon Tea Menu
Bank Holiday Monday 27th May – Fire and Rocket Catering – Fresh Sourdough Pizza

Saturday 13th April – New Forest Tea Company (Open Saturday)
Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th April – Ginger Catering (Open Weekend)
Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th May – Ginger Catering (Open Weekend)
Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th May – Ginger Catering (Open Weekend)
Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th July – Ginger Catering (Open Weekend)
Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th August – Ginger Catering (Open Weekend)

Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st March & Easter Monday 1st April – Ginger Catering (Open Weekend) Live music from Cinnamon Jazz on Monday 1st April
Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th April – Ginger Catering (Open Weekend)
Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th May – Ginger Catering (Open Weekend)
Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th May – Ginger Catering (Open Weekend)
Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th July – Ginger Catering (Open Weekend)
Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th August – Ginger Catering (Open Weekend)

We will be exhibiting NEW artworks this weekend at the Palais des Vaches – please check on our web site for all details, times and exhibiting artists.

Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th February – Ginger Catering (Open weekend)
Sunday 11th February – Ginger Catering (Open weekend)
Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February – Ginger Catering (Open Weekend)
Saturday 2nd Sunday 3rd March – The Nags Kitchen & Bar ( Open Weekend)
Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March – The Nags Kitchen & Bar (Open Weekend)
Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st March & Easter Monday 1st April – Ginger Catering (Open Weekend)

TV actor and charity fundraiser Jim Murray will join us on Saturday to talk painting, fundraising and maybe a little fly fishing. The actor and artist, who is also co-founder of The Murray Parish Trust, is currently exhibiting a series of works from his In Flow series at Palais des Vaches this autumn. Well known for his leading roles in The Crown (Netflix), Masters of the Air, Primeval, McDonald & Dodds and Cucumber, Jim began painting between acting jobs a few years ago, after previously studying art at school. He and his wife the actress Sarah Parish also jointly founded The Murray Parish Trust in memory of their first daughter Ella-Jayne who tragically died of a congenital heart defect in 2009. Since 2014, the charity has helped raise over £5 million to advance paediatric healthcare at Southampton Hospital, giving critically ill children access to the most up-to-date treatment. Jim said: “I’ve always painted for myself. I very much enjoyed painting at school but I went to the type of school where painting was considered an indulgence.” “I picked up painting again about 20 years ago when I was looking for something to do between acting gigs and I just started painting profusely in my garden shed. In the beginning, I never had any intention to sell them – it was just a cathartic experience to pass the time.” However, after selling work to raise money for his charity, Jim was approached by the Arc at Winchester and asked to create a response to John Constable’s painting Rainstorm over the Sea, which became the focus of his current collection of work. Jim’s other pieces are abstracts with a close connection to the water. He said: “Anyone who knows me knows I am a very keen fly fisherman, inspiring my passion for rivers and ocean conservation.” Jim Murray will host a free talk and Q&A at Palais des Vaches at 11.30am on Saturday 25th November. Admission is free with all art available to buy.