12 Aug - 18 Aug
It’s Saxon Week between 12th-18th August and here’s what you can look forward to:
Garden games in the park. FREE with an annual pass.
Monday 12th August, 10.30am-12.30pm.Decorate a Saxon banner to take home. £2 per person with an annual pass (payable on the day).
With a ‘Life in the Farmhouse’ theme, you will:
- Compare modern household items to ones from the past and have a go at using some
- Discover everyday recipes and take home your favourite ones to try
The story of Beowulf read in the Long House. FREE with an annual pass.
in the Viking Village. Day includes a wattle and daub demo, storytelling at 11am & 2pm – story of Alfred the Great – and bone working, woodworking and, Anglo-Saxon writing techniques and manuscripts. Optional brooch making at £2 per person (payable on the day).
Join the Danelaw Villagers and Havamal as they live daily life as it would have been over a thousand years ago. FREE with an annual pass.
FREE with an annual pass.
The Derwent Valley Light Railway will be running passenger trains. FREE with an annual pass.
