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Home > Festival > Tudor Festival at Stretton Watermill

Tudor Festival at Stretton Watermill

By Caroline King - June 25, 2013Posted in : Festival, Heritage, Music

Stretton Watermill - Cheshire

Meet a herbalist at the Tudor Festival.

When: 6th & 7th July 2013, 12pm – 5pm

Where: Stretton Watermill, Stretton, Cheshire SY14 7JA

£: Free

What is it?

Party like it’s 1596 with the annual Tudor Festival at Stretton Watermill in Cheshire.  The festival will have Tudor songs played on Tudor instruments, a herbalist, folk tales and demonstrations of ancient machinery.

You will be able to take a tour with the miller to see the wheat being turned into flour.  Meet the herbalist and find out about her country cures or listen to the storyteller’s curious tales about the mill.

Stretton Watermill - Cheshire

Stretton Watermill in Cheshire.

Don’t get too carried away with the celebratory atmosphere though, as the sergeant of the local militia will be on the look out for troublemakers.  Anyone caught behaving in a dishonest manner could find themselves doing a stint in the stocks!

More info: Visit www.cheshirewestmuseums.org and strettonwatermill.blogspot.co.uk for more details.

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