Abney and the Abolitionists Tour
In July 1833 Parliament gave the third reading to The Slavery Abolition Act. This informative tour will discuss Abney's links with the slave trade, missionaries, abolitionists and one of the world's oldest charities, the Anti Slavery Society.
Sunday 16th July - 1 pm
Meet at the visitors' centre
Tickets £5.50 (£3.30 concessions)
Book online at wegottickets.com
Abney Unearthed Symbolism Tour & Project Display
As a part of the Abney Unearthed Project join us at for a tour to learn about the hidden meanings of the various symbols on the memorials in Abney Park. There will also be a display showing the progress of the project, with information about the plot maps and burials.
Sunday 2 July, 11.30 am
Free
Meet at the Visitors’ Centre
Radicals of Abney Park
Reformers, Dissenters, Blasphemers, Fenians, Abolitionists, Vaudevillians. Abney's unconsecrated acres have always attracted those seen as outsiders. Led by Alan Gartrell, this tour will discuss the reasons for this and reveal some of their personalities and their struggles.
Sunday 25th June, 1pm
Free
Suggested £5 donation welcome
Grimm’s Fairy Tales
After five sell-out productions, including Alice In Wonderland and Macbeth, Pandemonium Performance are staging Grimm's Fairy Tales at Abney Park this July. An unmissable opportunity to see these well-loved tales in a beautiful and singular location.
Wednesday 12th - Sunday 30th July
7:30pm, 7:50 pm, 8:10pm, 8:30pm
Tickets £13 (£11 concessions)
Book online at www.designmynight.com
Stoke Newington Literary Festival
Abney Park is pleased to host several events in the Chapel during the 2017 Stoke Newington Literary Festival.
Saturday 3rd - Sunday 4th June
Various times
Abney’s Secret Trees
In celebration of London Tree Week Russell Millar will be leading a guided walk through Abney Park to some of London’s rarest trees.
Wednesday 31st May, 7 pm - 8.30 pm
Free, with donations welcome.