Tour of The Old Medicine House, Blackden Wednesday 24th June 2026

The Old Medicine House at Blackden is a Tudor, timber-framed building which was moved from Staffordshire in 1970 by Alan Garner and his wife Griselda. The tour includes a walk round the garden (weather permitting), with its herb beds and collection of prize-winning gooseberry trees, a display of artefacts illustrating the ten thousand years occupation of the site and a tour of The Old Medicine House itself. You will hear stories of the place and of the people who have lived in this patch of Blackden. In our shop, you will be able to buy replica ceramics based on sherds of pottery found in the garden and surrounding fields, and books by writers associated with Blackden.

Refreshments are served after the tour.

FAQs

What are my transport/parking options for getting to and from the event?

Parking on site is available but limited so we would encourage car-sharing where possible.

The Google map pin is close but not accurate. Please turn down the private road marked as Blackden Firs, bear right at the farm and at the bottom of the track, by the bridge, turn left and cross the cattle grid. The Old Medicine House is ahead of you at the top of the track. Please do not park by the cattle grid as this is for fishermen only.

The nearest train station is Goostrey which is a walk of approximately 1 mile away.

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