see The Local History Society website
see The Local History Society website
Viewing Day - the Tuesday prior from 9:00am to 4:00pm Regular Valuation Days.
Insurance and Probate Valuations.
see St. Mary's Arts Centre website
The Tempest will run without an interval at approximately 90 minutes (just under) to limit movement around venues.
Classical language combines with live music and choral sea shanties to bring what is thought to be the bard’s final play to life
A tale of revenge, love and forgiveness, this is sure to delight audiences of all ages.
see St. Mary's Arts Centre website
If you have tickets for the 2020 show they are valid for this show.
Tickets £18 see St. Mary's Arts Centre website
Tickets Include:
Peach Schnapps Shot (on entry), Wine & Beer, Soft Drinks, Tea, Coffee, and German Sausage, Entertainment & Live Music
see St. Mary's Arts Centre website
On the Quay Green Area ONLY with 40s & 50s Song and Dancing.
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It hoped to hold our traditional French Market on the Guildhall Forecourt with genuine Normandy products and foods plus street music, Can Can dancing and the popular cycling event - Le Tour de Sandwich
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Many Sandwich Pubs put on Folk music and extra Ales throughout the weekend.
Street Entertainment over the weekend from groups of Morris Men Dancing.
The Pub events are free to enter with events at St. Mary's Arts Centre ticketed.
More details to follow - please look again
see: Photographs of past Open Championships at Royal St. George's Golf Club
Most events free to enjoy in pubs and on the outdoor stage on the Guildhall Forecourt, with a small number of ticketed events to complete the line up.
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From Friday 8th to Sunday 10th May 2020 - Holiday Weekend
Re-enactments all over the town with many dressed in authentic military and civilian costumes of the time.
Street Party 40s & 50s Song and Dancing.
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Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May 2020 - Holiday Weekend
Stalls at The Guildhall Forecourt, Market Street & St. Peter's Church Gardens selling locally sourced fresh produce breads, cheeses, wines, hot food.
Global foods from Portugal; Russia; Mexico; Thailand and Italy.
Foods to eat on the go, foods to buy and take home, healthy options, vegetarian and gluten free. Street Entertainment
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Sunday 7th June - 2:00 to 5:00pm
An eclectic group of eight gardens and an allotment is sure to provide all sorts of inspiration to garden-lovers looking for novel and different ideas to try out in their own gardens or on their vegetable patch - in this year's Little Gardens of Sandwich.
After taking in the gardens, visitors can make their way to the nearby St Clements Church Hall for a traditional cream tea and wander around the churchyard where a number of local nurseries will be offering a variety of specialist plants and shrubs.
There will also be a garden-themed raffle and for the first time this year, a second-hand garden book stall where all sorts of plant and botanical books can be picked up at bargain prices.
The "Little Gardens of Sandwich" is once again supported by local estate agents Colebrook Sturrock, SPC design & print and The Co-Op Sandwich.
Entry tickets for all nine locations are priced at £7.50 per person whilst children under 16 are free as long as they are accompanied by an adult. Cream teas will be priced at £3.50 each.
Tickets can be bought in advance from the Sandwich Tourist Office at the Guildhall and will also be available on the day at each garden.
All proceeds from the event go to the upkeep of St Clement's Church in Sandwich
Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th June 2020
French Market will pack the Guildhall Forecourt with genuine Normandy products and foods plus street music, Can Can dancing and cycling - Le Tour de Sandwich
Anglo French Medieval encampment on The Quay Green.
Many Sandwich Pubs put on Folk music and extra Ales throughout the weekend.
Street Entertainment over the weekend from groups of Morris Men Dancing.
The Pub events are free to enter with events at St. Mary's Arts Centre ticketed.
More details to follow - please look again
see: Photographs of past Open Championships at Royal St. George's Golf Club
Bank Holiday Weekend 28th to 31st August 2020
Most events free to enjoy in pubs and on the outdoor stage on the Guildhall Forecourt, with a small number of ticketed events to complete the line up.
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12th and 13th September 2020
Once a year chance to explore historic buildings - properties in Sandwich that are usually not open to the public will be open during English Heritage Open Days weekend.
All properties are open at the kindness and discretion of their owners and guardians.
Opening times are restricted to the hours shown and may be subject to possible alterations
19th to 26th September 2020
Events throughout Sandwich Town
Saturday 5th December
Events on the Guildhall forecourt
Only events in Sandwich Town will be considered
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Let the local History Society Guides inform and entertain you as they personally conduct you around the narrow twisting streets of our medieval town, one of the original Cinque Ports.
Whether you are organising a trip for schools, societies or groups, or if you are a family on holiday, History Society tours are a great way to see the sights and appreciate some of Sandwich's history.
Tours can take around two hours and cost £2 per person, with a minimum charge of £12.
see The Sandwich Local History Society website
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