English Heritage have some fabulously festive events coming up for the remainder of this year, and also have a lot of properties open over the Christmas/New Year period.
One of the key events, which is new to this year and a perfect way to learn about Christmas time from days gone by, is the Traditional Games & Toymaking Workshop at the stunning Kenilworth Castle:
Traditional Games & Toymaking Workshop
Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Garden, Warwickshire
Tue 27-Sat 31 Dec, 10am-12.30pm & 1pm-3.30pm
Come to Kenilworth Castle during the Christmas holidays and treat the family to a traditional toy making workshop with historical games experts Heuristics. Not only will you learn how to make a traditional wooden toy which you can take home, there will be carols, fun games, stories and delicious refreshments – a unique and fun way to spend quality time together in a beautiful setting.
Booking is essential: 0870 333 1183
Prices: Adults £20.00, English Heritage members: £15.00
www.english-heritage.org.uk/kenilworth
Opening times for all the venues are also listed below.
December 2011
An Audience with Victorian Father Christmas
Brodsworth Hall and Gardens, South Yorkshire
Sat 17 Dec, 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm & 3.30pm
Come and meet Father Christmas. Complete with sumptuous traditional costume he will be telling tales of Christmas past and reciting famous yuletide stories and poems. Enjoy seasonal treats with liqueur and food tasting and the opportunity to shop for gifts.
Booking recommended: 01302 722598
Prices: Adults £5.50 / Concessions £5.00 / Children £5.50
English Heritage Members: Free
www.english-heritage.org.uk/brodsworth
Christmas Carols at the Great Tower
Dover Castle, Kent
Sat 17 Dec, 4.30pm-6pm
Enjoy a relaxing stroll around Dover Castle’s Great Tower at night whilst listening to traditional Christmas Carols. Browse the Christmas shop and enjoy a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie in the Great Tower Coffee Shop.
Booking is essential: 0870 333 1183
Prices: Adults £25.00
English Heritage members: £20.00
www.english-heritage.org.uk/dover
Festive Family Fun Trail
Wrest Park, Bedfordshire
Sat 17 & Sun 18 Dec, 11am-4pm
Get into the festive spirit with a fun trail for the kids this December – find the hidden clues to solve the puzzle and win a yummy prize.
Prices: Adults £8.00 / Concessions £7.20 / Children £4.80 / Family £20.80
English Heritage members: Free
www.english-heritage.org.uk/wrestpark
A Tudor Christmas
Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Garden, Warwickshire
Sat 17 & Sun 18 Dec, 11am-4pm
Kick-start your festive spirit with this exciting look at how Christmas was celebrated in centuries past with Heuristics.
Prices: Adults £8.00 / Concessions £7.20 / Children £4.80 / Family £20.80
English Heritage members: Free
www.english-heritage.org.uk/kenilworth
Festive Family Fun Trail
Framlingham Castle, Suffolk
Sat 17 & Sun 18 Dec, 11am-4pm
Get into the festive spirit with a fun trail for the kids this December – find the hidden clues to solve the puzzle and win a yummy prize.
Prices: Adults £6.30 / Concessions £5.70 / Children £3.80 / Family £16.40
English Heritage members: Free
www.english-heritage.org.uk/framlingham
Festive Family Fun Trail
Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire
Sat 17 & Sun 18 Dec, 11am-4pm
Get into the festive spirit with a fun trail for the kids this December – find the hidden clues to solve the puzzle and win a yummy prize.
Prices: Adults £7.80 / Concessions £7.00 / Children 4.70 / Family £20.30
English Heritage members: Free
www.english-heritage.org.uk/framlingham
Christmas Choirs
Brodsworth Hall and Gardens, South Yorkshire
Sun 18 Dec, 2.30pm-3.30pm
Seasonal festive singing with fine Yorkshire choirs, Sunday Best on Sun 4th, Hobson’s Chorus on Sun 11th and Sheffield Folk Chorale on Sun 18th. All in the Entrance Hall at Brodsworth. Places are limited, booking essential, do dress warmly
Booking is essential: 01302 722598
Prices: Adults £10.00 / Concessions £10.00 / Children £10.00
English Heritage members: £10.00
www.english-heritage.org.uk/brodsworth
Christmas Carols
Rievaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire
Sun 18 Dec, 1.30pm
Join the Bilsdale Silver Band for seasonal festive music at the Abbey. Plus a chance to buy some unique festive gifts.
Prices: Adults £5.60 / Concessions £5.00 / Children £3.40
English Heritage members: Free
www.english-heritage.org.uk/rievaulx
Lewisham Concert band
Eltham Palace, Greenwich
Sun 18 Dec, 2pm-3.30pm
Come and listen to the Lewisham Concert Band play Christmas tunes in the Great Hall and finish off with some sing along carols. Warm Ginger wine will be available whilst you listen at just £2 per glass
Prices: Adults £9.30 / Concessions £8.40 / Children £5.60 / Family £24.20
English Heritage members: Free
www.english-heritage.org.uk/eltham
Festive Family Fun Trail
Eltham Palace and Gardens, Greenwich
Sun 18 Dec, 11am-4pm
Get into the festive spirit with a fun trail for the kids this December – find the hidden clues to solve the puzzle and win a yummy prize.
