Weald & Downland Open Air MuseumSingleton, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0EU

www.wealddown.co.uk | Tel: 01243 811348

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muSic around the Site• enjoy traditional music around the museum site from trads on both days

• autumn reeds Saturday 3.00pm - 4.00pm & Sunday 2.30pm - 3.30pm in the downland gridshell (48)

• FB Pocket orchestra 11.30am - 12.15pm on Sunday in the downland gridshell (48)

• South downs Folk Singers on Sunday 1.00pm - 1.30pm in the downland gridshell (48)

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10.45am chichester city Band

12.00pm Littlehampton concert Band

1.15pm autumn reeds

2.15pm worthing’s Silver Band

3.00pm Bognor regis concert Band

Sunday

10.30am FB Pocket orchestra

11.30am trads

12.30pm autumn reeds

1.15pm get Vocal community choir

2.30pm Sussex Folk orchestra

3.15pm South downs Folk Singers

welcome to the weald & downland open air museum’s christmas market 2015Find that perfect christmas gift or treat yourself! Please take time to explore the museum’s collection of historic buildings and beautiful 40-acre downland site.

craFt & trade StandS there are over 130 local craft, trade and food stands located around the museum site – follow the stars on the map in the centre pages.

Stands can be found in the following buildings: hambrook Barn (2), toll house (3), house from walderton (4), Poplar cottage (7), Littlehampton granary (10), Bayleaf Farmhouse (12), winkhurst hall (14), Titchfield Market Hall (26), Medieval Shops from horsham (27), crawley hall (28), medieval house from north cray (29), Building from Lavant (30), redford Pugmill (37), Petersfield Brick-drying shed (38), wiston wagon shed (43), court Barn (44), downland gridshell (48), and Building crafts gallery (50).

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around the Site• meet the donkeys! the hayling island

donkeys will be in the stables from Watersfield (45) and walking around the site.

• children’s make & take: visit the ‘craftscene’ marquee next to the music tent in market Square.

• comedian & juggler: enjoy dan the hat’s entertaining Victorian character, ‘nathaniel’ and see him around the site on his Penny Farthing.

• Ben Law – woodsman, author and natural eco-builder (as featured on channel 4’s grand designs) – will be signing copies of his book, Woodland Craft, from 12.30pm to 1.30pm on Sunday in the museum Shop (1).

around the Site• Visit the working watermill (40). the museum’s working mill from Lurgashall, Sussex, is used for grinding corn for flour and for animal feed. You can buy our flour in the Mill and in the museum Shop. corn is also for sale to feed the ducks by the mill pond.

• winkhurst tudor kitchen (14): discover what it would have been like to work in a tudor kitchen, with seasonal cooking demonstrations throughout the weekend.

• take part in hands-on activities in the in the Joiners Shop from witley (35).

• mervyn mewis, master wood worker, will be demonstrating his skills in the carpenter’s Shop from Windlesham (36).

• horse and wagon rides: follow the signs for the location (weather permitting). Small charge applies.

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Junk ShopSmithbrook KilnsCranleigh, SurreyPainted Furniture, China,

Glassware, Salvage, Brocante

weaversbazaarworsted wool yarns, warp, nettle yarns, weaving kits

and equipment

www.weaversbazaar.com

MIKE BRAISHERoven to table

Stoneware pots,jugs and bowls

enquiries@willdyke-printmaking.co.uk

WOODCUT PRINTING One Day Workshops

Monthly in the Jerwood Gridshell, Weald & Downland Museum

Saturday 28th Nov Sunday 6th DecDates in 2016 to be announced check website for updates

Workshop Gift Vouchers available9.30am – 4.30pm £65 for the day

For details contact Will on : 07786 270649

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Make THe MoST of Your viSiTFood & drink:

• Buy homemade light lunches and snacks from the museum’s café kiosk (behind 50)

• enjoy a delicious selection of hot and cold foods and festive treats from stalls around the market Square

• grab snacks and drinks from the kiosk at winkhurst tudor kitchen (14)

• quench your thirst at the wobblegate bar near the market Square

museum Shop:

Visit our museum Shop in Longport Farmhouse (1). Buy some on the hop ‘harvest ale’, brewed using green golding hops from the museum’s gardens, in the Building crafts galley (50). hops are grown in a number of the museum’s historic gardens; they would have provided the buildings’ occupants with their household brewing needs.

Post office & Cash Withdrawals

The Museum Shop and Post office (1) both offer cash withdrawals throughout the weekend when you use most major bank cards.

Farming artefacts:

See the vehicle display in redvins Yard (16) and visit the vehicle & implement Gallery (49).

