2009 Events

      Below is a list of events we recommend for group visits during 2009. At the bottom of this page is a link to the events section of the website, where you can find more details on all the events listed below.

SOUTH EAST

1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey & Battlefield

• Norman Hawks and Arrows, Sat 4 & Sun 5 July.

• Medieval Birds and Beasts, Sat 11 & Sun 12 July.

• Tudor Falconry and Field Crafts, Sat 18 & Sun 19 July.

• Victorian Song Bird, Sat 25 & Sun 26 July.

• Battle of Hastings, Sat 10 & Sun 11 October.

• Festive Falconry, Sat 21 & Sun 22 November and Sat 12 & Sun 13 December.

Isle of Wight

• Donkey Days Out, Carisbrooke Castle, Tues 18 & Wed 19 August.

• A Right Royal Day Out, Osborne House, Sun 23 – Tues 25 August.

• A Victorian Christmas, Osborne House, Sat 21 & Sun 22 November.

Dover Castle

• England’s Anthems, Sun 26 April. This event is sponsored by Wells Bombardier.

• World War II Weekend, Sat 24 – Mon 26 May.

• Tudor Merriment, Sat 6 & Sun 7 June.

• The Terrors of Tudor England, Sat 13 & Sun 14 June.

• Make Haste…..the King, Sat 20 & Sun 21 June. 

• All the King’s Guns, Sat 27 & Sun 28 June.

SOUTH WEST

Old Sarum, Salisbury

• Living History Weekend, Sun 30 & Mon 31 August.

Pendennis Castle, Falmouth

• Wartime Weekend, Sun 24 – Mon 25 May.

• Firepower!, Wed 29 & Thu 30 July.

• All the Kings Guns, Tue 18 – Thu 20 August.

• King Henry’s Joust, Sun 30 & Mon 31 August.

EAST OF ENGLAND

• St George’s Day Festival, Wrest Park and Gardens, Bedfordshire, Sat 25 & Sun 26 April.
This event is sponsored by Wells Bombardier.

EAST MIDLANDS

• Festival of History, Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire, Sat 25 & Sun 26 July.
This event is sponsored by Ecclesiastical.

WEST MIDLANDS

Goodrich Castle, Ross-on-Wye

• Clash of the Knights, Sun 30 & Mon 31 August.

Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire

• Medieval Courtly Combat, Sun 12 – Mon 13 April.

• Grand Elizabethan Pageant, Sat 2 – Mon 4 May.

• Knights of the Middle Ages, Sun 30 & Mon 31 August.

YORKSHIRE

Brodsworth Hall & Gardens, near Doncaster

• A Victorian St George’s Weekend, Sat 25 & Sun 26 April.
This event is sponsored by Wells Bombardier.

• Enchanted Garden, Fri 23 October – Sun 1 November.
This event is sponsored by Ecclesiastical.

Find out more about all the Events listed above.

Please note that all our events are mainly outside often with uneven grass or gravel surfaces and therefore require visitors to have good level of mobility. It is recommended that you wear warm clothes as there is unlikely to be access to any of the buildings on site. Also you may wish to bring something to sit on and a picnic too.

   Ecclesiastical are the proud sponsors of Enchanted Garden at Brodsworth Hall & Gardens and the Festival of History at Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonsire.

     Wells Bombardier are the proud sponsors of England's Anthems at Dover Castle, St George's Day Festival at Wrest Park and A Victorian St George's Weekend at Brodsworth Hall & Gardens.