Join our storyteller to discover the secrets of Gilbert White’s letters and journals. Unravel the clues in the journal to choose the best wildflowers to create a habitat for plentiful wildlife along the famous Zigzag Path as a tribute to Gilbert.
Followed by free craft activity- making paper flowers
Suitable ages 4 and up
Date: Tuesday 27th and Thursday 29th May
Time: 11.30am
Price: Free with admission
Venue: Gilbert Whites House
Directions: How to find us
Gilbert White was aged 7 or 8 when the White family moved from the Vicarage on Selborne’s Plestor, to this house, called ‘The Wakes’ (named after the Wake family who had lived here previously). At that time, the property would have been no more than a ‘two up, two down’ but over subsequent years several extensions and additions have been made, creating the long, sizeable house you see today.
The rooms have been restored following descriptions in White’s own correspondence and include a chair he used at Oriel College, Oxford (loaned from the College), items of contemporary furniture, family portraits and bed hangings embroidered for him by his aunts.
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