Forty Hall Previous Events

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 2008-04-22 16:22:45 published by the Cultural Services team. Document Reference:LBE_112609