The Webb family’s Victorian Christmas

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In this session:

  • Travel back in time to Newstead Abbey, the Victorian home of the Webb family and characters taken from the census in 1871
  • Pupils dress as children of the estate workers permitted into the ‘big house’ to watch preparations for Christmas.
  • A day of roleplay, experiencing the wonders of a grand country house with sessions including ‘herb bag’ making in the Victorian kitchen, Parlour games in the Great Hall, the ‘Magic Lantern’ show and looking at the rooms the children lived in and the toys they would have played with, in the Nursery attics.

Duration: 10am – 2.30pm
Cost per class: £330

Key Stage: 1/2

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Bookings being taken for 2024 now. Dates available Monday to Thursday November 18th until December 12th

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