The Weaver's House

On Saturday 29 July, there will be a special Open Day to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the restoration and opening to the public of The Weaver’s House and garden. Enjoy a tour and find out all about the house…

Our June Open Day coincided with World Wide Knit in Public Day, so we invited knitters to come along and take part alongside our usual activities. It was a warm day, but it was pretty windy, so we tethered the gazebo…

Our June 10 Open Day coincides with World Wide Knit in Public Day. Enjoy sitting in our lovely Tudor garden and join in with the time-honoured practice of sociable crafting. We will also have our usual weaving activities so there’s…

A fantastic turnout for our ‘Old May Day and Crafts’ Open Day, with a steady stream of visitors – from even before the doors officially opened until they finally closed at 4pm. We squeezed as many guest stalls as possible…

A-Maying we will go! Our next Open Day for May will be on Saturday 13 May, which is ‘Old May Day’.* In recognition of this, the theme will give a nod to the old tradition of ‘ales’ – fundraising events which…

We were lucky with the weather on Saturday! What a great start to our Open Day season, with lots of visitors coming to enjoy Tudor Games in the sunshine. We had games set up throughout the site including quoits, skittles,…

The next few weeks will see us getting the house and garden ready for the spring and the start of our Open Day season which runs through until September. Our first Open Day is Saturday 8 April which is will…

This year, 2017, we celebrate ten years of the restoration of Black Swan Terrace and the opening of The Weaver’s House to the public. Over the last ten years we’ve welcomed many visitors through our little wooden door, been home…

We’ve had a busy year! Back in April, the first open day of the year saw a record number of visitors for a season opener; and the good numbers continued throughout. In May, the Spon Spun Festival celebrated the art…

It’s ‘Stir Up Sunday’ this weekend, the last Sunday before Advent and the day to make your Christmas pudding! This tradition dates back from the nineteenth century into the mid-twentieth and has enjoyed a recent revival. The ‘Stir Up’ actually…