Getting ready for the big opening

Here at Morden Hall Park we can hardly believe it - opening week has finally arrived! It's amazing how quickly everything has come together over the last week. We've been busy putting the finishing touches to the new visitor centre and today we managed to get some photos of the finished product. Now, I'm not going to spoil it by posting a blog full of pictures - you're going to have to come along on Saturday to see the end result for yourselves, but here's a sneak preview...

The courtyard has been swept and is ready for our first customers on Saturday. We'll be opening the stable yard from 11am - 4pm, and there'll be plenty to see and do.


Chris, our Warden, worked hard this morning to get our log burning stove up and running. We're pleased to say that it works - so does the chimney!

The exhibition area looks stunning, and dividing the space between our permanent and temporary exhibition areas are these beautiful batiq hangings made specially for us by Cricket Green School.
Yann (our head chef) and Jo (our catering manager) have been settling into the new cafe area today - I can confirm that the cakes are delicious!

So...
...375 days since the builders arrived on site...
...324 solar slates...
...74 hard hat tours...
...27 project volunteers...
...22 photo voltaic thermal solar panels...
...12 photo voltaic solar panels...
...2 waterwheels (one real, one model)...
...1 air source heat pump...
...1 wood burning stove...
and one tired, but very happy, project team!