Forty Hall Previous Events
Pumpkin Carving
25th October 2008
Pumpkins. Full of disgusting slimy innards, that some people enjoy eating. Not here at Forty Hall, where we like most prefer slicing them open and ripping out the insides, then carving an eerie, maniacal face on them! We had over 50 children and their parents along for this successful event that gave children the chance to practice carving their own pumpkins before Halloween. We’re sure that by now they’re all experts at carving crooked teeth and evil eyes!
For only £5 per child we supplied all the equipment, including the pumpkins, carving tools and not to mention the atmospheric surroundings of Forty Hall. It was a really fun way to kick off the half term and provided children and adults with the opportunity to spend some quality creative time with each other. All the staff here thoroughly enjoyed hosting this event and we hope it will become an annual event.
Adult & Family Halloween Tours
31st October 2008 & 1st November 2008
For those that dared to venture up Forty Hill and through the forbidding gates to visit the Master, a wicked night of jitters lay in wait for them! We had three tours on this Halloween evening and due to the intensely frightening experiences awaiting them it was thought best that this was one ‘just for the grown ups’. Even some of the adults though were visibly shaking by the time our superbly talented production team had finished with them! We transformed areas of Forty Hall into torture chambers, the mad professor’s laboratory and the terrifying Black Hole of Calcutta.
The following evening the event was toned down ever so slightly as some of the bravest boys and girls from the borough came along for the tours. The scare level was turned down from 10 to 7 but the looks on the faces of our guests told it’s own story!
Over 150 people attended this event and we had such a great reaction that we are already planning how we can terrify people next even more next year.
‘It terrified my daughter, scared my wife witless – in other words…GREAT!’
‘Excellent, we will come again next year. Well done’
Spring Eggcitement!!
22nd March 2008
A fantastic day for all the family, with lots of people of all ages coming to take part of the activities throughout the day. These included egg painting, a mystery joke trail around the hall, an I SPY trail in the grounds, and an egg frisbee challenge. Over 300 people also took part in our spot the egg competition and one lucky winner claimed the prize of a family ticket to Paradise Wildlife Park!
Celebrate A Victorian Christmas
9th December to 30th December 2007
Visitors were able to step back in time and explore the decorated rooms to discover how Christmas was traditionally celebrated through the 18th and 19th Century. People were also invited to make their own festive ornaments and take part in other arts and crafts activities in our daily workshops.
Wild Winter Lights
9th December 2007
This event returned with popular demand to launch the illustrious winter celebrations at Forty Hall. With a Lantern Making Workshop, Wild Winter Lantern Procession around the grounds, visitors were also treated to a fantastic fire dancer to end the afternoon. A truly spectacular event not to be missed and attended over 500 people!
Haunting at the Hall
31st October 2007
Over 100 people ventured out on a cold Halloween night for our annual mystery tours of the Hall and Grounds. After a short visit to the cellars to see the mad scientist’s lab, everyone met the ghosts of
Sir Nicholas Rainton, Sir Walter Releigh and Elizabeth I plus servants from the Hall.
Open House Weekend
15th & 16th September
Visitors were given a guided tour of the cellar rooms and second floor spaces, finding out about how Forty Hall has changed over the past 350 years.
Jacobean Pageant
4th & 5th August
The back lawn of Forty Hall became an encampment for the re-enactments of English Civil War military living and fighting as well as hilarious travelling company of players.
Visitors were able to see how people lived and worked in the 17th Century as well as finding out how crime did not pay with gruesome methods of punishment.
Twelfth Night – Principal Theatre Company
17th to 28th July 2007
Local professional company returned for a third year and entertained many visitors with their hilarious interpretation of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”
National Archaeological Weekend
14th and 15th July 2007
This popular annual event organised by Enfield Archaeological Society and Enfield Museum Service uncovered more of the historic site of Elsyng Palace within the grounds of Forty Hall.
Courtyard Classics 3rd June 2007
Southgate Symphony Orchestra returned for an outdoor afternoon concert in the courtyard of Forty Hall with music from Elgar, Bizet and other classical hits.
Spring Eggcitement 7th April 2007
The annual Easter event continued to be very successful with lots of people enjoying the warm spring weather.
Children took part in a new trail around the house and grounds and well as trying their skill at egg flipping races and decorating their hard-boiled eggs.
Courtyard Ice Rink
9th December 2006 to 7th January 2007
Forty Hall hosted a real ice rink in its courtyard for the second year. This was very popular with families and individuals coming from the surrounding counties and further to enjoy the outdoor skating experience.
The newly refurbished café opened on the 9th December offering hot food and drink for spectators and skaters alike.
For more information on the events Forty Hall runs throughout the year, please call 020 8363 8196 or email forty.hall@enfield.gov.uk
This document was last updated on 2008-11-24 14:31:40 published by the Cultural Services team. Document Reference:LBE_112609
