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Wednesday 5 December 2012

Red House Celebration

Kirklees Brontë Group invites everyone to come and join them at Red House Museum - in the restored cart sheds - to celebrate Christmas and the two hundredth  anniversary of Patrick Brontë's  marriage. The date is Saturday 15 December from 1.15 - 3.15pm. Descendants of his sister Sarah have been invited, and mulled wine will be available. You will be able to view the seasonally decorated house, and there will be a Santa for the children.

Books and toys will be on sale to help raise funds to publish a book about former Red House residents and their visitors. These include the last family to reside at Red House before it became a museum - Lord Shaws.  Some Brontë family recipes will be included.  Money raised from the sale of the book will go to Holly Bank school (formerly Roe Head) in Mirfield, and Friends of Red House Museum in Gomersal. (From Imelda Marsden)
 
Red House Opening Hours:

From 1 October to 28 February new winter opening hours apply:
Tuesday to Thursday 11am to 4pm;
Saturday to Sunday 12noon to 4pm.
Monday and Friday: Museum closed.


Admission to Red House:
Adult: £2.50
Child: £1.00
Family: £6.00 (two adults and up to four children)
Kirklees Passport holders: 50% discount.

Annual ticket for Red House and Oakwell Hall
Adult: £6.00
Child: £2.50
Family: £14.50 (two adults and up to four children)
Kirklees Passport holders: 50% discount

Visiting groups should pre-book.  
red.house@kirklees.gov.uk