Friends of the museum:

Become a member of the museum and visit as many times as you like for a whole year – including special events days! membership makes a great christmas gift and, if you join today, your membership fee will be reduced by the amount you have paid for admission. Join at the Friends stand in the downland gridshell Building (48).

toilets: behind Longport Farmhouse (1), behind the medieval Shops from horsham (27) and in the Cattle Shed from kirdford (16). additional portable toilets are available near the Market Square, by Court Barn (44) and in the field car park.

Baby change: in the First aid tent in the market Square and in the disabled toilet behind the medieval Shops from horsham (27).

health & SafetySmoking: the Museum is a non-smoking site. Smoking is prohibited both in our buildings, open spaces and woodland within the Museum site. Visitors may smoke in the car park only.

First aid, emergencies & Lost children: contact the Museum’s duty officer via the Longport shop/Museum office; First Aid tent in the Events Field; or volunteers and staff, who wear black and white name badges.

children: working demonstrations and animals can be hazardous. Please take special care of children during your visit – they must be supervised at all times.

dogs: dogs are welcome but must be kept on a short lead and under control at all times. Please clean up after your dog.

animals: please be aware of the potential risks of E coli O157 from our animals: contact with the animals and their faeces should be avoided. In the event of contact, hand washing facilities are located at the toilet blocks marked on the map.

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A delightful hotchpotch of velvets and cottons

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cat’s ceramicshandmade ceramic art and gifts

Find me today in the Building crafts gallery

and online at: www.catsceramics.co.uk

these are the buildings youcan see at the museum 1 ‘Longport’: farmhouse from Newington, Kent

(Museum entrance and shop) 2 Barn from Hambrook, Sussex 3 Tollhouse from Beeding, Sussex 4 House from Walderton, Sussex 5 ‘Whittaker’s Cottages’ from Ashtead, Surrey 6 School from West Wittering, Sussex 7 ‘Poplar Cottage’ from Washington, Sussex 8 Horse whim from West Kingsdown, Kent 9 Open shed from Charlwood, Surrey 10 Granary from Littlehampton, Sussex 11 Cattle shed from Lurgashall, Sussex 12 ‘Bayleaf ’: Wealden house from Chiddingstone, Kent 13 Barn from Cowfold, Sussex 14 ‘Winkhurst’: Tudor kitchen from Sundridge, Kent 15 Hay barn from Ockley, Surrey 16 Cattle shed from Kirdford, Sussex 17 Cattle shed from Goodwood, Sussex 18 ‘Pendean’: farmhouse from Midhurst, Sussex 19 Hall from Boarhunt, Hampshire 20 Medieval building from Hangleton, Sussex 21 Charcoal burner’s camp 22 Timber crane from Basing, Hampshire 23 Cattle shed from Coldwaltham, Sussex 24 Tindall’s Cottage (to be completed in 2013) 25 Treadwheel from Catherington, Hampshire 26 Market hall from Titchfield, Hampshire 27 Medieval shop from Horsham, Sussex 28 Upper hall from Crawley, Sussex

(Museum library and meeting room) 29 Medieval house from North Cray, Kent 30 Building from Lavant, Sussex (Education room) 31 House extension from Reigate, Surrey 32 Church from South Wonston, Hampshire 33 Bell frame from Stoughton, Sussex 34 Plumber’s workshop from Newick, Sussex 35 Joiner’s shop from Witley, Surrey 36 Carpenter’s shop from Windlesham, Surrey 37 Pugmill house from Redford, Sussex 38 Brick drying shed from Petersfield, Hampshire 39 Saw-pit shed from Sheffield Park, Sussex 40 Watermill from Lurgashall, Sussex 41 Animal pound from Walton Heath, Surrey 42 Smithy from Southwater, Sussex 43 Wagon shed from Wiston, Sussex 44 ‘Court Barn’ from Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire 45 Stable from Watersfield, Sussex 46 Windpump from Pevensey, Sussex 47 Medieval house from Sole Street, Kent

(dismantled & to be re-erected 2016) 48 Downland Gridshell (conservation workshop) 49 Vehicle & implement gallery 50 Building crafts gallery 51 Saxon Hall House reconstruction

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Open up a new future!annual museum Friends membership • Free entry to the museum for 12 months, including special events • 10% discount in the shop and café • twice-yearly magazine

Join today and Save!Your first year’s subscription will be reduced by the amount you

have paid for admission – Join today in the museum shop or stand in the downland gridshell Building.

