Sunday, April 10, 2022

Pilgrimage to Harvington Hall Sunday 29th May 2022




Pilgrimage to Harvington Hall Sunday 29th May 2022

Organised by the Traditional English Association of Catholic History (an all-age sister group for Young Catholic Adults).

Meet at 10.30am at the entrance to the hall and then explore the house – tour guides will be available to answer any questions you may have. Harvington Hall is one of the premier extant recusant houses left in England. It’s one time chaplain was none other than St. John Wall, one of the “Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.” It contains numerous priest holes (or "priest hides") , which were builtl for the protection of Catholic priests or laymen/laywomen, These priest holes have remained till today. Most notably, some of them were the handiwork of the master carpenter Nicholas Owen, a Jesuit lay brother.

Please note that there is also a “History through the Ages” event, on this day, which will appeal to young families – see https://www.harvingtonhall.co.uk/whats-on.

Booking

Please book direct at:- https://www.harvingtonhall.co.uk/news/74/527/History-Through-The-Ages

Cost

Adults: £15
Senior Citizen (over 65): £14
Children: £8.50

There are also deals for adults with children please see the website for details.

Access and Facilities

Free parking and disable parking -  but please note there is wheelchair access to the Hall ground floor and gardens only.

Refreshments available from the Malt House Café situated in the Hall gardens, accessed via house and/or South Bridge. Please note there is uneven flooring on the upper floors. 

Mass

A Missa Cantata (Old Rite Mass) will be at 3pm in Harvington Parish Church (please note that it has been stipulated that only those that have been on the Harvington pilgrimage attend this Mass).

Nearby Accommodation

Bewdley Wetherspoons Hotel is 7 miles away – to book goto:- George Hotel Wetherspoon, Bewdley – Updated 2022 Prices (booking.com)

A closer option would be Hogarths Stone Manor, which is over the road from Harvington Hall.

ADDRESS

HARVINGTON HALL,
Harvington Hall Lane,
Harvington,
Kidderminster,
Worcestershire
DY10 4LR

T: +44 (0)1562 777846

E: harvingtonhall@rcaob.org.uk

 

History Trip to Baddesley  Clinton 30th May

Meet at the entrance to Baddesley Clinton at on Monday 30th. Visit the house with its rich recusant past (including priest holes).