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First Session: 10:00-11:00 Second Session: 11:00-12:00 Third Session: 1:00-2:00 Apothecaries and doctors prescribed remedies and treatments that used weird and wonderful ingredients. Take a guided activity tour around the grounds and discover how snails, nettles and even poisons were used to cure diseases and ailments. Learn about the wild plants that are used in medicine today. Create a medicine bag full of wild cures to take home with you. During the walk you will also learn about the medical men who advanced scientific knowledge and improved Bristol's health and find how they have influenced medicine today. Warm clothing and sensible shoes are strongly recommended. HOW TO BOOK
Tickets are £7 per family - includes two adults and up to three children per session and tickets can be purchased securely on-line via the Paypal link below. Alternatively visit our Gift Shop located in the East Lodge, the building to the left of the main entrance just off the Bath Road. The Gift Shop and Reception is open Monday - Saturday 10:00-4:00pm. E: info@arnosvale.org.uk T: 0117 9719117 You can send a cheque for the full amount of the tickets required - please also add £1.00 for P&P to the total amount. Cheques made payable to Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust. Your tickets will be posted directly to you. You may be interested in some of our other events at Arnos Vale: Friday 21st October - Therapeutic Landscapes - Evening Talk in the Anglican Chapel Friday 28th October - Hallowe'en Heritage Tour for grown ups! Monday 31st October - Do we gawp or do we bury? Evening Talk in the Anglican Chapel. Friday 4th November - Owl Prowl Guided Tour with Ian McGuire Friday 11th November - Dying Well in the Middle Ages. Evening Talk in the Anglican Chapel |
