Autum/winter events programme gives year-round appeal to English Heritage in the West Midlands

The summer months may have been somewhat of a damp squib weather-wise, but with the promise of a mild autumn on the horizon, English Heritage has launched a fun-packed programme of events throughout the West Midlands to take visitors through the winter months.

“Whilst spring and summer months play host to our grand blockbuster re-enactment events like the Knights’ Tournament at Kenilworth Castle, over the autumn and winter, we can look at smaller events that give visitors a far more intimate experience of these superb historical sites,” says regional events manager, Charlie Evans. “For example, we’ve introduced nights when people can stay over in Leicester’s Gatehouse, and a number of nail-biting after-dark ghost tours at Kenilworth Castle, special behind-the-scenes tours at Witley Court and exclusive expert-led tours at Wroxeter Roman City.”

Highlights of the autumn/winter programme include:

• Family Sleepovers at Kenilworth Castle on 5 October and 1 March, with an ‘indoor camping’ experience inside Leicester’s Gatehouse, including an evening meal, ghost tour, storytelling and breakfast.
• Christmas Music: Past & Present at Kenilworth Castle (15 & 16 December) is a fantastic way of getting into the Christmas mood with festive tunes from the 15thto the 20thcentury.
• A Spring Photowalk at Goodrich Castle (Friday 8 March 2013) in Herefordshire with leading landscape photographer, Nick Meers.
• A Watercolour Workshop at Stokesay Castle (Friday 15 March 2013), learning about watercolour techniques with the bijou fortified manor house providing the perfect subject for art.
• Guided tours take place every Friday at Kenilworth Castle until 26 October.

A full list of all of English Heritage’s autumn/winter events is available on the English Heritage website, www.english-heritage.org.uk/westmidlands or, for a leaflet, please call customer services on 0870 333 1183.

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High resolution photographs to illustrate many of the events are available at http://www.cisionwire.com/english-heritage

A link to the full Autumn/Winter Press Pack is available below.

For further media information, please contact:

Jay Commins – PRO English Heritage (West Midlands and Cheshire)

Mob: 07810 546567

Email: jay@fim.org.uk