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The alternative Christmas family trail!
Come to Butser for a fun festive adventure for all the family. ‘Yule’ have a magical time this Christmas exploring the ancient buildings around the farm and uncovering the folklore of Winter!
Adult £10.50 / Child £6.50 (ages 3 - 16) / Under 3s Free / Family £27.50 (up to 2 adults and 2 children)
Design and craft a wreath from foraged hedgerow greenery!
Join us in an atmospheric ancient building and work with locally-sourced cuttings, pinecones, leaves, and berries to create your own Christmas or Yule wreath. Working by a crackling fire and with a dram of mead included, it doesn’t get more festive than this!
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Escape the Christmas rush and learn to needle felt in a Saxon hall!
Using all-natural wool, you’ll design and felt your own winter decoration or gift — perfect whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Yule, or something else this winter.
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During this willow weaving course we will make a functional garden structure to be the envy of your friends. Obelisks provide a frame to support sweet peas, sunflower plants, climbing plants and once learnt you can create any frame to suit the size you need. Make sure you can get it in your car to take home with you!
Modern homes are protected by lockable doors and windows, and burglar alarms in many cases. But how well are they protected from evil spirits? By looking closely at historical buildings, sometimes distinctive marks can be found that usually go unnoticed. These were created to protect the house and its occupants from evil spirits.
An introduction to the traditional craft of enamelling – but with a playful, contemporary edge. Local artist Sophie Buckingham will help you explore mark-making techniques using stencils, scraffito and embellishments. You will experiment with pattern and colour through the medium of kiln fired vitreous enamel on copper.
Come for a magical Yule experience at our Yule weekends in December.
Come let the dark winter nights be lit up and join in on our Celtic toast, boast and oath.
We will have special Yuletide tours of the museum and hands-on activities outside, as well as special crafters and musicians to fill the site with life!
Stichting Erfgoedpark Batavialand
att. EXARC
Postbus 119
8200 AC Lelystad
the Netherlands
Phone: +(31) 6 40263273
Website: EXARC.net
Email: info@exarc.net
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