Layers of Jane
From petticoats to pantaloons, chemise to shifts, following an indulgent cream tea in the Brewhouse tea-room, enjoy an interactive and irreverent presentation regarding Regency 'underpinnings' in the house.
- Booking essential
Thursday 25 September
Gates open 2.15pm | Cream tea 2.30-3.15pm | Talk 3.30-4.30pm
“I hope you saw her petticoat, six inches deep in mud, I am absolutely certain; and the gown which had been let down to hide it not doing its office” said Mrs Hurst bitchily to Miss Caroline Bingley about Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”
Come and participate in a light-hearted whimsical discussion about what might have been worn under ladies' dresses in the early part of the 19th Century.
With gates opening 2.15pm, enjoy a cream tea upstairs in the Brewhouse tea-room 2.30-3.15pm before venturing over to the Dining Parlour on the ground floor of the house for this informal talk 3.30-4.30pm.
Cream Tea options: Help yourself to urns of tea or coffee and a fruit scone with jam and butter.
Please inform us at the time of booking if you have any special dietary requirements.
Tickets £20 Not suitable for young families.
Please note, non-members entering before 2.15pm will need to pay normal admission. On the day, please state the name you booked under at Visitor Reception before walking up to the Brewhouse. We’ll just check you in again as you enter the tea-room.
No food and drink are allowed in the house. There are toilets in the courtyard outside the Brewhouse tea-room.
Accessibility: Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements by emailing us at thevyne@nationaltrust.org.uk putting ‘Accessibility Requirement’ in the subject line.
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| All Ticket | £20.00 |
The basics
- Booking details
Call 0344 249 1895
- Suitability
Not suitable for young families.
- Meeting point
On the day, please state the name you booked under at Visitor Reception before walking up to the Brewhouse.
- What to bring and wear
You'll need weather appropriate clothing and walking shoes because there's a 10-minute walk between the carpark and the tea-room and house.
- Accessibility
There's a 10-minute walk between the carpark and the tea-room and house. The cream tea is on the first floor of the tea-room and there is no lift. The talk takes place on the ground floor of the house. please contact us at thevyne@nationaltrust.org.uk putting Accessibility Requirement in the subject line if you need any adjustments.
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