MEDICINES OF THE PAST

Name: MEDICINES OF THE PAST
Start: 2025-10-28
End: 2025-10-28
Location: Hexham Old Gaol

28th October 2025

Time: 11am-3pm
Address: Hallgate, NE46 3NH
Venue: Hexham Old Gaol
Website: www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/hexhamoldgaol

Discover the weird & wonderful world of old-fashioned cures. From herbs & spices to some truly strange remedies, find out what people once believed could keep illness away. Have a go at making your own plague pomander - just like the ones tucked inside plague doctors’ masks- & see if you can match old remedies to the right time period with the fun medicine timeline challenge. Included with Annual Pass Admission.

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