Create an Elizabethan Kissing Bough
Make an Elizabethan Kissing Bough to celebrate Hardwick Wintertide this Christmas.
- Booking essential
- Admission applies
Welcome guests into your home this Christmas with a handmade kissing bough! A Kissing bough is an Elizabethan gesture of goodwill to your guests over the festive period which gave birth to the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe.
The workshops will guide you through the process using foliage gathered by our Gardeners from the Hardwick Estate and how to arrange these to build the perfect kissing bough.
This session will last 1 and a half hours.
For non-members of the National Trust, or visitors without a general admission ticket to the House and Gardens, the Wider Estate admission fees apply:
• Adult: £6.00
• Child: £3.00
• Family (2 adults, 2 children): £15.00
• Family (1 adult, 2 children): £9.00
A general admission ticket to the House and Gardens will be needed if you would like to tour the mansion after the workshop.
Times
The basics
- Booking details
Call 0344 249 1895
- Suitability
This workshop is suitable for ages 16 and up.
- Meeting point
Please meet at East Stables at 11am, this is located in the Stableyard next to the second-hand bookshop.
- What to bring and wear
Please dress for the weather as there are no heating of cooling facilities in the East Stables.
- Accessibility
This event takes place in the East Stables which is located on the ground floor. Accessible parking and facilities are available, including a changing places toilet.
Upcoming events
Hardwick Wintertide
Share a special winter with the family at Hardwick Wintertide this year, chase lights and shadows around the hall as you tour by lantern light.
Wintertide Late Nights: Amber Valley Voices Choir
Grab a mulled wine and listen to the beautiful Amber Valley Voices Choir in the Stableyard.
Wintertide Writing Workshop
Create your own writing pieces as you explore the meaning of Wintertide through memory, reflection and imagination.
Wintertide Late Nights: Dronfield Handbell Ringers
Listen to an ensemble of handbell ringers and enjoy a festive night out at Hardwick Hall's late night opening evening.