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: May Half-term – Servant School!

  "All our servants do very nicely" Elizabeth Gaskell Join us on Wednesday during half term, and learn to be a House servant! Meet our resident servants, Hearn and Margaret, and be put to work on some light household duties in order to earn your Servant School Certificate! £1 per child, with accompanying adult paying usual annual ticket house admission: £5/£4 concessions.   

: Sketching Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

**Sorry this workshop has sold out - dates for 2020 will be added soon ** Join us for our perennially popular day workshop in sketching. Have you ever wanted to record your memories of a visit using your own sketches and illustrations? Our much-loved workshop, led by urban sketcher Liz Ackerley, will teach you how to capture special places using pen, pencil, watercolour and other simple materials in a sketchbook. From drawing special items like lamps and furniture,

: The Sound of Servants: The Musical!

'This housekeeper has her chores and with the bell she answers doors...meets and greets the great and good....' This performance is now SOLD OUT but we still have tickets left for the performance organised by The Friends of Elizabeth Gaskell's House at 2pm on Saturday 27 April, which includes tea and cake. More Details Join us for an innovative new musical devised by local women’s group Herizons at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House. Performed promenade style, this musical adventure will explore

: The Sound of Servants: The Musical!

'This housekeeper has her chores and with the bell she answers doors...meets and greets the great and good....' This performance is now SOLD OUT but we still have tickets left for the performance organised by The Friends of Elizabeth Gaskell's House at 2pm on Saturday 27 April, which includes tea and cake. More Details Join us for an innovative new musical devised by local women’s group Herizons at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House. Performed promenade style, this musical adventure will explore

: Crafternoon Tea: Introduction to Bookbinding

Have you often found yourself browsing stationery shops for hours in search of the perfect notebook? Do you like playing around with paper and always dreamed of making your own sketchbook? Are you looking for a personal and handcrafted Mother's Day present for your mum? Do you want to try something new and have a fun afternoon out? If the answer is yes, this might be the right event for you! In this three-hour workshop, you will learn