19 Aug - 25 Aug
All Day
The week of 19th-25th August is all about the Vikings:
Garden games in the park. FREE with an annual pass.
Join us for storytelling in the Long House. FREE with an annual pass.
The day includes a textile demonstration with Yma using drop spindle and spindle worls and tablet weaving with Ubba. Katla will show you how dyes were created from plants. Bjorn will demonstrate leather working whilst Gorm and Skalla will be playing Viking games. Optional rune stick making at £2 per person (payable on the day).
With a ‘Cow’ theme, you will:
- Have a go at making butter
- Can you design a cattle farm?
Decorate a mask to take home. £1 per person with an annual pass (payable on the day).
Living History Crafts – 10.30am-12.30pm each day
Choose from a number of history crafts:
- Design your own body armour
- Decorate and assemble a wooden medieval carriage
- Decorate and assemble a wooden knight on a horse
- Decorate and assemble a wooden castle
Crafts are £2 each with an annual pass
The Trailblazers will be in town so mosey on down to the fort to meet the cowboys. Jorfor’s Hall Reenactment Group will be in the village and the Derwent Valley Light Railway will be running passenger trains all weekend. What a treat! FREE with an annual pass
