Alice Thornton's Cafe (Fully booked)
- Event type
- Family event, Discussion/talk
- Organisers
- University of Edinburgh
- Partners
- Friends of Starbank Park
- Contact
- [email protected]
- Is event online?
- No
- Accessibility features
- Assistance dogs welcome, Pushchair/pram friendly, Seating, Step-free access, Wheelchair accessible
- Accessibility information
- The café, craft activity and guided walks are taking place in the accessible upper half of Starbank Park (access via step free entrance on Laverockbank Road). The café will be held in the ground floor of Starbank House. Toilets are outside with level access. Please contact the organiser regarding specific access requirements.
- Region/country
- Scotland
- Address
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Starbank House
Starbank Park
Edinburgh
EH5 3BX
- Booking required
- Yes
Scheduled dates
Please note, this event is now fully booked with a waitlist in operation. To join the waitlist use the booking link above.
Alice Thornton’s Café brings 17th-century remedies, rhymes and writings to Starbank Park. Enjoy a free tea and cake in Starbank House and learn about Alice Thornton, a writer from the 17th-century. Researchers on the Alice Thornton’s Books project at The University of Edinburgh will be there to tell you about Thornton’s rediscovered manuscripts. Find out what Alice Thornton had to say about family, faith, plants and health, and some very unusual ailments and cures. There will be herbal remedy-themed crafts for all ages, and you’ll be shown around Starbank Park’s many secret corners, including some brand new seventeenth-century themed planting. All ages welcome!
- 11:00 - 11:30, Alice Thornton's Books Talk and Free Tea/Coffee and Cake
- 11:30 - 12:00, Guided Walk of Starbank Park
- 13:30 - 14:00, Alice Thornton's Books Talk and Free Tea/Coffee and Cake
- 14:00 - 14:30, Guided Walk of Starbank Park
- 11:00 - 14:30, Herbal Remedy Themed Craft