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LIVE DAY - Mother's Day | Howick Historical Village

Sun

May 12

1800 NZD18.00 NZD

Price

Celebrate mums & mothering figures in an enchanting setting!

Make a scented lavender sachet. Watch a demo by the Howick Floral Art Club at 11am. Enjoy tea & scones with cream & jam served from vintage china in beautiful Bell House. Or bring a picnic to have in the picturesque heritage gardens!
Meet costumed villagers, make butter, attend a Victorian school lesson. See the coal range and bread oven fired-up, meet the bookbinders and blacksmith at work in the forge. Visit the sweet shop, filled with old-fashioned lollies & fudge.
Photographer Adrian Cook of TINTYPE CENTRAL will be back, producing images using an authentic 19th-century wet-plate technique. Book a special portrait session to receive a unique keepsake you will treasure forever.
With performances by Morris Dancers at 10:30am & 11:30am and bagpipes at 12pm, there will be lots of fun for everyone!

Admission: adult $18, student/senior $14, child $10, family pass $46. Child under 5, and members & annual pass holders - free entry.

TEA SERVICE TIMES: 10:30, 12:30 and 2:30. $10 per person (x2 scones with cream & jam + tea). Bookings required. Book at https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/.../mothers.../auckland/howick

Tintype portrait session $150 (includes admission). Bookings recommended. Book at events.humanitix.com/hhvmay

Howick Historical Village (HHV) reserves the right to use any photograph/video taken at any HHV event, without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/video.