Calendar 2012
If you need more info on location, entrance etc please feel free to contact us using the contact link on the left.
April 1st TOWTON (one day event)
April 22nd Kent event with EKHO (East kent Historical Society). Saturday will be a “rehearsal for the bash, with the main event on Sunday. Location details to be put up when I can find the bit of paper, but I believe it to be between Whitstable and Faversham.
MAY 5th – 7th Two events this weekend – one in South Lincolnshire, one in Kent
SOUTH KYME VILLAGE FESTIVAL, Lincolnshire – living history, archery, combat
display. Event will only be Sat & Sun.
LULLINGSTONE CASTLE, Kent – living history, gunnery/archery display and possibly combat display depending on numbers. Event on Sun/Mon.
MAY 19th - 20th LYDIARD PARK, Swindon - same as last year probably
MAY 26th - 27th BOLSOVER CASTLE
JUNE 9th – 10th ROCKINGHAM CASTLE with Oxfords – set up on 9th.
JUNE 16th – 17th KEDLESTONE HALL, Derby – 525th anniversary Stoke Field
JUNE 30th –1st July HAREWOOD HOUSE nr Leeds – Fed. Event, Based on the battle of Dintingdale 1461 – messy Lancastrian rout between Ferrybridge and Towton
JULY 7th – 8th SHORNE COUNTRY PARK
living history, gunnery/archery display and possibly combat display depending on numbers
Click here for the Shorne Country Park website - New window.
JULY 14th – 15nd KELMARSH, EH event, doing Stoke Field I believe
Multi-Period
Living history & combat
Click here for the Kelmarsh Hall website - New window.
AUGUST 18th – 19th BOSWORTH
Combat, living history,
archery on the field, guns, horses.
Click here for the Bosworth
Battlefield
website - New window.
AUGUST 26th – 27th AVONCROFT HISTORIC BUILDINGS MUSEUM
Second battle St Albans,
Click here for the Avoncroft Museum website - New window.
SEPTEMBER 15th – 16th MORTIMER’S CROSS, at Hampton Court, Hope Under Dinmore, nr Leominster, about 5 miles from last year's event. There will be a lunchtime skirmish as well as the main battle.
Some events are free, others not. If you see an event you would like to attend, please contact us for details of times and, if relevant, entry prices.
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April 17 (Palm Sunday)Towton, Yorkshire, (Woodville invite) combat & archery only
April 23/24/25 wrest park Bedfordshire, (Fed. show) combat, living-history, guns, sharp archery)
1st May Bank 1 & 2(Sun/Mon) Cosmeston
Living History, and a battle where each year, for political correctness, we have to let the Welsh win
2nd May Last May Bank 29th & 30th. Bolsover Castle, Nr. Chesterfield, (Fed. show) combat, living-history, guns, sharp archery
Prices
Ticket price includes entry to event plus, entry to the Castle & Grounds.
11am to 5pm
English Heritage Members
Free
Adult £10.00
Child, 5-15 years £6.00
Concession £9.00
Family £26.00
Price Notes
Early Bird prices Adult £9, Concession £8.10, Child £5.40,
Family £23.40
June 11/12 Lydiard Park, Swindon, Wiltshire (Woodville show)
living-history, archery-v-gun display (hopefully a small arena for combat)
June 25 & 26 Avoncroft Museum Worcester (Woodville invite) living history, archery, combat
Click here for the Avoncroft Museum website - New window.
Ticket prices
Adult – £7.70
Senior – £6.60
Child – £4.00
Student – £4.00
Family ticket – £19.80
10.30am to 5pm
July 2/3 Cheriton nr. Alton, Hampshire (Woodville show).
As well as us there will be some English Civil War bods (3rd Civil War that is) a Napoleonic and a WWII group doing their thing
Living-history, small combat, archery (hopefully horses although they are not confirmed yet)
July 16 & 17 Kelmarsh (N'hants)
Multi-Period - Good Fun
Living history, combat, archery
Click here for the Kelmarsh Hall website - New window.
July 30/31 Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire (Woodville invite) combat, living-history
August 20 & 21 Bosworth
Combat, living history,
archery on the field, guns, horses.
Click here for the Bosworth
Battlefield
website - New window.
August Bank 27, 28 & 29 Detling
living-history and
combat, guns, archery. Multi-period, market, beer tent. 2005 we won the best
living history display area and in 2006 we won the best Medieval combat. Last
three years we won bugger-all, but what do they know!!
Click here for the Military
Odyssey website - New window.
September 17 & 18 Mortimer's Cross (Shrops)
Beware of the Sheep - 'cos they WILL get you in the end!!!