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Visitor Update.
For anyone wishing to visit the village from Sunday 5th to Saturday 11th November, please be aware that the village will be closed to the public for a private booking during this period but we will be open again as normal from the 12th November.
Good evening everyone.
It is with great sadness that we have to say we will be unable to hold a Halloween event this year. The external company that ran the event for the last two years won't be with us this year and given the short notice we have decided not to try and put on an event this year, but instead we will start planning for next year, when we can hopefully hold a free Halloween event ourselves.
We hope you all have a fantastic Halloween and manage to get to some of the other great events that are being held around the Vale.
Our next Villager Day will be on Sunday 8th October. We will have peasants in the cottages demonstrating various medieval crafts, skills and cooking, as well as sheep and goats.
We hope to see you all there.
For those planning to visit the village tomorrow, Tuesday 5th September, please be aware that the village will be closed in the afternoon to the public from 12:00 as we have a wedding taking place. We will be open again from Wednesday 6th as normal.
For all those wishing to visit the village this week, the event on Thursday has been cancelled, so the village will be open from 10:00 to 4:00 as normal.
See you all there 😀
If you are planning to visit the village this week, please be aware that on Thursday 31st August, we have an outside theatre performing at the village and entry is by ticket only, so the village will be closed for the day to visitors. We will be open from Friday again as normal.
Also, as this coming Sunday is the first Sunday in September, we are holding our Villager Day event again. Come along to meet our villagers and animals from 10:00 to 4:00.
Come visit the Cosmeston medieval villagers this Sunday the 6th August.
Come ☔or ☀️ we will be here along with our goats and sheep ready to welcome you.
Come and see us go about our day to day tasks and learn about what life was like in the 14th century.
New to the page, to enable our lovely visiters to plan days out at the village, we will have a regular post on the page, to let you all know about villager days and any closures or school visits, if you would like to visit us on quieter days.
What's on in July: -
For anyone looking to visit the village this week, we will be closed on Wednesday 19th to public all day as there will be filming in the village, but we will be open again Thursday as normal.
We have an additional villager day this month on Sunday 23rd July between 10:00 and 4:00, to coincide with the Penarth Open Garden Scheme, with all proceeds going to the Children's Society.
Firstly, we would like to apologise for the lack of posts over the last year, but we have been incredibly busy here in the village. Improving our gardens, buildings and outside areas, all with the purpose of becoming a self sufficient, working medieval village.
And if that wasn't enough, we have also introduced a monthly "Villager Day". So now on the first Sunday of every month you can see a working village, complete with villagers going about they daily tasks, such as baking, spinning and weaving, as well as sheep and goats.
Best of all, the village is now free entry, with a small car park charge being all you need to pay to visit not just the village but the whole park as well. The charge is £1 an hour or £5 for all day.
Why not check out this review of the village that was done recently by "The Dudgies". They are a family based in Barry Island that have a regular vlog which they put on YouTube. The link to their review is below: -
https://youtu.be/hLbhW6GX19M
We look forward to seeing you all again soon at the village.
And Best All It's Free... 👍If you're planning a visit to Barry Island, definitely put this on your Places To Visit List. A Great Few Hours Out For The Whole...
Cosmeston medieval village is looking for volunteers. Are you aged 16 and over with spare time on your hands? Do you have a keen interest in history, gardening or do you just like fixing or building things. If you would like to put your skills to good use and help us bring the 14th century to life, why not join our team in the village...
WE NEED YOU!
For more information please message the page.
Today we have had our first Duke of Edinburgh session in the village. These sessions will be running every Sunday from 2:00 until 4:00, we currently have space available on these sessions. If you would like further information about volunteering with us as part of the Duke of Edinburgh scheme, then please send us a message.
Today's session saw our volunteers repairing the wattle and daub walls on our herbalists hut. Just one of the fun and yet educational activities you can be involved in as a Duke of Edinburgh volunteer.
Hello everyone. On Monday 11th April the village will be open as normal in the morning but unfortunately will be closed from 12:00 for a private booking.
The village will be open again as usual on Tuesday. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Please keep liking and sharing our page to keep up to date with all the latest information.
Great news due to the relaxation of covid regulations visiters are no longer required to wear a facemask while visiting the village
📣 Attention all long post but please read to the end ⚠️
Hello everyone. Many apologies for being so quiet, but after another very successful event being held here at the village, we have been very busy getting ready for spring. We are also hopeful that after recent announcements we will soon see the end of all covid restrictions by the end of the month.
This year we are hoping to build up our followers on the page in order to help keep you all up to date with all the current information for the village.
We hope you all stay safe and well and to kick things off we would love to hear about your favourite stories and photos from the village over the years, to help bring the page to life.
New for Christmas 2021, Cosmeston Country Park will come to life after dark. During December you and all your family can experience and enjoy the park in a new light. Thousands of lights in fact will illuminate the Medieval Village and the surrounding trees. Special effects and experiences to enjoy at this special time of year - suitable for all ages. Seasonal Illuminated Trail guided by professional performers. Refreshments and entertainment for all the family.
Sion Corn, Sian Corn and their busy little elves will be making their last visit to Penarth ahead of Christmas Eve to check the naughty and nice lists before the big day.
The elves will be busy making their final pre-flight checks, filing the incoming mail requests and they will guide you through an illuminated trail of the traditional buildings and fields around the village. You will experience this family-favourite park, after-dark and as never seen before. With magical special effects, seasonal scenic and musical installations and experiences, there is something for the whole family to enjoy at this special time of year.
Suitable for ages 3 to 133
Seasonal Scenic & Musical Installations
All Elf & Safety Inspected
Santa's GROTTO and Mailroom
Reindeer Stables*
Visit Santa**
Letter writing facilities
Fully Accessible
Guided Trail by Professional Performers
Traditional Children's Fairground
Hot & Cold Food and Drink
Tickets £12 each (plus £1 booking fee).
