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Mummers Play & Wassail!

Join us and Dartmoor Border Morris for a traditional Mummers Play & Wassail.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event (admission applies)

Wassailing is an annual tradition to bless orchards to ensure a good harvest for the year to come. Join Dartmoor Border Morris to scare away evil spirits in the orchard and ensure a good harvest this year at our Wassail - remember your pots and pans to make lots of noise. The event starts with a Mummer's play in the Great Barn, and will then process to the orchard for the Wassail itself.

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This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

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The basics

Meeting point

In the Great Barn

What to bring and wear

Wrap up warm and please wear sensible footwear as it may be slippery and muddy.

Accessibility

The Great Barn has step free access. The Orchard is on a step hill so please take this into consideration;

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