Tudor Re-Creations at Kentwell - Work & Play in Tudor Times

For Dates of Upcoming Tudor Re-Creations scroll down to foot of page.

The Re-Creations of Tudor Life are designed to portray everyday 16th C. life about a major Tudor manor.  Visitors feel that they are meeting Tudor folk, dressed like Tudors, talking like Tudors and doing the things, in a very Tudor way, that Tudor folk might have done.

What may visitors see?

They will see, hear and smell the sights, sounds and smells of Tudor England in one of England's finest Tudor Locations. Persons of all ages from babes in arms to the elderly; of all stations from the Gentry Family who lived at the Hall to the humblest workers; from skilled artisans fashioning items of quality or use to mere labourers; from the learned to the ignorant.

Nowhere else presents such a range, such contrasts or such variety. Dull it isn't. Stimulating, informative and fun, it most certainly is. Some visitors visit year after year.

Clothes follow the fashions of the Tudor age - which differed significantly at different times during the 120 years of the Tudor period. The speech adopted is different too but readily understood.

It may surprise visitors that Kentwell's Tudors are not prepared to recognize the modern age. But real Tudors, encountered in the 16th Century would have been as disbelieving.

Do Visitors have to dress up to visit a Re-Creation ?

No. It is not necessary on public days. However, it is different for Schools visiting the Great Annual or September Re-Creation on a weekday reserved for schools only. Then we strongly encourage all schools to bring their children in some sort of Tudor dress.

The following videos are extracts from an educational DVD for school children. They are both filmed during one of our Tudor Re-Creations.

More about

The Great Annual Re-Creation - Kentwell's biggest Re-Creation of the year, with Kentwell's famous Time Tunnel which separates the 16th Century from the 21st Century.

Weekend Re-Creations - Held on some Bank Holiday Weekends and at Michaelmas- these Re-Creations are on a scale smaller (without the Time Tunnel) than the Great Annual but in other respects are very similar.

School Visits - The Great Annual Re-Creation and the September Re-Creation have days reserved exclusively for schoolchildren. Schools are also welcome at certain times in the Autumn and Spring for School Guided Tours which last half a day (usually 10.00am to 2.30pm with a break for lunch). On these Tours children see no Tudors but many Tudor areas and the Tours have a strong Tudor flavour. Go to our dedicated site for School Visits to Kentwell Re-Creations: schools.kentwell.co.uk

Participating in a Tudor Re-Creation - How to apply to take part in a Kentwell Re-Creation

Tudor Year Being Re-Created - Learn about the year that will be being re-created from this June to June next year.

List of Tudor Re-Creations