Victorian Harvest Weekend
@ Stretton Watermill

Victorian Harvest Weekend

A day out for the whole family.

Join the Stretton millers for the last open weekend of the year and help celebrate a Victorian style harvest.

There will be period music from local musician Roy Clinging, and chances to help with apple pressing and butter making.

See displays of traditional harvest tools and make your own straw dolly!

Visitors can also have a taste of some traditional harvest fayre, and play some old-fashioned games.

The events and activities are free this weekend, with a nominal charge for those wanting a guided tour of the working mill.

Time:
12noon – 5.00pm
Date:
Saturday 25th September 2010
Sunday 26th September 2010

Admission is FREE for this event, with a charge for a guided tour.

Opening Hours:

April
Weekends only 1.00pm – 5.00pm

May to August
Tuesday to Sunday, Bank Holiday Mondays 1.00pm – 5.00pm

September
Weekends only 1.00pm – 5.00pm

For Admission Prices, please visit the Stretton Watermill Website.

Address:

Stretton Watermill

Mill Lane

Stretton

near Farndon

Cheshire

SY14 7JA

Tel: 01606 271640
This is The Cheshire Museums Service

Stretton Watermill is only 10 miles from the city of Chester

Walk Chester:
Chester In The Civil War

Our Loyal City: Chester in the Civil War

A Walk starting from Chester History & Heritage

In 1643 Royalist Chester was preparing for war.

The city was battered, breached and besieged but fought bravely – if in vain – to support King Charles I.

Join a Chester Tour Guide for a walk around the sites of the bombardment and defences of the citizens who were ‘kept in perpetual alarm’ over 350 years ago.

Time:
1.30pm – 3.00pm
Date:
Wednesday 15th September 2010

Tickets: £5, concessions £4
Booking with Chester History and Heritage 01244 402110

Chester History & Heritage

St Michael’s Church

Bridge Street Row East

Chester

Cheshire

CH1 1RD

Tel: 01244 402110

Admission FREE.

Opening Times:
Monday – Friday, 10.00am – 12noon and 1.00pm – 4.00pm

Heritage Open Days:
A Weekend @
Stretton Watermill

Heritage Open Days 2010

A day out for the whole family.

Stretton Watermill joins in the national event, aiming to open the doors to free access to architectural and historic treasures.

Take a tour to find out the story of the watermill through the ages.

Admission is Free this weekend, as part of Heritage Open Days.

Time:
1.00pm – 5.00pm
Date:
Saturday 11th September 2010
Sunday 12th September 2010

Admission is FREE for this event.

Opening Hours:

April
Weekends only 1.00pm – 5.00pm

May to August
Tuesday to Sunday, Bank Holiday Mondays 1.00pm – 5.00pm

September
Weekends only 1.00pm – 5.00pm

For Admission Prices, please visit the Stretton Watermill Website.

Address:

Stretton Watermill

Mill Lane

Stretton

near Farndon

Cheshire

SY14 7JA

Tel: 01606 271640
This is The Cheshire Museums Service

Stretton Watermill is only 10 miles from the city of Chester

Activities for Kids:
Heritage Open Days
@ Water Tower

Heritage Open Days

Activities for the whole family.

Discover the Water Tower on Chester City Walls.

Come down and meet some of the medieval characters that you would have once come across in Chester.

Time:
11.00am – 4.00pm
Date:
Saturday 11th September 2010
Sunday 12th September 2010

This is a FREE drop-in event.

Activities for Kids:
Visit The South Pole
@ Weaver Hall Museum

Perky Penguins

Activities for children of all ages.

Chill out this summer…

Come down and visit the South Pole displays in the museum, and make your own penguin model to take home.

Time:
10.00am – 4.00pm
Date:
Wednesday 25th August 2010
Thursday 26th August 2010

Opening Hours:

January – October
Tuesday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Wednesday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Thursday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Friday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Saturday 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Sunday 2.00pm – 5.00pm

November – December
Tuesday 10.00am – 4.00pm
Wednesday 10.00am – 4.00pm
Thursday 10.00am – 4.00pm
Friday 10.00am – 4.00pm
Saturday 1.00pm – 4.00pm
Sunday 1.00pm – 4.00pm

Weaver Hall Museum is only open on Mondays during the School Holidays and Bank Holidays, excluding December, from 10.00am – 5.00pm.

For Admission Prices, please visit the museum Website.

Until May 2010, the Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse was known as the Salt Museum.
The museum is housed within the old Northwich Union Workhouse building and has displays about the building’s history as a home for Victorian Paupers.

Address:

Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse

162 London Road

Northwich

Cheshire

CW9 8AB

Tel: 01606 271640

Weaver Hall Museum (ex Salt Museum) on Directory of Chester
Weaver Hall Museum Website

Chester History:
The Way We Were
with Len Morgan

The Way We Were

Join local historian Len Morgan for another of his nostalgic slideshows.

Take a look back at how we lived, worked and played.

