The Invisible Hands of Mompesson House: Servants
This year, celebrate the unseen people who ran Mompesson House behind the scenes.
- Booking not needed
- Free event (admission applies)
Find out what life was like for the people who worked behind the scenes at Mompesson House, from the servants of the eighteenth century to the housekeeper and gardener in the 1950s. We'll have information available in each room with details of servants' lives throughout the years. Dress up in an apron and try your hand at laying the Dining Room table for Elizabeth Mompesson’s grand dinner party. Perfect for the young and the young at heart.
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Summer of Play at Mompesson House
Enjoy free games in our walled garden over the summer (weather permitting).
Wessex Folk Orchestra in the garden
Join the Wessex Folk Orchestra for an afternoon of music in the garden of Mompesson House.
Close Consort music in the garden
Join the Close Consort recorder group for an afternoon of music in the garden of Mompesson House.
Book Fair
Join us for a book fair in the garden of Mompesson House on Saturday 17 August. Thanks to some generous recent donations, we have a very wide selection of antique, vintage and antiquarian books as well as some fantastic summer reads.