Sulgrave Manor
Manor Road
Sulgrave
Nr. Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX17 2SD
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1295 760205
Charity No. 1003839
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Christmas at Sulgrave Manor

Traditions of Yuletide

Sunday 11th & 18th December
10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.


A warm welcome from Wyndebagge
A warm welcome from Wyndebagge

The Lord and Lady of the Manor, Lawrence and Amy Washington, the ancestors of the first President of the United States, are pleased to invite you into their home at this festive season.

You will be welcomed by their minstrel, Wyndebagge who will entertain you with music and song while you enjoy a glass of mull and a mince pie.

The Lord or the Lady will greet you in the Great Hall and explain their Yuletide experience: Boy Bishops, the Lord of Misrule, familiar to the Lord and Lady but to us lost in the midst of time. The Hall is decorated in the traditional way with the evergreens of England, the Yule Log and the Kissing Bough, glowing with candles and warm from the log fire burning in the grate.

Then you will go down to the kitchen, always the busiest place in the house where the Cook will tell you about the food she's preparing for the great feast.

After a wander around the rest of the house and maybe a visit to the Buttery for some refreshing fare yourself, you'll be ready to agree that...

Christmas at Sulgrave is a
totally different experience.