10am to 4pm

Victorian Cleaning Course - Weald & Downland Museum

The course

Clean and neat. The Victorian way of keeping your home and family presentable and hygienic. We shall be looking through and trying out a huge range of methods from the days before marketed products. Learn more about these traditional recipes and time-honoured techniques.

The tutor

Ruth Goodman is a leading member of the Tudor Group, an historical interpretation society which concentrates on the Tudor period.  She is particularly interested in the domestic tasks of ordinary people, cooking, cleaning, brewing and dairy work, as shown on the ‘Victorian Farm’ TV programme. She has undertaken work at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, The Mary Rose, St Fagan's Museum and Ulster History Parks as well as events for the National Trust and English Heritage.

Participant information

The course is limited to 8 participants. Please bring warm outdoor clothing as the course will take place in one of the Museum’s exhibit buildings.

Fee

£60 per person, to include all tuition, teas and coffees. The Museum café will be open, or you can bring along a packed lunch.

The Museum

The Weald & Downland Open Air Museum has over 45 historic building exhibits.  It is also home to the award winning and innovative Downland Gridshell, which houses a conservation workshop and artefact store, and is also used for many practical courses.  The Museum runs a full programme of courses in historic building conservation and traditional rural trades and crafts, along with MSc programmes in Building Conservation and Timber Building Conservation. Please telephone for further details.

To book, download a form here. Alternatively, fill in the booking request below.

Make a Booking Request

 
This is an initial booking request form, and does not guarantee a place on the course. The Adult Learning Team will check the availability of the course, and reply to you as soon as possible - usually within one working day.