Clumber Park in the age of elegance
Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire
Worksop, Nottinghamshire S80 3AZ. Telephone: 01909 476592 or 544917 (info line).
Free admission (free parking for National Trust members, £4.50p per car non-members)
C18th living history, displays and entertainments to mark the 300th anniversary of the founding of Clumber's park.
A
hugely enjoyable weekend of entertainments (even despite rain on Sunday) alongside
Clumber Park's picturesque lake, staged on behalf
of the
National Trust. Visitors enjoyed music and song,
fashion talks (and a chance to dress up in the latest C18th creations), met
finely dressed gentry and watched precision displays of drill, musket and cannon firing by superbly smart soldiers seeking to
recruit them into King George's army. You could decide who to vote for in a distinctly
dodgy (but hilarious) election husting, see displays of duelling with
swords (and maybe even help out a bit!), marvel as the famous Battle of Blenheim
was recreated with flowers and other unusual props, and laugh, cheer and shout to
Mr Punch versus George Washington. Visitors strolled through the
beautiful grounds and met an C18th game keeper and the gardener - but were careful, as dastardly highwaymen
were lurking
in the grounds, hiding from the redcoats but ready to pounce on the
unsuspecting!
Click for a timetable of displays and activities or for an excellent selection of photos from Red Zebra.
Performers
Our great line up of performers included Ancient Wisdom, The Association of Crown Forces 1776, The 47th Regiment of Foot, Farthingale, Griffin Historical, Hands on History, Hautbois musicians, The Historic Gardener, History Horse, Lord Orkney's Regiment, Richard Rutherford-Moore, Stand and Deliver, & Virtue to Victory
Living history groups and other performers interested in taking part in this and our our events are invited to contact us for further details and click the link for our Standard terms and conditions for participation.
Quality historical traders also took part. Pitches were limited and as usual preference was given to traders who utilised period tents or otherwise attractively presented stands.
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Visiting
Clumber Park
Visit the National Trust's
web pages about Clumber Park to find out more about this beautiful C18th landscape property, which comprises of over 3,800 acres of peaceful woods, open heath and rolling farmland with a superb serpentine lake at its heart and the longest avenue of trees in Europe. Part of Nottinghamshire's famed "Dukeries", Clumber was formerly home to the Dukes of Newcastle (the house being built in 1770 but demolished in 1938). Many features of the estate remain including an outstanding Gothic Revival chapel and walled kitchen garden with spectacular glass houses growing old varieties of vegetables. The stable yard houses a well stocked National Trust shop, plant sales area, exhibition and refreshments.How to get there
By road
Bus services
Cycling
By train
Ordnance survey reference
A brief history of re-enactment
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Other events 2007
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Updated 6 July 2007