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).
