well, Denny Abbey was lovely, but the mediaeval re-enactment sucked!! These things seem to do so periodically, so not desperately disappointed, but as the blurb was
| Medieval Life at Denny.Come and meet the lively Medieval Pilgrims as they camp at Denny Abbey with lots of have a go activities from making rushlights to coin stamping as well as archery demonstrations. 12-5pm |
I did think there may be some of the above there! well, there was coin stamping I guess. but not much pilgrim-ishness. however, the herbalist lass was good, and SB enjoyed making a headache poultice and looking at the surgical instruments. She also chatted with the cord maker and the the coin stamper – and liked looking at the coins. SHe would have had a go with a quill, but the chap was only giving to the crowd of older children, so we went off. Did like looking round the abbey again, and making arches etc. The farmland museaum bit had a basket maker – and SB told her all about the MP basket making! and she got to weave a fish – very easy, suitable for wee ones at MP camp that struggle with baskets! Also do the usual crafts there whilst we discussed rural life. SO it was a geat afternoon out, but seriously slack in the pilgrimage dept!
I am back-flickring at the mo – uploading is SO slow!
oh, and I REALLY rate the city through time book
We saw “A street through time” at Verulamium museum but I insisted on ordering it though Amazon to save pennies. Ended up discovering “A city through time” and “A farm through time” too so ended up spending far more than had I just bought it at the museum in the first place!
it would have been cheaper through amazon, but I felt a desperate need for an on the spot purchase!
sorry about your comment getting stuck in akismet. luckilly it was at the top, as we can only view the last 60 or so [we get well over 100 spam most days it seems, so it is necessary.
WE have a farm through time and street through time, really very good.