Shadows of Townend: Folklore, fear, and farmhouse magic
This Halloween, take an exclusive night time tour of Townend by candlelight, exploring the superstitious beliefs and macabre potions of the 17th century Browne family.
This tour invites you to not only explore Townend’s darker history but to feel it, by experiencing its eerie atmosphere at night, sometimes with a chill down the spine.
This tour, led by a costumed guide, offers a rare chance to see Townend’s exceptional archive of commonplace books. These reveal some of the Browne family’s more gruesome remedies and beliefs. Discover cures said to bring people back from the dead, rituals involving writing in blood and even references to a philosopher’s stone.
You’ll be taken back to a time when superstitions pervaded everyday life, with witches circles scratched into the woodwork and horseshoes nailed to doors and stowed under floorboards, to ward off witches and evil spirits.
Image credit: Annapurna Mellor
Please note:
- Meet at the house.
- Wrap up warm, the house is chilly at night.
- Uneven gravel path from carpark to house (will be lit). Slate steps down into property courtyard. Dark inside the house, with uneven floors, sloping in places. There are steps and a spiral staircase. Torches or candles are provided.
- Suitable for 11+. Must be accompanied by an adult
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This Halloween, take an exclusive night time tour of Townend by candlelight, exploring the superstitious beliefs and macabre potions of the 17th century Browne family.
This tour invites you to not only explore Townend’s darker history but to feel it, by experiencing its eerie atmosphere at night, sometimes with a chill down the spine.
This tour, led by a costumed guide, offers a rare chance to see Townend’s exceptional archive of commonplace books. These reveal some of the Browne family’s more gruesome remedies and beliefs. Discover cures said to bring people back from the dead, rituals involving writing in blood and even references to a philosopher’s stone.
You’ll be taken back to a time when superstitions pervaded everyday life, with witches circles scratched into the woodwork and horseshoes nailed to doors and stowed under floorboards, to ward off witches and evil spirits.
Image credit: Annapurna Mellor
Please note:
- Meet at the house.
- Wrap up warm, the house is chilly at night.
- Uneven gravel path from carpark to house (will be lit). Slate steps down into property courtyard. Dark inside the house, with uneven floors, sloping in places. There are steps and a spiral staircase. Torches or candles are provided.
- Suitable for 11+. Must be accompanied by an adult
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