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Stir-Up Sunday 11.30 to 3.30pm 21 November 2010
Join this free family event as the Victorian servants prepare for the Christmas festivities!
Sessions take place at the following times,first come first served: 11.30am-12.30pm, 1-2pm and 2.30-3.30pm.
Please note: Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Traditionally, Christmas preparations would begin on the last Sunday before Advent, known as Stir-Up Sunday. Gunnersbury's original Victorian kitchens will be decked with holly and ivy and you can help the servants pound the sugar and spices, stir the plum pudding and make a Christmas wish!
You might also discover a few Christmas traditions... Why do we stir the pudding from East to West? Why do we put three spices into the mince pies? And who are the Lord and Lady of Misrule?
tel 0208 992 2247 for further details
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