To commemorate this special Cumbrian connection and mark the 400th anniversary of Fox’s birth, Swarthmoor Hall is inviting everyone to join them in a series of talks and family activities throughout the week. This is also a chance to celebrate the Hall being open again to visitors for the first time since 2020.
The free programme of events includes five talks over the week on different Quaker themes.
On Thursday 18th Wordsworth Grasmere are running a special workshop ‘Rucksack of Rhymes’, aimed at families with pre-school children, at 11am and 1pm.
On Thursday evening at 5.30pm, everyone is invited to join a Quaker Meeting Worship for all in the Great Hall, just as George Fox and Margaret Fell would have done.
The week culminates in a tree planting and time-capsule ceremony on the morning of Saturday 20th July, which all are invited to watch. Anyone celebrating as part of Ulverston Pride is warmly welcome to bring along their picnics to the hay meadow at Swarthmoor Hall and enjoy the day.
The Hall, built around 1600, will be open each day following recent building conservation work and the beautiful gardens with a variety of styles within different areas, are free to explore.
The Hall and gardens will be open 16th-20th July, 10am-4pm, free of charge.
There is a café, open 11am-4pm, and shop onsite, with plenty of parking. Ulverston Train Station is a 10-minute walk away.
To find out more about the planned celebrations visit www.swarthmoorhall.co.uk/fox-and-fell-festival