Weekend Re-Creations of Tudor Life
| Re-Creation | Dates | Re-Creation Folk |
|---|---|---|
| Easter Re-Creation of Tudor Life | Friday, 21 March 2008 Saturday, 22 March 2008 Sunday, 23 March 2008 Monday, 24 March 2008 | 50 - 100 |
| May Day Re-Creation of Tudor Life | Saturday, 3 May 2008 Sunday, 4 May 2008 Monday, 5 May 2008 | 50 - 100 |
| The High Summer Re-Creation of Tudor Life | Friday, 22 August 2008 Saturday, 23 August 2008 Sunday, 24 August 2008 Monday, 25 August 2008 | 50 - 100 |
| Michaelmas Re-Creation of Tudor Life | Saturday, 27 September 2008 Sunday, 28 September 2008 | 50 - 100 |
Kentwell has four Weekend Re-Creations of Tudor Life each year. These were introduced to enable visitors to see a Re-Creation of Tudor Life in each month from April to September when Kentwell is open. Each Weekend Re-Creation is necessarily smaller than the Main Re-Creation but the flavour is retained and each offers much of what can be seen in the Great Annual Re-Creation.
• Fewer 'Tudors' take part and there is a smaller range of activities than for the Great Annual. Some Weekend Re-Creations may concentrate upon certain aspects only of Tudor Life.
• There is no Time Tunnel.
• Weekend Tudor Re-Creations, apart from that at Michaelmas, are not designed specifically for schools. The Michaelmas Re-Creation, alone of Weekend Re-Creations, has weekdays reserved exclusively for School parties only.
On the other hand:
• The whole House and other areas parts of which are not Open during the Great Annual are Open during Weekend Re-Creations.
Do visitors for a Weekend re-Creation have to dress in costume ?
No, we ask visitors not to come in costume, except for those visiting with a school party upon a schools only weekday of the Michaelmas Re-Creation.
Is a weekend Re-Creation based upon a specific Tudor year ?
Yes. For more about the years portrayed during this year's Weekend Re-Creations go to Tudor Year being Re-Created.
Weekend Re-Creation Themes
Weekend Re-Creations often have their own themes.
Easter - Good Friday to Easter Monday re-creates how Tudors celebrated Eastertide. (There is also a very un-Tudor Great Easter Egg Hunt Quiz then).
Mayday - Saturday to Bank Holiday Monday re-creates Tudor May Day Celebrations one of the most joyous happenings in the Tudor calendar.
Summer - usually our biggest Weekend Re-Creation over the August Bank Holiday Weekend (Friday to Monday).
Michaelmas - Once the harvest was in by Michaelmas the Tudor farming year was over. The September Michaelmas Re-Creation tries to re-create this spirit.