Safety promised at Pink Floyd star’s garden event
After visitors experienced hours-long queues last year, organizers said traffic would be “managed safely” at the charity event at the home of Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason.
The Middlewick House Open Garden event will take place near Corsham between 6-7 June, with support from Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance and Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust.
With avoid traffic problemsThe team said entry will only be given to people who have purchased tickets and parking passes in advance.
Jennie Shaw, director of The Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust, said they appreciated everyone’s “understanding and cooperation” to help deliver a “safe and enjoyable” experience.
Shaw said: “Middlewick House Open Garden gets bigger every year with people from across the UK and around the world joining in.”
More than 15,000 people attended last year, causing major disruption to the roads around Corsham and the home car park.
The event, which has been running since 2013 and has become the largest fundraising event of its kind in the region, has raised a record £200,000 in 2025, organizers said.
Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance Charity chief executive Barbara Gray thanked organizers for hosting the event again.
“We hope the changes made will make everyone’s Middlewick House Open Garden 2026 experience better than ever before,” he said.
The fundraiser will take place from 6-7 June from 10:00-16:30 BST.
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