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Baroness Bolsover’s Afternoon Tea and Talk
- Sunday 14th June, 5pm to 8pm
Baroness Bolsover presents a bespoke Afternoon Tea experience as she demonstrates the DO'S and DON'TS of Afternoon Tea Etiquette.
Live Lute Music
- Saturday 20th June, 1pm to 4pm
Our resident Lutenist will be bringing the melodic tunes of a replica 1583 lute and a renaissance guitar to the 1620s House.
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- Sunday 5th July, 1pm to 4pm
Our resident Lutenist will be bringing the melodic tunes of a replica 1583 lute and a renaissance guitar to the 1620s House.
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John Dowland: Celebrating 400 Years of Music
- Friday 17th July, 7pm to 9pm
Join Ayres and Graces for an evening of music celebrating the works of one of England’s most influential composers and lutenists.
Tudor and Stuart Big Houses in Leicestershire
- Sunday 19th July, 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Join archaeologist Peter Liddle to hear about the 16th and 17th century great houses in Leicestershire
Kool Kites
- Tuesday 21st July, 11am to 1pm
Let your imagination soar with our kite themed crafts.
Pinocchio (Outdoor Theatre)
- Friday 31st July, 6pm to 8pm
Illyria celebrates this magical coming-of-age tale in a thrilling musical outdoor show.
Colonel Robert Overton’s Regiment of Foote – Living History Weekend
- Saturday 8th August to Sunday 9th August, 10:30am to 4:30pm
Travel back in time to a fascinating period of British history and bring the past to life with this unmissable Living History weekend.
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The Three Musketeers – Outdoor Theatre
- Sunday 16th August, 7pm to 9:30pm
All for One - and One for All! Illyria’s The Three Musketeers promises to be more dazzling than ever!
Live Lute Music
- Sunday 30th August, 1pm to 4pm
Our resident Lutenist will be bringing the melodic tunes of a replica 1583 lute and a renaissance guitar to the 1620s House.
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- Saturday 19th September, 1pm to 4pm
Our resident Lutenist will be bringing the melodic tunes of a replica 1583 lute and a renaissance guitar to the 1620s House.
Read more about 'Live Lute Music'
The Buildings Archaeologist – Discovering the Secrets of Britain’s Ancient Buildings
- Saturday 10th October, 2:30pm to 3:30pm
This talk will look at the ways in which ancient buildings have been studied and conserved, the puzzling ways that some buildings became listed whereas others were overlooked