Join actors, musicians, and bestselling author Dr. Matthew Green
for a unique, wine-fuelled Yuletide night walk through the
slaughter grounds of Smithfield, the plague pits of Charterhouse,
and the long, twisting alleys of Clerkenwell. Encounter spirits who
loathe Christmas, rearing from the shadows.
Experience harrowing torch-lit performances as actors and musicians
leap out of the darkness. Each attendee will be warmed with a
generous supply of piping-hot medieval wine.
Meet a medieval anchoress, walled into a tiny cell, gazing
dolefully out of her grille at the citizens reveling in their pagan
Yuletide feasts.
Mingle with Bloody Mary as she drinks red wine, eats roast chicken,
and watches Protestants burn like fairy lights decorating
Smithfield. Visit a chilling, lantern-framed plague pit and hear
the Vintner’s Widow recount and sing of her harrowing experience
living through the Black Death.
Gaze up at St. John’s Gate in Clerkenwell as a drunken watchman
yells down at you, his lantern a pinprick of light through the
battlements.
Feel the terror of walking down a dark alleyway in Clerkenwell, the
sound of footsteps behind you and the silhouette of something
diabolical ahead.
Crouch beneath a colonnade and listen as a torch lights up the face
of a London link boy recounting his haunting memoirs.
Witness Charles Dickens with his pet raven, Grip, racing through
the streets in a frenzy of creative ecstasy, conjuring ideas for
Scrooge, the ultimate Christmas anti-hero.
Matt Green
Dr Matthew Green has a doctorate from the University of Oxford in the History of London. He is the author of London: A Travel Guide Through Time Penguin, described as 'immersive and all-sensory' — Sunday Times, 'fascinating' —Telegraph and 'easily the best social history of London for a decade' — Londonist. He runs immersive historical tours of London each week, including firm favourites The Coffeehouse Tour and Medieval Wine Tour, a six-part evening course on the history of London in Pimlico. His new book is Shadowlands: A Journey Through Lost Britain Faber, a Times Top 10 bestseller, Waterstones Book of the Year, and praised by Iain Sinclair as 'a miraculous work of resurrection.’
| Ticket | Event time | Cost |
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GOTHIC YULETIDE Medieval Wine Walk
Walking tour with wine ticket |
19:00 - 21:00 | £48.60 |
Address
The Butcher’s Hook and Cleaver tavern, 60-63 W Smithfield, London, EC1A 9DY
Nearest Station
Farringdon (Tube)
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