Shaun the Sheep Augmented Reality Easter Trail at Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens
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A new 'Hide & Sheep' Easter trail at Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens brings to life the much-loved character Shaun the Sheep, developed by Aardman, the creators of Wallace & Gromit.
Visitors can enjoy the natural beauty of the Grade I Listed woodland gardens as they follow the trail and discover markers along the way, from 25th March until 23rd April. Using a bespoke app, visitors can then reveal Shaun in augmented reality hiding out in a farmyard scene and pose alongside him, capturing their day out to share with family and friends.
Only garden entry and a phone are needed to play, and Leonardslee members can join the event for free. Players can download the ‘Hide & Sheep’ app in advance from the Apple Store or Google Play Store. Markers are located throughout the gardens for guests to find, with each featuring a QR code that can be scanned in order to find Shaun through their phone lens.
Visitors can then take a series of photos with Shaun in a variety of fun animated poses. To finish the trail, players must complete their stamp collection, take photos and create an entertaining, shareable collage of their day with Shaun the Sheep.
"We will also be hosting model making workshops for families to create their own Shaun the Sheep," says Adam Streeter, estate general manager. "It's a delightful day out for children to explore this lovely 240-acre estate and its plant collection and animal life, see the wallabies and deer and visit our famous Beyond the Doll's House exhibition.
"Hide and Sheep is a new addition to our year-round calendar of events, which also includes the hugely popular Leonardslee Illuminated light trail. We are always looking for new and exciting activities for families while also protecting the Grade I listed gardens for future generations, using augmented reality is a fun way to achieve this."
The ‘Hide & Sheep’ trail is from 25th March until 23rd April, and model making workshops on 2nd April. Due to limited phone service, guests are advised to download the app before visiting. Standard entrance fees to Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens apply.
For further information, visit -
www.leonardsleegardens.co.uk/all-events/shaun-the-sheep
www.leonardsleegardens.co.uk/all-events/shaun-the-sheep-model-making
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Editors notes
Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens is a West Sussex estate and Sussex Wine vineyard near Horsham that features Grade I Listed woodland gardens.
Visitors can see a magical world in miniature at the Beyond the Doll's House exhibition. It depicts the Edwardian estate and neighbouring villages at 1:12 scale. They can then enjoy a classic afternoon tea in the Grade II Listed mansion house and in the evening dine at Michelin-starred Restaurant Interlude and stay overnight in luxury accommodation.
The 240-acre estate was established by Sir Edmund Loder, the great Victorian plant collector. Set in a valley with seven interlaced lakes, it offers lovely walks through woodlands and parkland. There is a Pulham rock garden, built in 1890, a deer park and a colony of wallabies wandering the estate.
Leonardslee features outstanding displays of rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, magnolias and bluebells. The collection is exceptional in its diversity and maturity, with several rare ‘champion’ trees that are threatened in their natural habitat.
The gardens offer a protected ecosystem for rare wildlife. This includes Emperor Dragonflies and Damselflies, White Admiral and Purple Hairstreak butterflies and migratory and native birds - Kites, Great Tits, Tree Creepers, Nuthatches, Woodpeckers and Nightingales.
Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens offers a great family day out and is open all year round, except Christmas Day. There is an extensive programme of entertainment that includes winter garden illuminations, wine tastings and festivals, photo and art exhibitions, live music events, cooking and gardening demonstrations, arts and crafts fairs, modelling and children’s entertainment.
The estate reopened in April 2019, following acquisition and two years of intensive renovation by the Streeter family to restore the woodland gardens after eight years of closure and neglect under previous ownership. It was the largest UK garden restoration project since Heligan some 30 years before.
About Aardman
Aardman is an employee-owned company based in Bristol (UK) and co-founded in 1976 by Peter Lord and David Sproxton. An independent, multi-Academy Award® and BAFTA® award-winning studio, it produces feature films, series, advertising, games and interactive entertainment. Current animated productions include the feature-length sequel Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget and a brand new Wallace & Gromit film for 2024.
Its productions are global in appeal, novel, entertaining, brilliantly characterised and full of charm, reflecting the unique talent, energy and personal commitment of the Aardman team. The studio’s work – which includes the creation of much-loved characters including Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Timmy Time and Morph – is often imitated, and yet the company continues to lead the field, producing a rare brand of visually stunning content for cinema, broadcasters, digital platforms and live experiences around the world. Recent celebrated projects include the Academy Award® and BAFTA® nominated short film Robin Robin, International Emmy® award-winning Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas, BAFTA® nominated preschool series The Very Small Creatures and the brand-new CGI comedy series for kids Lloyd of the Flies.
The studio runs the Aardman Academy which has a commitment to nurturing talent by delivering excellence in film and animation training and mentoring. The Aardman Academy offers a variety of courses from intensive one-day workshops teaching production skills and storyboarding, to comprehensive twelve-week courses for professionals in craft-based subjects from model making to animation.
In November 2018, it became an Employee Owned Organisation, to ensure Aardman remains independent and to secure the creative legacy and culture of the company for many decades to come. www.aardman.com
About Shaun the Sheep
Shaun the Sheep, Aardman’s family favourite TV series, is recognised the world over for its slapstick humour, distinctive look and strong, quirky characters and is enjoyed across multiple media platforms.
First appearing in Nick Park’s 1995 Academy Award® winning Wallace & Gromit ‘A Close Shave’, Shaun then went on to star in his own series, created by Richard Starzak which launched on BBC One in 2007. Shaun the Sheep is currently broadcast in 170 territories around the world and is an internationally celebrated icon with over 5.6 million fans on Facebook.
In 2015, the first Shaun the Sheep Movie with feature film partner StudioCanal was released around the world to critical acclaim and the first half hour TV special aired as part of many broadcasters’ festive season. The feature film sequel Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon was released in October 2019 and nominated for an Academy Award® and was closely followed by a sixth season of the series in 2020. A new festive special Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas was released in December 2021.
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