Family Events
Summer starts here. Experience a classic Great British Summer at historic places across the country, with family-friendly events inspired by timeless holiday traditions.
Scroll down for more family events to help you make the most of the summer holidays.
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Enjoy a Great British Summer
Celebrate a classic Great British Summer at our sites across the country.
Enjoy the fairground activities, pick up new tricks at the circus skills station and dive in to some puppet antics. Kick back in a deck chair with a delicious ice cream and soak up the summer.
Plus, kids can grab a souvenir passport and collect special stamps to complete their summer adventure.
Plan your summer days outKnights' tournaments and legendary jousts
Get up close to the action as rival knights compete in the ultimate tests of strength and skill!
Get thee to a Knights’ Tournament to be transported to the front row of 13th century action as you watch four armoured knights and their squires clash in a series of gruelling rounds of medieval hand-to-hand combat.
Or, experience the exhilarating speed and skill of a Legendary Medieval Joust and watch our fearless knights and their magnificent horses charge at each other at full speed in an unforgettable display.
Find a joust or knights' tournamentJoin us for MindFest this summer
Step into the mind of 17th century author and philosopher Margaret Cavendish at Bolsover Castle's MindFest on Saturday 1 August.
Get stuck in with family-friendly activities and demonstrations inspired by Cavendish's ideas, designed with community members and young people.
Find out more and book your visit to MindFestThe Battle of Hastings
960 years since the Battle of Hastings took place, the one and only re-enactment returns.
On the very spot where King Harold and Duke William fought in 1066, over 500 reenactors will recreate the drama and intensity of this legendary conflict - and you can see it first-hand.
Book tickets for The Battle of Hastings
