Heritage Open Day: This year Sandwich Medieval Centre will be looking at architecture and ironwork . Meet the blacksmith and a traditional timber framer. Take in the sites and sounds of the medieval workshop, play games and have a go at some amazing crafts. Join us this year for an exciting experiment with iron, we will be looking at how medieval blacksmiths made iron from ore. We will attempt to build a small furnace and produce our own bloom of iron.
We will also be looking at the tradition of timber framing, come and see how this amazing skill is being kept alive with master framers as they show the techniques used in new structures and repairs to original buildings.