Set in the beautiful grounds of Kent's Rochester Castle, overlooking the River
Medway and just a few steps from Rochester's picture-postcard Victorian High
Street, you can enjoy a truly festive atmosphere - traditional Christmas trees
filled with twinkling fairy lights, the smell of roasted chestnuts and
glühwein. Discover an array of wonderful German 'style' Christmas market huts
selling a range of Christmas gifts, hand-crafted goods and festive fayre. In
addition to all of this, street entertainers and Dickensian characters mingle
amongst the revellers, whilst bands, and carol singers entertain visitors to
the market.
The market is open Wednesday to Sunday and closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Each
year, the first weekend of December brings Victorian festivities to Rochester
in the form of a Dickensian Christmas, where you can experience street
entertainment, readings, songs and dance. You'll be captivated by Dickens'
characters as you explore the literary journey that was the great writer's
life. Each day there are parades through Rochester and the magnificent
surroundings of Rochester Cathedral and Castle and guaranteed snowfall creates
a charming scene!
A Christmas experience
in the heart of the land of Dickens. In addition to
the street entertainment, musicians and costumed characters
perform around the festival area. Parades and processions
and magical stalls offering a huge range of Christmas
fare. The day is completed with a Carol Concert outside
Rochester's magnificent Cathedral.
Among the highlights of this weekend's festival are
a grand parade through the town at 1200 GMT on both
days and a candlelit parade each day at 1645 GMT.
A carol concert takes place at Boley Hill at 1700
GMT each day, while children can visit Father Christmas
in Rochester Castle Gardens throughout Saturday and
Sunday.
The council is advising people to use public transport
as it expects many visitors to the town, but a park
and ride scheme has also been set up.
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey Dickensian/Victorian Christmas
event.
Ely Rd, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB5 9PQ
A Dickensian Christmas at
Denny Join us for a Traditional Dickensian Christmas with children's
activities and carols by candlelight from 4pm-4.30pm (bring a torch and dress
warmly!). Cafe and shop open. Event Admission Prices: Adults £5.50, Concessions
£4.50, Children over 5 £3.50, Family Ticket £16. 12-5pm
During these three Saturdays Grassington is transported back to the time of Charles Dickens. See the Christmas lights, the village square and the streets transformed into a traditional market with shopkeepers, villagers and visitors dressed in Victorian costume
A
spectacular event of colour, costume and entertainment. Thousands of visitors
soak up the Victorian atmosphere, while parades make their way through central
historic Rochester each day Newly commissioned theatrical and creative content
planned to mark the bicentenary in Rochester.
We warmly invite you to attend Ilfracombe Victorian Week from ??th to
??th June 2011 - and to enjoy almost 50 separate events over nine days
- the largest and longest festival in North Devon
http://www.ilfracombevictoriancelebration.org.uk/
June T.B.C.
Victorian
Military at Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey.
Charles
Dickens visited Broadstairs in Kent regularly from 1837 until 1859 and
immortalised the town as "Our English Watering Place". In 1937, to
commemorate the centenary of the author's first visit, Gladys Waterer, the then
owner of Dickens House, conceived the idea of putting on a production of 'David
Copperfield' and of having people about the town in Victorian dress to
publicise it. Thus the festival was born and, with the exception of the years
of World War 2, has been held annually in the third week of June ever since.
COBTREE FARM MUSEUM OF KENT LIFE MAIDSTONE COUNTRY
FAIR
11AM-5PM
August
Military
Odyssey - Kent Show Ground, Detling, Kent, ME14 3JF
Not only the Country's Largest Multi-Period Living History Event,
but now the Worlds largest event of its type with a huge collectors market with
hundreds of traders.
A parade of a marching band, street traders ("Costermongers"),Pearly Kings and Queens
and Victorian Characters from 1-3pm, starting at
Guildhall Yard, Gresham Street EC2 London. This is followed
by a harvest festival service at 3-4pm at St Mary Le
Bow Church, Cheapside EC2. A "harvest festival"
is a thanksgiving ceremony, to give thanks after crops
have been harvested successfully. It is a very old tradition.
It usually takes place on a Sunday in September or early
October. People collect food from their homes and take
it to their churches or schools. The food is later given
to poor or older members of the local community.
October
COBTREE FARM MUSEUM OF KENT LIFE MAIDSTONE APPLE &
CIDER FESTIVAL
11AM-3PM
October
NORFOLK LIVING HISTORY FAYRE
MANNINGTON HALL & GARDENS, near SAXTHORPE, NORFOLK,
NR11 7BB
Open 11am - 4pm daily. Action packed program from Roman to World
War 2.
With its snow-covered street,
seasonal carols, Father Christmas, Christmas shopping and cast of Victorian
characters, this hugely popular event is a delightful trip to Christmas past for
all the family.
Wander through the European-style
shopping village, Victorian Street, Georgian colonnades and discover superb
quality gifts, fine crafts, festive food and drink at the biggest Christmas
market on the South Coast.
Step back 150 years to
celebrate Christmas with a cast of hundreds. Meet a host of colourful Victorian
characters such as Scrooge, Mr Bumble and Queen Victoria herself and join in
with the new and novel bawdy music hall of Fagin’s Tavern.
Children will laugh at the
traditional street and fairground entertainments and music lovers will delight
in traditional Christmas carols and marching bands.
Dates of events and venues that we hope to attend
in 2011 (in yellow boxes) and some that we probably wont be at but
maybe you or others will.