The Weaver's House

We’re very much missing welcoming visitors into our little medieval house and garden. Usually this time of year we have held the first, springtime themed Open Day of the year. Looking back through the years, we have often been blessed…

As we weren’t able to run our springtime Open Day, here are some of the weaving-inspired Easter crafts that you can try at home. The carrot card is suitable for any age with a little help, and the Easter Egg…

What a busy year it has been for The Weaver’s House. This is the first year that we have had a special theme for every Open Day. Let’s take a whistle-stop tour… It doesn’t seem a blink of an eye…

The first Weaver’s House Open Day this year saw the house spring to life on a sunny if slightly chilly April morning. Visitors were impressed and appreciative of the restoration project and the extra activities provided by our volunteers. There…

Join us this Saturday, 13 April, for our first Open Day of the year with some added springtime fun! Follow a trail, have a go at crafts, and explore the house and garden. Find out how to use natural dyes…

It’s certainly been cold today. Christmas seems a distant memory and summer a long way off. Yet the mornings are starting to feel a little bit brighter a little bit earlier, and a close look will reveal green signs of…

This is a centuries old tradition done at Easter-time to signify the coming of spring and new life and is also thought to be the origin of today’s chocolate Easter Egg. Egg dyeing involves hard boiling eggs in a pan…

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…