Required for each person between the ages of 3 and 133.
Anyone under 3 may go free with their accompanying fee paying adult.
Children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible fee paying adult.
Anyone assisting a wheelchair user or anyone who needs help to access the event, gets free admission with the paying supported attendee.
Ticket is for timed entry into the promenade walk through experience.
Event site is open half an hour before to enjoy hot and cold food, drinks from the bar, children's traditional fairground rides, letter writing in covered marquees and other seasonal activities for all the family.
*There are no live reindeer at this event.
**Extra £5 ticket (subject to availability) required for any children wishing to meet Santa - Trail paying adults from the same family may also meet Santa with their fee paying children for no additional charge.
https://www.penarthevents.wales/christmaston
Christmas Illuminated Trail at Cosmeston Lakes Country Park Event Information
Forthcoming Village closure dates.
If you are intending to visit the village, please be aware that from the 17th October to the 31st October, we will be closed to the public during the day. This is due to school bookings and the Halloween event being held in the village.
We will be open again for public tours from Monday 1st November. As restrictions are still in place, we are currently only offering audio tours, which are available from the main reception in the car park.
Tickets are selling well for our Halloween event.
For more information about the event or ticket availability, please follow the link below or you can call the event organisers, Production 78, on 02921 432171.
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/penarth/cosmeston-lakes-country-park-medieval-village/cosmeston-halloween-festival/e-gverdb
Tickets are now available for Cosmeston Halloween Festival at Cosmeston Lakes Country Park & Medieval Village, on Thursday 28th October 2021. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!
If you are intending to visit the medieval village this weekend please be aware that we will be closed on Sunday 3rd October due to filming in the village.
We will be open again from Monday 4th October as normal.
This weekend there is an open air cinema in the event field next to the medieval village.
Tickets are available through the website below:-
https://www.adventurecinema.co.uk/cosmeston-lakes/la-cha-cha-15-saturday-25-september-2021
Adventure Cinema Our outdoor cinema events bring the magic of film to beautiful and unique venues all over the UK, screening your favourite movies on a huge outdoor cinema screen, offering you an experience like no other and an unforgettable night under the stars.
We are proud to announce the Halloween event for this year at Cosmeston medieval village, please click the link to find out more information on this amazing event and book tickets if you dare 🎃
Tickets are now available for Cosmeston Halloween Festival at Cosmeston Lakes Country Park & Medieval Village, on Thursday 28th October 2021. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!
We are pleased to announce that we are currently looking for someone to join our village team.
If you have any questions regarding the post, you can either message us here or arrange to come in and see us in the village.
The application can be found at the link below: -
https://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/en/our_council/jobs/details.aspx?jobId=3173&jobTitle=Medieval%20Village%20Attendant
Job Details
Calling all page followers 📣
We would love to see your feedback to help build our page and encourage new likes. If you have visited us within the last 12 months we would be really grateful if you could leave a review and share your love for our beautiful village 😀
For those of you that have yet to visit us please read this fantastic message from a recent visitor to our beautiful village,
Thank you for having us today! It was lovely, very informative day. Thank you Jill for showing me your dyed wool and loom and for the woad seeds. Alice thank you for the spinning lesson, I think that I am a convert now ;)
And it was lovely discussing the plants with lovely lady that gave me periwinkle plant, thank you so much, sorry I don't remember your name :(
Great place and friendly people :) we had fantastic day,thank you :)
The medieval village will be closed to the public for filming on from 17th to 19th and 24th to 27th August.
Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
We are pleased to announce that from the 17th May we will be open again.
Visits to the village will be by paid audio tour only until further notice. Audio units are available from reception by the main car park and are £5.10 for adults and £3.60 for children and concessions.
Covid restrictions are still in place and must be followed by anyone visiting the village.
We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Unfortunately due to current guidelines the village is still closed but you can still like and share this page to get the latest information regarding the village.
Stay safe and hopefully we will be open again soon.
November has been a busy month in the village. A number of new projects have started as well as some being completed. The following new items have been built and added to the village:-
* A new trestle table for our blacksmithing area in the Reeve's Barn
* An armour stand in the Reeve's cottage
* A double canopy rope bed for the Reeve and his wife. The curtains are only to show how it will look. They will be replaced and curtains placed on all four sides of the bed.
The first of our new build projects has been completed.
It's a new shelf for the kitchen area of the Reeve's cottage.
No nails or screws were used in this build. It's all held together with wooden wedges.
Our next project is well underway. Watch this space for more details.
COVID RELATED ANNOUNCEMENT
In line with the latest government guidelines, the village will be closed to the public from Saturday 24th October until Sunday 8th November.
The park will remain open to the public who live within walking distance of the park. The advice is that any exercise starts and ends at your house. So people should not be travelling by car in order to go somewhere for their walk, run, etc.
Please like and share this page to stay up to date with all the latest information regarding the village. Thank you.
*COVID RELATED POST - Please read to the end of the post*
It is with great sadness that we have to postpone this year's Halloween event until next year. This is in response to lockdown measures concerning outdoor events.
Don't worry though, we will be running the event next year and it will be even bigger and better than before!
We would also like to remind you that we are still open for Covid safe audio tours only and in line with current lockdown restrictions, only to residents of the Vale. We also ask that while inside any of the village buildings or museum, you wear a face mask.
We would love to invite you to the village and keep putting smiles on your faces, especially at this difficult time. So if you would like to keep updated with the latest information regarding the village including opening times, activities, events, etc., then please like and share our page.
In the meantime, here are a few photos from last years Halloween event.
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