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Home > Heritage > Festive falconry

Festive falconry

By Caroline King - December 5, 2010Posted in : Heritage

When: 11th & 12th December 2010, 10am – 4pm

Where: Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire

£:Adults 7.40, concessions 6.30, children 3.70 and family ticket 18.50.  English Heritage members free.

What is it?

Join Raphael Falconry this Christmas as they re-create the role of royal falconers and hawkers.  Learn how hawks were trained to catch birds and animals and about the traditions of medieval Falconers.

More info: English Heritage

Tagged With: Bolsover Castle, East Midlands, English Heritage, Festive falconry

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