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Home > Heritage > Get a flavour of life during the English Civil War at Stokesay Castle

Get a flavour of life during the English Civil War at Stokesay Castle

By Caroline King - August 25, 2011Posted in : Heritage

When: 28th & 29th August 2011 (bank holiday), 11am – 5pm

Where: Stokesay Castle, Shropshire

£: Adults 7.20, concessions 6.50, children 5 and family ticket 19.40.  English Heritage members: Adults 1.40, concessions 1.30, children 1.20 and family ticket 4.

What is it?

Get a flavour of life during the English Civil War, witness musket and weaponry displays as the Parliamentarian and Royalist troops take over the castle.

More info: English Heritage

Tagged With: Bank holiday events, English Civil War, English Heritage, Shropshire events, Stokesay Castle, West Midlands

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