ALL the noise and excitement of the English Civil War comes to Bexley this weekend when the Royalist army of Charles 1 sets up its garrison at Hall Place.
The Sealed Knot re-enactment group will be staging the “battle for Hall Place”, pitching Roundheads against Cavaliers; the parliamentarians of Oliver Cromwell against King Charles’s royalists.
There will be live action skirmishes between the two sides as well as demonstrations and a living history camp showing the professions, crafts and cookery of the 1640s.
Drill displays will take place at noon and 1.30pm each day with the main battlefield action at 3pm.
Hall Place’s Tudor mansion will also be open for people to tour its museum, galleries and exhibitions.
The entertainment runs on Saturday and Sunday from 11am until 5pm.
Tickets cost £7 for adults, £4 for children aged five to 15 and £23 for a family ticket of two adults and three children, if bought in advance, and £8, £5 and £25 if bought on the day.
For tickets call 01322 621238.
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