International Women's Day Crafting Activities & Demonstrations
Visit the East Stables to learn more about women as healers through craft activities and demonstrations.
- Booking not needed
- Free event (admission applies)
Celebrate International Women’s Day with craft activities and demonstrations inspired by the wisdom and creativity of women as healers. Our team of volunteers will demonstrate how to use natural salve using healing plants, a tradition that has been passed down through generations.
Explore the art of natural dyeing with onion skins and woad, where you can create beautifully coloured fabrics to use in your crafts.
Drop into our scented herb sachet-making station, where you can blend fragrant herbs into small pouches to take home. Use the fabric you dyed in our natural dyeing session to craft a one-of-a-kind scented sachet.
For non-members of the National Trust, or visitors without a general admission ticket to the House and Gardens, the Wider Estate admission fees apply:
• Adult: £6.00
• Child: £3.00
• Family (2 adults, 2 children): £15.00
• Family (1 adult, 2 children): £9.00
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This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.
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- Suitability
Children welcome
- Meeting point
The East Stables is in the Stableyard next to the Second Hand Bookshop.
- What to bring and wear
Please dress for the Great British weather as there are no heating or cooling facilities in the East Stables!
- Accessibility
There are accessible toilets, a changing place, tramper/wheelchair for hire (free to use, donations are welcome) and parking at the Stableyard where the activity stations are located. The crafts take place on the ground floor.
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