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WEALD & DOWNLAND OPEN AIR MUSEUM

Courses

Over a 150 courses in traditional rural trades & crafts and historic & crafts and historic building conservation:

working with wood • countryside crafts • historic trades & crafts • historic life • historic food herbal courses • countryside skills • smallholder days • heavy horses • historic buildings

printing & illustration • textiles • guided walks • Christmas courses • Timber framed buildings • building conservation • brick, flint, lime & ceramics • windows • interior finishes

& paint • timber framing from scratch • MSc programmes

Weald & Downland Open Air MuseumSingleton, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0EU

www.wealddown.co.uk | Tel: 01243 811348

Join the Weald & doWnland MuseuM

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history GanG

To find out more and become a member please visit:

www.wealddown.co.uk/history-gang or call 01243 811459

An exciting, creative group for 8-12 year-olds, which takes place for half a day one Saturday per month.

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The perfect Christmas gift for the person who has everything!

For just £5 (or 3 for £10) you can write a message on a shingle, so that you and your loved ones become part of the Museum’s Gateway Project. Giving a shingle as a gift? Why not take a photo (or selfie) with your sponsored shingles, and create a gift card?

To buy your shingles, visit the Medieval Shops from Horsham (27).

Find out more about the Gateway Project at: www.wealddown.co.uk/gateway

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The perfect venue for your event

For further information or to arrange to view our facilities, call 01243 811464 or email venuehire@wealddown.co.uk.

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the museum makes a unique and tranquil venue for weddings, parties, meetings and more.

two beautiful buildings are available as conference and wedding venues, and we run great children’s parties.

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HEAVYHORSE SHOW

4 - 5 June 2016

FestivalFestival

1 - 2 may 2016 8 - 9 October 2016 20 - 21 August 2016

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17 July 2016 26 - 27 November 2016

Food & Folk Festival, 1-2 May: The Museum’s spring food show is an annual celebration of the south east’s finest produce, crafts and traditions. Visitors will enjoy over 70 local foods, craft and trade stands, including dozens of fantastic food and drink producers from the region. In addition to browsing and buying, there will be a series of talks and cooking demonstrations, plus traditional folk music, storytelling, dancing and rural craft demonstrations. There is no need to book to watch the talks and demonstrations – all visitors to the show are welcome.

Heavy Horse Show, 4-5 June: An unforgettable weekend of heavy horse displays, demonstrations and parades. Weighing up to a ton and standing up to 19 hands high, these powerful and majestic horses are prized for their good looks, gentle temperament and capacity for work. In the arena, displays will include horse-drawn agricultural vehicles and brewers’ drays, plus a horse-drawn steam-powered fire engine. Parades take place at the end of each day, with a Grand Parade around the Museum site bringing the event to a conclusion on Sunday.

Rare & Traditional Breeds Show, 17 July: Four legs, furry legs, feathered legs… come and see cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and poultry in this delightful agricultural show for rare and traditional breeds. With prizes at stake and classes for young handlers, it is one of the biggest shows of its kind in the south east and hugely popular with visitors and exhibitors alike.

Vintage & Steam, 20-21 August: All the bustle and excitement of a traditional Steam Festival, with full-size, miniature and model steam engines on display and working around the site. Vintage, commercial and classic vehicles will be on display. Living wagons will be on show, alongside working steamrollers, steam lorries, model boats and a miniature railway. Take a ride on the steam-powered gallopers and visit the traditional vintage fair (local charges apply). With vintage music and themed refreshment stands, local crafts and traditional demonstrations, plus arena displays throughout the weekend.

Autumn Countryside Show, 8-9 October: Experience the sights, sounds and smells of the countryside at harvest time. At this beautiful time of year, experience teams of heavy horses ploughing the fields and vintage tractors at work. Enjoy a steam-powered threshing demonstration alongside falconry and dog displays, together with a fun dog show in the main arena. See woodland and rural craft demonstrations, plus thatching and traditional competitions. Also browse and buy gifts with a countryside theme at the many craft and trade stands. The 7th Horticultural Show will take place at the show with classes to suit all.

Christmas Market, 26-27 November: Reduced entry price £5 (free for Friends of the Museum). Find that perfect gift and enjoy a great day out at the Museum! Our bustling Christmas Market is located in and around the Museum’s historic buildings, with over 130 stands selling arts, crafts, food, unusual gifts and much more, you will be able to browse and buy at your leisure. As well as the craft and trade stands, there will be hot chestnuts to ward off the winter chill, and other tasty seasonal treats to sample and buy, including a delicious hog roast and festive music.

Come and meet our very special guest, Green Father Christmas, who will be

visiting the Museum for three weekends in December: 5-6, 12-13 & 19-20.

Museum opening times and further information can be found at

www.wealddown.co.uk.

Dogs on leads are welcome.

Meet Green

Father Christmas

Pre-booking is essential as green Father christmas sees each child by appointment.

For full details please visit our website, call 01243 811201 or email courses@wealddown.co.uk.