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.
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Performers include
Ancient Wisdom, Earley Days,
Hands on History,
Hautbois musicians,
Dance through History, the Red Pettycoats and the Coldstream
Regiment of Foot Guards, 1815.
Plus on Sunday militiamen of the Loyal Volunteers, with have a go
children's musket drill.
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
Timetable of displays and activities
|
Time |
Activity |
Performers |
|
11.00 |
Living history commences |
All performers |
|
11.30 |
Regency music and song |
Hautbois |
|
|
A tour of the stables |
National Trust volunteers |
|
Noon |
Redcoat soldiers and musket firing |
The Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards 1815 |
|
|
Jane Austen reading |
Hands on History |
|
|
Regency “have a go” dancing lessons |
Dance through History |
|
12.30 |
Regency music and song |
Hautbois |
|
|
Mr Punch versus Napoleon |
Ancient Wisdom |
|
1.00 |
Regency fashion talk and demonstration |
Hands on History |
|
|
Regency song |
The Red Pettycoats |
|
1.30 |
Regency music and song |
Hautbois |
|
|
A tour of the stables |
National Trust volunteers |
|
2.00 |
Redcoat soldiers and musket firing |
The Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards 1815 |
|
|
Jane Austen reading |
Hands on History |
|
|
Regency “have a go” dancing lessons |
Dance through History |
|
2.30 |
Regency music and song |
Hautbois |
|
|
Nelson’s first great victory – The Battle of the Nile |
Ancient Wisdom |
|
3.00 |
Regency fashion talk and demonstration |
Hands on History |
|
|
A tour of the stables |
National Trust volunteers |
|
3.30 |
Regency music and song |
Hautbois |
|
|
Mr Punch versus Napoleon |
Ancient Wisdom |
|
4.00 |
Redcoat soldiers and musket firing |
The Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards 1815 |
|
|
A tour of the stables |
National Trust volunteers |
|
|
Regency “have a go” dancing lessons |
Dance through History |
|
|
Regency song |
The Red Pettycoats |
|
4.30 |
Nelson’s first great victory – The Battle of the Nile |
Ancient Wisdom |
|
5.00 |
Event closes |
All |
Ongoing activities
v Redcoat military encampment
v Children’s have a go activities marquee (a small charge applies).
v Strolling Regency visitors
v Militiamen of the Loyal Volunteers, with children’s musket drill (both Sunday only)
Heath and safety information
v Military displays can be dangerous, do not cross tape barriers unless the soldiers invite you to.
v Musket fire can be loud and parents with small children may wish to move away during these displays.
v Beware of cooking fires, which are real.
v Do not pick up anything in the living history camps without being invited to, as (for example) knives can be sharp!
v Take care near the ha ha, as there is a steep drop beyond.
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
Click here for details of many other historical events organised by EventPlan next year.
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Updated 19 August 2010