Mark Twelfth Night with Tudor cooking at Exeter’s oldest building

Food, music and festive decorations will be available at Exeter’s oldest building as part of a free community event to mark Twelfth Night.

Families can celebrate Epiphany Sunday at St Nicholas Priory, off Fore Street with a Tudor sweetmeats cooking demonstration in the building’s spectacular kitchen.

The event will be held on 6th January 2019 from 1 to 4pm.

People can sample the wares and also listen to music in the Great Hall. There will also be teas served in the Priory’s North Wing, once home to the monk’s refectory, which will be decorated with beautiful Christmas greenery.

The priory, run by the Exeter Historic Buildings Trust, is open to the public thanks to the efforts of almost 30 volunteers.

Katharine Chant, Secretary of the Exeter Historic Buildings Trust, said: “This exciting epiphany celebration is the latest in a series of events held at St Nicholas Priory throughout this past year which have helped make the building part of the community. We have had talks, tours, music, drama, school visits, and many visits by the public. In the past eight months we have had in the region of 3,500 visitors.

“Volunteers have kept the Priory open in sometimes challenging conditions. Without their help to care for the Priory, stewarding, and curating we simply could not exist.”

St Nicholas Priory is open every Sunday 1-4pm free.

Groups (small or large) can book tours with specialist guides on any time  Contact bookings@nicholaspriory.com