Special Focus Tour: Bellycheer! Feasting in England, 1580-1640

Name: Special Focus Tour: Bellycheer! Feasting in England, 1580-1640
Start: 2025-12-11T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-11T19:30:00-05:00
Location: 4305 Sulgrave Road, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23221

Schedule

Thu Dec 11 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

4305 Sulgrave Road, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23221 | Richmond, VA

"Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640" is a guided tour celebrating food and dining during the holiday season.
Listen to a lively telling of uses of everyday foods, food preparation, historic recipes, rare spices, table etiquette, and customs on England’s annual feast days. Is food medicine? In a 17th century country house, food and medicine were often the same thing. Join tour guide Tracy Weldon to learn about these topics and more on a guided tour focusing on the dining parlor and Tudor Kitchen.
Take home historic recipes to try on your own.
This tour is also offered on Saturday, December 20th at 10:00am.