Winchester Museum

Sat 11th - Sun 12th Apr 2026

Event Details

Winchester Museum, The Square, Winchester. SO23 9ES Winchester museum does not have camping facilities so we cannot have any LH structures. The two days will be commuting daily but the museum is happy for us to store items inside overnight to avoid transportation issues. They have a limited number of parking spaces available but there is a large car park reasonably close by and Manaraefan will pay for parking from the museum fees. We will be demonstrating within the museum with weapons and photo ops outside. There is a courtyard outside of the museum where this will be possible. Please bring finished craft items and those in progress for demonstration purposes as well as weapons for display. The usual photo ops for the public will happen with helmets, shield and weapons. Tables and weapons racks will be needed for display. The museum does have a couple of suitable tables in addition to our own. Dane axes will be able to be displayed as there is no specific time limitation to this event but we will be helping them with their Spring Equinox celebrations. This also applies to costumes, meaning that hangeroks can be worn. Late, Hastings style would not be appropriate and neither would early, 6th century dresses as this would give too broad a base to explain. Please bring your own authentic food and bowls/cups. The museum has no facilities for cooking etc. and we will be within the public gaze for the whole day as I’ve not been told of any rooms where we can go to eat (no tomatoes please).

Location

Manaraefan website & FB pages, Southern Groups FB pages

Host Group

Manaraefan

Group Contact:

Eve Bushell

Contact Details

Email: oeiftheviking@hotmail.co.uk

Website: www.manaraefan-vikings.co.uk/