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‘.

Christmas at Beamish

23rd November to 24th December 2024 at Beamish Museum, Beamish, County Durham. Explore Christmas from the Georgian era to the 1950s.

Viking Yule

30th November to 31st December December 2024 at Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon. Experience a Viking Yule…

A Wartime Christmas

25th and 26th of November 2024 at Royal Engineers Museum, Prince Arthur Road, Gillingham Kent. Enjoy our wartime Christmas event and meet Sapper Santa!

Christmas Ships

7th and 8th December 2024 at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Victory Gate HM Naval Base, Queen Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire. HMS Warrior at Christmas in the 1860s.

Dickensian Christmas

7th and 8th, 14th and 15th December 2024 at Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk. Step into a magical Victorian Christmas…

A Medieval Christmas

7th and 8th December 2024 at John Moore Museum, The Merchant’s House, 45 Church Street, Tewkesbury, Glos. Discover a Medieval Christmas.

Henry VIII’s Christmas Court

7th and 8th, 14th and 15th December 2024 at The Mary Rose, Main Road, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire. The court of King Henry VIII at Christmas is brought to life…

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