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Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens (Photo: English Heritage)

Polish up your manners at Victorian Butler School

Spend half term at Butler School, at Belsay Hall in Northumberland, and see if you have what it takes to work in a Victorian country house…

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens (Photo: English Heritage)

Things get tricky this half term at Victorian Illusion Week

Head to English Heritage’s Belsay Hall in Northumberland this half-term for Victorian Illusion Week, where visitors can watch and have a go at illusions…

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens (Photo: English Heritage)

Head to the eerie and empty Belsay Hall for Ghost Stories After Dark

Get your weekend off to a spooky start by hearing ghastly tales at Belsay Hall in Northumberland on Friday 16th May with Ghost Stories after Dark…

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens (Photo: English Heritage)

Medieval May Day at Belsay

Celebrate a Medieval May Day at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens in Northumberland from 3rd to 5th May 2014 with dancing, plays, music and stories…

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens (Photo: English Heritage)

Enter a Wonderland this spring at Belsay

Find a whole host of curious characters including Alice, The Mad Hatter and the White Rabbit hiding in the floral delights at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens…

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens (Photo: English Heritage)

See things in a new light with twilight tours of Belsay Hall

Discover English Heritage’s Belsay in a whole new light during an exclusive Hall tour on 4th and 5th April 2014…

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens (Photo: English Heritage)

Torchlight tour at Belsay

Discover Belsay Castle and Gardens in a different light by taking a tour of the Grade I listed gardens and medieval castle by torchlight on 21st Feb…

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens (Photo: English Heritage)

Things get curiouser and curiouser this half term on the Alice in Wonderland trail

This half term (16th – 24th February 2013) Belsay Hall, Castle & Gardens in Northumberland hosts an Alice in Wonderland Trail suitable for all the family…

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Ghost Stories for Christmas at Belsay Hall

Gather in the library at Belsay Hall for a series of Victorian inspired ghost stories told by the Lady of the house in this unique storytelling event on 23rd & 24th November 2012…

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Tales of Fear – The M R James Trilogy

Six classic spine-chillers from the Master of the English Ghost Story – M R James at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens in Northumberland…

The Knight’s Tournament

The Knight’s Tournament takes place at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens in Northumberland from 28th to 30th May 2011…

The Snow Queen at Belsay Hall

The Storytellers Theatre Company bring the classic Hans Christian Anderson tale, The Snow Queen, to Belsay Hall from 27th – 29th December…

English Heritage Christmas events

A Victorian Christmas at Belsay Hall

A Victorian Christmas with Father Christmas at Belsay Hall on 27th and 28th November 2010…

Ghost stories for Christmas at Belsay Hall

Come and gather in the Library at Belsay Hall for a series of Victorian inspired ghost stories told by the lady and gentleman of the house…

Father Christmas & The Butler

When: 28th & 29th November 2009 Where: Belsay Hall, Castle & Gardens, Northumberland £: 6.50 for adults & 3.30 for children What is it? Get into the Christmas spirit, Victorian style!  Let your little ones be mesmerised by tales, stories and poems told by a Victorian Father Christmas.  Or why not listen to  Mr Meakin, the Victorian Butler, […]

Curiosity of the Week

Normanton Church, a waterside wonder
Normanton Church by Karen Cann

Welcome to a new year, and a new Curiosity of the Week! Our first curiosity of 2021 is a sunken church. It’s also one of the UK’s finest hidden gem tourist attractions…

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Drama from a toilet cubicle
Overflow, Bush Theatre steaming show

This month, UK audiences can enjoy a streamed performance of Overflow, a heart-wrenching show played out in a club toilet…

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