Making Christmas Special at Holkham

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Making Christmas Special at Holkham

Victorian Christmas Fayre at Holkham Hall
26th and 27th November
10-5pm
A Black Knight Historical event
Set amongst the wonderful exhibits in the Bygones Museum at Holkham Hall, we turn back the clocks to the time of Charles Dickens with a wonderful period market and seasonal entertainments provided by the Black Knight Historical team. Wonderful souvenirs and unique gifts, costumed traders, minstrels leading Christmas Carols and Storytelling. Make your own traditional decorations, relax with mulled wine and refreshments of the time, make it a wonderful day out and a shopping experience that even Scrooge himself would be pleased to support! The hall is open and decorated with traditional garland; find the Holly King and experience our version of the first Christmas tree, brought into popularity by Prince Albert himself.
Tickets
Adults £11 Children £7 (children’s ticket includes a visit to the Holly King)
Last admission to Holkham Hall 4pm. Last admission to the Bygones Museum 4.30pm
Ticket Office 01328 713111 or email: ticketoffice@holkham.co.uk

A Victorian Christmas Celebration
3rd and 4th December
10-5pm
A Black Knight Historical event
Truly a wonderful experience for visitors to Holkham this weekend as Queen Victoria arrives to stay for Christmas celebrations. Inside the wonderfully decorated hall, musicians lead for dances and traditional carols are sung, games played and stories told by the fireside. Redcoat soldiers keep guard, in the Kitchens, cooks and household staff bustle in getting the feast prepared, and it is all captured for posterity by period photographic camera and techniques. Florence Nightingale drops by to recruit more nurses and the Holly King sits beneath his Christmas Tree giving out gifts to the children.
Tickets: Adults £11 Children £7 (children’s ticket includes a visit to the Holly King)
Last admission to Holkham Hall 4pm. Last admission to the Bygones Museum 4.30pm
Ticket Office 01328 713111 or email: ticketoffice@holkham.co.uk

Christmas Theatre - The Snow Queen
Saturday 17th December
Performances at 2pm and 6.30pm

This unique adaptation of the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen will be performed by Quantum Theatre in the spectacular setting of the Marble Hall and tells the endearing story of the devoted friendship between a little boy Kay and little girl Gerda. Kay’s grandmother tells them the story of the Snow Queen and a mirror that magnifies all the bad and ugly aspects in people. A tragedy occurs when one summer´s day a splinter from the mirror lodges in Kay´s heart and puts him under the Snow Queen´s spell, changing his personality to cruel and aggressive. As winter arrives, the Snow Queen dramatically appears and whisks Kay away to her palace at the North Pole. His disappearance is a mystery and Gerda sets out to look for him encountering danger along the way. She finally rescues Kay when she reaches the Snow Queen´s palace and breaks the spell. As they travel home together they find that nothing has changed, except themselves, as they have grown up and it’s summer once more.
There will be two performances of this play - a matinee performance at 2pm and an evening performance at 6.30pm. The majority of seating is situated in the main auditorium on the ground floor, there is also limited seating in the upstairs gallery which has restricted vision. The performance is a family production aimed at all ages and will last approximately 2 hours (including interval). Doors open 45 minutes before the start of the performance.
Tickets include a glass of mulled wine and mince pie
Main Auditorium
Adults £16 Children (2-15 years) £12
Gallery
Adults £12 Children (2-15 years) £8
Ticket Office 01328 713111 or email: ticketoffice@holkham.co.uk

Galloway Antiques Fair (EVENT CANCELLED)
Friday 9th to Sunday 11th December
10.30am - 5pm
Join us for a three day Antiques Fair presented by Galloway Antiques in a series of the beautiful state rooms at Holkham Hall.
Galloway Antiques have been organising quality antique fairs for over 15 years in some of the country´s finest stately homes. An eclectic mix of town and country furniture, silver, porcelain, jewellery, paintings, glass, oriental rugs, clocks, treen and many decorative items will be offered for sale by nationally known and respected antiques and fine art dealers, many of whom are members of LAPADA and BADA.
Tickets: Adult £5 payable on entry, children under 16 years free
NB: Doors will close at 4.30pm on Sunday 11th December.