Friends of Bishops’ House will be running guided tours as part of the Heritage Open Days initiative – two tours each day on Saturday 10th Sept and Sunday 11th Sept.  The tours will be at 11.30am and 2.30pm on each day and will last roughly 30 to 40 minutes.

Saturday 29th October 10.30 – 3.00 Join us for a frightfully fun family event in  the spooky surroundings of Bishops’ House! Make a creepy craft,  explore our new handling collection or strike your  scariest pose in one of our Tudor costumes. Children (or big  kids!) in Halloween costume are highly encouraged! 

Saturday 3rd December 7.30pm and 8.30pm   Join Professor Horace Cope on an alternative tour of the house that wouldn’t keep still!   Professor Cope will lead a tour of Bishops’ House, exploring its darkest, eeriest corners. Screaming skulls, witches’ marks and improbable anecdotes will abound on this deep, dark winter’s evening, that’s sure to warm the […]

Friday 16th September 2016 7.30pm This concert offers a unique opportunity to see three hugely experienced improvising musicians in an intimate setting in a variety of combinations. The music promises to be delicate, explosive, melodic and highly interactive as well as presenting a unique spectacle; a treat for ears and eyes. Helmut Lemke: Long strings […]

Saturday 8th October 2016 10am – 5pmSunday 9th October 2016 10am – 4pm Bishops’ House are hosting an Autumn Fayre with a medieval twist. Join us for a fun weekend of craft stalls, music, dancing, refreshments, children’s entertainment, knights fighting and much more! The Knights in Battle re-enactment group will be in battle around 11am […]

Monday 5th December 2016 7:30 We enjoy our Christmases, and so did the Tudors.  They involved heaps of fun and ribaldry, but also had a huge element of friendship and commitment to family (no matter how distant), and to charity for those less well off or ill. They sang and drank, made merry, danced, sang, […]