8 articles tagged Family.
Planning
Eight UK festivals with 2027 dates we have checked, January to October: which are free, which are Viking, which is a show, which is fantasy, and how to get to each.
Wren Ashdown · 9 min read ·
Family
Jorvik Viking Festival runs 8–14 February 2027, confirmed: what is free on Parliament Street, what sells out, which day to go, and where to warm a child up.
Wren Ashdown · 8 min read ·
Planning
What a day at a medieval festival actually contains, what it cost in 2026, how it differs from a renaissance faire, and which one to try first.
Wren Ashdown · 9 min read ·
Planning
Twelve Christmas markets in Europe that are actually medieval, with 2026 dates we have checked, the ones merely held in medieval squares, and how to tell which you're standing in.
Wren Ashdown · 11 min read ·
Planning
Five festivals and three living-history sites across seven countries in September and October 2026, in date order, with confirmed dates and which are free.
Wren Ashdown · 8 min read ·
Planning
Fifteen medieval festivals in ten countries from September 2026 to August 2027, in date order: which are free, which are ticketed, and who each one suits.
Wren Ashdown · 11 min read ·
Festival Guide
Free entry, a 1471 battle fought twice, a river meadow that behaves like one: when Tewkesbury runs in 2027, where to stand, where to park and where to sleep.
Tom Saxby · 8 min read ·
Family
What is medieval in York, how to walk the walls, the Shambles and the Minster with children in one day, and when Jorvik Viking Festival runs in 2027.
Wren Ashdown · 8 min read ·
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