Visit the Weald & Downland Living Museum for their annual Wassailing Day to bless the Museum’s orchard

Wassailing Day at Weald & Downland Living Museum

Join a procession, with music, songs and short performances, starting from the market square and leading to the orchard for the wassail.

The processions takes place at 11.30am, 1pm and 2.15pm (Duration: 45 minutes approx.).

In the orchard an apple tree will be decorated as part of a traditional ceremony. The audience are invited to join in with the ‘Wassail’ shout and make lots of noise with bells, rattles or whistles*.

*Visitors are asked to bring something with them to bang (e.g. an old tin can), rattle or blow to make a loud noise during the Wassailing.

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