Thursday, May 22

Sweet Heritage

Reminisce about old fashioned sweets during our heritage talk with Emma Barran-Scott.

By Selly Manor Museum

Date and time

Thursday, May 22 · 7 - 8:30pm GMT+1

Location

Selly Manor Museum

Maple Road Bournville B30 2AE United Kingdom

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

Join Emma Barran-Scott from Sweet Heritage in our latest Heritage Talk, as she takes you an on a mouth-watering trip down memory lane, going back to a time before sweets and then discovering how we became a nation of sweet tooths. Explore sweets and how they evolved from being a treat for the rich and elite, to being offered as an alternative to medicine. This talk offers the chance to reminisce about your childhood favourites and learn how sweets gained their place in popular culture. Yummy scrummy samples are provided as part of the talk.

This heritage talk takes place at 7pm on Thursday 22nd May 2025, and lasts for about an hour followed by a Q+A.

Admission includes a chance to explore Selly Manor Museum so please do come early to enjoy the Tudor manor. Refreshments are also included, and so are samples during the talk.

The talk is aimed at grown-ups who have a sweet tooth and fond memories of old fashioned sweets.

Venue
Selly Manor Museum, Maple Road, Bournville, B30 2AE

Accessibility
The talk takes place in the medieval hall of Minworth Greaves which is on the grounds floor and is wheelchair accessible. You will find detailed information about accessibility on the Your visit section of our website. If you would like to know more or discuss accessibility then please call the Selly Manor Museum team on 0121 472 0199.

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Selly Manor Museum

Step into Selly Manor to discover how the Tudors cooked, dressed and lived over 500 years ago.

Explore the parlour with its oak furniture, then wander through to the dining hall and large kitchen with its impressive fireplace and smoking cupboard.

Climb the stairs to explore the bed chamber where you’ll find a bed that belonged to Welsh Archdeacon Edmund Prys.

In the solar room, both adults and children can dress up in our stunning replica Tudor costumes and pose in front of our mirror before taking a selfie to share with us on social media.

From there you can visit the garret where you’ll see a Priest Hole and find armour to try on.

Every room has information books for visitors who want to find out more about the story of Selly Manor and there are activity boxes for a real hands-on experience.

Take a walk around our beautiful Tudor garden, and in the warmer months children can enjoy games on the lawn.