Prices: Adults £9.30 / Concessions £8.40 / Children £5.60 / Family £24.20
English Heritage members: Free
www.english-heritage.org.uk/eltham
Nadelik: A Cornish Christmas
Pendennis Castle, Cornwall
Sun 18 Dec, 11am-4pm
Join us at Pendennis Castle to celebrate Christmas the Cornish way. Visitors can expect a truly Cornish welcome as we embrace all of the best traditions and trimmings from Christmas past with mince pies, mulled wine, Christmas lights, carol singers and fireside tales; this event couldn’t fail to make even Scrooge smile!
Prices: Adults £6.30 / Concessions £5.70 / Children £3.80 / Family £16.40
English Heritage members: Free
www.english-heritage.org.uk/pendennis
Traditional Games & Toymaking Workshop
Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Garden, Warwickshire
Tue 27-Sat 31 Dec, 10am-12.30pm & 1pm-3.30pm
Come to Kenilworth Castle during the Christmas holidays and treat the family to a traditional toy making workshop with historical games experts Heuristics. Not only will you learn how to make a traditional wooden toy which you can take home, there will be carols, fun games, stories and delicious refreshments – a unique and fun way to spend quality time together in a beautiful setting.
Booking is essential: 0870 333 1183
Prices: Adults £20.00
English Heritage members: £15.00
www.english-heritage.org.uk/kenilworth
A Christmas Carol
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens, Northumberland
Tue 27-Thu 29 Dec, 11am & 2pm
Storytellers Theatre Company bring ‘rap’, song and mirth, to ‘A Christmas Carol’ in performances that will entertain young and old alike. Scrooge meets the unusual Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come, but will he repent in time for Christmas.
Prices: Adults £7.50 / Concessions £6.80 / Children £4.50 / Family £19.50
English Heritage members: Free
www.english-heritage.org.uk/belsay
Christmas Quests
Dover Castle, Kent
Tue 27-Sat 31 Dec, 10am-4pm
We need your help to solve our festive mystery! Bring along the whole family to crack the clues and earn your prize.
Prices: Adults £16.00 / Concessions £14.40 / Children £9.60 / Family £41.60
English Heritage members: Free
www.english-heritage.org.uk/dover
Characters of the Castle Tour
Carlisle Castle, Cumbria
Wed 28-Fri 30 Dec, 10.30am-12.30pm & 2pm-4pm
See the castle from a new perspective, through the eyes of a member of the dedicated staff, who have many a tale to tell. Murder, mystery and mayhem abound within the walls. Will there be cheerful outcome? Yes of course – mulled wine to warm body and soul.
Booking recommended: 01228 591922
Prices: Adults £10.00 / Concessions £10.00 / Children £10.00
English Heritage members: £7.00
www.english-heritage.org.uk/carlisle
CHRISTMAS OPENING TIMES
Stonehenge opening times
- 26 Dec: 10am-4pm
- 27 Dec: 9.30am-4pm
- 28 Dec: 9.30am-4pm
- 29 Dec: 9.30am-4pm
- 30 Dec: 9.30am-4pm
- 31 Dec: 9.30am-4pm
- 1 Jan 2012: 10am-4pm
Dover Castle opening times
- 31 Dec: 10am-4pm
- Every Saturday and Sunday in December: Christmas Quests event: 10am-4pm
Tintagel Castle opening times
- 31 Dec: 10am-4pm
Osborne House & Gardens opening times
- 28 Dec: 10am-4pm
- 29 Dec: 10am-4pm
- 31 Dec: 10am-4pm
- 31 Dec: 10am-4pm
Kenwood House opening times
- 28 Dec: 11.30am-4pm
- 29 Dec: 11.30am-4pm
- 30 Dec: 11.30am-4pm
- 31 Dec: 11.30am-4pm
1066 Battle of Hastings opening times
- 31 Dec: 10am-4pm
Audley End House & Gardens opening times
- 31 Dec: 10am-4pm (Stables, Service Wing and Gardens Only. House Closed)
Whitby Abbey opening times
- 31 Dec: 10am-4pm
Carisbrooke Castle opening times
- 31 Dec: 10am-4pm
Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Garden opening times
- 31 Dec: 10am-4pm
- Traditional Games & Toymaking: 27 – 31 Dec, 10am-12:30pm & 1pm-3:30pm)
Clifford’s Tower opening times
- 31 Dec: 10am-4pm
Housesteads Roman Fort opening times
- Until Spring 2012: 0am-0pm
- Housesteads Roman Fort will be closed this winter from 16 October 2011 for re-development by English Heritage, National Trust and Northumberland National Park Authority. The English Heritage facilities including the visitor centre, toilets, museum, shop and disabled parking will be closed, but visitors are still welcome to view the fort itself free of charge during this time.
- Visitors and schools can use the toilets and shop at the National Trust Visitor Centre (Open daily 10am to 4pm – closed 25 and 26 Dec and 1 Jan) and the car park remains open. The new and improved Housesteads Museum will re-open to the public and schools in Spring 2012.
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