Description
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Daytime
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free
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no age restriction
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Sat, 19th Sep 2026 - Sun, 20th Sep 2026
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10:00 - 16:00
To tie in with this year's Heritage Open Days theme, the Maison Dieu is exploring the ordinary, and often extraordinary stories of everyday people associated with the building over more than 800 years, from medieval pilgrims, to workers in the Dover Victualling Yard, Victorian gaol prisoners, campaigners for Votes for Women, families attending the 1930s soup kitchen and World War Two soldiers and service personnel attending the popular Town Hall dances, despite regular air raids.
Meet the Maison Dieu Stitchers Through Time as they teach you common repair stitches that would have been used to mend clothing and materials through history. Free drop in activity in collaboration with the Friends of the Maison, Heritage Stitching group. Try on our ever-growing selection of Maison Dieu inspired costumes and props for children and adults.
Explore research by our Ambassadors into everyday histories of the Maison Dieu.
Feel the the Victorian masons' marks carved by local craftsmen and have a go at creating your own paper graffiti version!
Visit the Dover Gaol to learn about the gruelling lives of those imprisoned there.
Take part in free, fun art and craft activities.
Explore the Mayor's Parlour, the latest Landmark Trust property in Dover's historic Maison Dieu, including the architecture, dazzling decorative sheme and historic furniture of Victorian art architect and designer, William Burges. Information on the building's history and children's activity sheets available. Regrettably The Mayor's Parlour is not suitable for wheelchair users due to the narrowness of the historic door openings. Part of Heritage Open Days, advanced booking preferred. www.landmarktrust.org.uk
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Dover Town Hall, Biggin Street, CT16 1DL
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