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Special Focus Tour: Dining with Shakespeare

  • Agecroft Hall & Gardens 4305 Sulgrave Road Richmond, VA, 23221 United States (map)

Join tour guide Tracy Weldon for a look at culinary customs during Shakespeare’s lifetime. What was dining like in Elizabethan England? What were medlars, lamb’s wool, and other ingredients used for?

A brief talk is followed by a guided tour through seasonal displays in Agecroft Hall’s Great Hall, Dining Parlor, and Tudor Kitchen. Then take home some period recipes to try in your own kitchen!

Garden admission is included in the tour ticket. See the gardens after the tour concludes.

$12.00 per person. 20% discount for museum members.

 
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Special Focus Tour: Dining with Shakespeare