Regency weekend
at Kedleston Hall, Derby, Derbyshire DE22 5JH
Telephone for general enquiries: 01332 842191
21-22 August 2010
11am to 5pmNormal admission fee applies (free admission for National Trust members).
Come
and enjoy a delightful event in the picturesque gardens of magnificent Kedleston
Hall, evoking the early C19th era of George III and the Prince Regent, Jane
Austen and the Napoleonic Wars. Step back to this elegant age and enjoy living
history, music and song, fashion talks and demonstrations, superbly uniformed
and drilled redcoats recruiting for King George, musket firing, soldiers'
encampment, a Punch & Judy show (complete with Napoleon as the villain!), an
interactive display about Nelson's first great victory at the Battle of the
Nile, and a chance to learn dances of the era. Plus children's activities and dressing up.
Performers include
Ancient Wisdom, Earley Days,
Hands on History,
Hautbois musicians
and the Coldstream
Regiment of Foot Guards, 1815.
Timetable of displays and activities
Please revisit in due course for the confirmed programme.
Quality historical traders are invited to take part at this event. Please click for further details of trading opportunities at other EventPlan events.
Visiting Kedleston Hall
Visit the National Trust's web page about Kedleston Hall to find out more about this outstanding C18th landscape property, which was recently featured in The Duchess. Restaurant, shop and plant sales.
How to get there
By road
Bus services
By train
Ordnance survey reference
A brief history of re-enactment
Interested in how and why re-enactment has become so popular in recent years? Click on the link to read a history of re-enactment.
Other events 2010
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