Events Diary

Welcome to Historic UK’s Living History Events Diary! One of the most enjoyable ways to experience history first hand is to attend one of the many Living History re-enactments taking place this year. Simply scroll down for details of just some of the excellent events taking place around Britain.

To discover what it is like to become a re-enactor, read Jay Derby’s blog, ‘A Re-enactor’s Story‘.

Tudors: Life, Falconry and Folk

3rd to 5th April 2026 11am – 4pm at Chiltern Open Air Museum, Newland Park, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire. Discover the sport of falconry and explore Tudor life…

No Man’s Land

11th and 12th April 2026 10am-4pm at Bodrhyddan Hall, Dyserth Road, Rhuddlan, Rhyl, North Wales. Join over 800 reenactors for a weekend of living history.

William Marshal’s Visit to Tintern Abbey

12th to 13th April, 24th – 26th May 2026 at Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, Wales . Meet William Marshal, the greatest knight in all England, at Tintern Abbey

Medieval Towton 1461 Weekend

18th to 21st April 2026 at Bolton Castle, Leyburn, Yorkshire. Join our ‘living historians’ as they tell the story of the battle of Towton.

Lincoln Festival of History

2nd to 4th May 2026 at various locations, Lincoln. Lincoln Festival of History.

1940s Weekend

15th – 17th May 2026 at Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, The Railway Station, Haworth, West Yorkshire. Join us for a 1940s weekend.

Hosting Henry VIII

25th & 26th July 2026 at West Horsley Place, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Surrey. Come and party like it’s 1533!

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