Time:
1.30pm – 3.00pm
Date:
Friday 20th August 2010

Tickets: £3, concessions £2.50
Booking with Chester History and Heritage 01244 402110

Chester History & Heritage

St Michael’s Church

Bridge Street Row East

Chester

Cheshire

CH1 1RD

Tel: 01244 402110

Admission FREE.

Opening Times:
Monday – Friday, 10.00am – 12noon and 1.00pm – 4.00pm

An Evening of Entertainment:
The Miller’s Tale

The Miller’s Tale
An Evening of Entertainment

Event suitable for Adults and Children over 14 years.

Storyteller Tom Hughes explores the role of millers in folk tales, from Chaucer to the Brothers Grimm.

Gathering in the atmospheric setting of the ancient mill, he will take you on a journey through the stories contrasting the images of cheats and misers to the idea of ‘the jolly miller’.

The real millers, who are jolly of course, will then lead an informal trip around the working watermill.

The evening includes storytelling, mill tour, drink and nibbles.

Time:
7.30pm start
Date:
Thursday 19th August 2010

Tickets:
£6.50 per person

Booking is essential for this event, contact details below.

Opening Hours:

April
Weekends only 1.00pm – 5.00pm

May to August
Tuesday to Sunday, Bank Holiday Mondays 1.00pm – 5.00pm

September
Weekends only 1.00pm – 5.00pm

For Admission Prices, please visit the Stretton Watermill Website.

Address:

Stretton Watermill

Mill Lane

Stretton

near Farndon

Cheshire

SY14 7JA

Tel: 01606 271640
This is The Cheshire Museums Service

Stretton Watermill is only 10 miles from the city of Chester

Activities for Kids:
Stories & Curiosities
with Professor Mace

The Curious World of Professor Mace

Activities for children of all ages.

The renowned Victorian explorer and adventurer Prof. Josiah Mace will be bringing his collection of intriguing antiquities and curiosities to Weaver Hall.

Be amazed at his tales of wonderous civilisations from across the world, from Egyptian Mummies to Aztec Skulls, adventure from the Wild West to the search for Atlantis.

Avid adventurers can also create a curiosity box to start their own collections.

Time:
10.00am – 4.00pm
Date:
Wednesday 18th August 2010
Thursday 19th August 2010

Opening Hours:

January – October
Tuesday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Wednesday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Thursday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Friday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Saturday 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Sunday 2.00pm – 5.00pm

November – December
Tuesday 10.00am – 4.00pm
Wednesday 10.00am – 4.00pm
Thursday 10.00am – 4.00pm
Friday 10.00am – 4.00pm
Saturday 1.00pm – 4.00pm
Sunday 1.00pm – 4.00pm

Weaver Hall Museum is only open on Mondays during the School Holidays and Bank Holidays, excluding December, from 10.00am – 5.00pm.

For Admission Prices, please visit the museum Website.

Until May 2010, the Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse was known as the Salt Museum.
The museum is housed within the old Northwich Union Workhouse building and has displays about the building’s history as a home for Victorian Paupers.

Address:

Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse

162 London Road

Northwich

Cheshire

CW9 8AB

Tel: 01606 271640

Weaver Hall Museum (ex Salt Museum) on Directory of Chester
Weaver Hall Museum Website

Activities for Kids:
Seaside Days
and Entertainment

Beside The Seaside

Activities for children of all ages.

The seaside comes inland to Northwich!

Visit Weaver Hall Museum and enjoy seaside entertainment, the coconut shy, a laughing sailor and more.

Make your own Punch and Judy finger puppets too!

Why not bring a picnic a enjoy a day out by the seaside?

Time:
10.00am – 4.00pm
Date:
Wednesday 11th August 2010
Thursday 12th August 2010

Opening Hours:

January – October
Tuesday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Wednesday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Thursday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Friday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Saturday 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Sunday 2.00pm – 5.00pm

November – December
Tuesday 10.00am – 4.00pm
Wednesday 10.00am – 4.00pm
Thursday 10.00am – 4.00pm
Friday 10.00am – 4.00pm
Saturday 1.00pm – 4.00pm
Sunday 1.00pm – 4.00pm

Weaver Hall Museum is only open on Mondays during the School Holidays and Bank Holidays, excluding December, from 10.00am – 5.00pm.

For Admission Prices, please visit the museum Website.

Until May 2010, the Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse was known as the Salt Museum.
The museum is housed within the old Northwich Union Workhouse building and has displays about the building’s history as a home for Victorian Paupers.

Address:

Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse

162 London Road

Northwich

Cheshire

CW9 8AB

Tel: 01606 271640

Weaver Hall Museum (ex Salt Museum) on Directory of Chester
Weaver Hall Museum Website

Activities for Kids:
Tower Power
Weekend

Tower Power

Activities for the whole family.

A rare opportunity to explore the Water ad Bonewalddesthornes’s Towers on the City Walls.

With children’s activities to bring the past to life.

Time:
11.00am – 4.00pm
Date:
Saturday 7th August 2010
Sunday 8th August 2010

This is a FREE drop-in event.