Elizabeth Gaskell’s House Gets a Silver Sustainable Tourism Award
Elizabeth Gaskell’s House has been successful in achieving a Silver Green Tourism Award after joining Green Tourism, the largest and most established sustainable certification programme in the world. A Green Tourism Award means that a business works responsibly, ethically and sustainably, contributes
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Manchester Quilt Mini Exhibition
The Elizabeth Gaskell’s House Sewing Bee are delighted to present their Manchester Quilt in this temporary exhibition running until 5 March 2018. The quilt, made for Elizabeth Gaskell’s House, is based on a bedcover from the 1860s called the Manchester Quilt. The
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Tell us what you think about our garden
**** This survey has now closed**** We are looking at ideas to develop and improve the garden at Elizabeth Gaskell's House and would like to get input from our visitors. Today, the garden has been planted to show the sort of garden
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New Crafternoon Teas at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
NEW for 2018 - Join us for a Thursday Crafternoon Tea workshop, 1.30– 4pm. Learn a new crafting skills and take home a lovely hand-made creation. 15 March - Cotton Patchwork Lavender Bags Make a Suffolk puff patchwork lavender bag from scraps
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January in the Garden
The first flowers of the year are starting to show themselves. We have primroses, snowdrops, witch-hazel, crocus and cyclamen in flower and shoots of daffodils, tulips and scilla coming up through the soil. So something to look forward to. Photography by
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