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Tudor Reenactment: Elizabethan Sugar Banquet

It is the 450th anniversary of Elizabeth I's visit to Worcester, so to celebrate the Tudors will be holding a sugar banquet for the queen. Free entry.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event

Elizabeth I will be popping into Greyfriars, 450 years after she first visited Worcester!

To celebrate Greyfriars will be hosting a sugar banquet for the queen. There will be activities, banqueting, and some traditional country dancing to follow!

This event is free for everyone to join, and is bought to us by the wonderful reenactors from The Lyppett Household.

This event will take place in the hall and garden at Greyfriars. Tours of the house will be available throughout the day, usual admission applies.

11am - 3pm on Saturday 16th August.

Tudor House museum will also be running a free re-enactment event 11am-3pm, so why make it a joint visit and experience life in two different houses!

Free entry. No booking necessary.

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Suitability

Fun for all the family!

Meeting point

Head through the carriage way into the garden, or through the door on the right to see what's going on in the hall.

Accessibility

There are uneven surfaces and steps throughout the site.

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