Medieval Re-enactment Group Invitation for England's Medieval Festival

England's Medieval Festival at Herstmonceux Castle.

This year promises to be larger than ever and will have even greater international content with groups attending from all over Europe. Featured will be the Castle Siege during the morning, with the Battle concluding in the afternoon in the battlefield at the rear of the Castle. The English Longbow Competition will be staged around the grounds and Living History Campsites will be constructed, one of which forms the attackers' Siege Camp. A Living History Competition is being held with cash prizes awarded for the most interesting and authentic sites.

If you have not already registered and you are hoping to attend you must register, in advance, using the online form - 'Group Application Form' on this site; failure to do so will result in non-admittance to the site as a participant, instead admittance will only be as an entry paying member of the public and the camp site will be off bounds. Names of all individuals attending within the group must be listed. This is for Health and Safety reasons as well as increased security awareness in the camping area.

Information regarding the weekend will be emailed closer to the event and upon registration.

International Groups who require a letter for British Customs in order to bring in weapons, please request this in advance.

The campsite is open only for participants. Please read the 'General Regulations' information carefully, it contains relevant information on the campsite. During the Festival opening hours, only those in costume will be permitted on to the site from the campsite; those not in costume will be admitted only as a paying member of the public.

A meeting will be held on Friday night at 8pm in The Buxom Wench Tavern. Both the Bar and Food will offer discounts at night.

The Village Stage will be erected by the Festival Office with a chalk board listing available times for musicians, performers and exhibitionists of any sort or level of ability to perform for the crowd. Include your name/group aside the appropriate time. A second stage will be set up in the Kid's Kingdom with the same arrangement.

Expenses will NOT be paid to groups except by prearrangement. All medieval participants are entitled to sell hand made goods or medieval products to help subsidise their travel costs. There will be no fee for those selling living history quality goods, demonstrators or to those travelling from outside the United Kingdom. A registration fee of £50 is payable by all other medieval traders and the correct traders form must be completed in advance in order for space to be allocated.

We look forward to welcoming you all to England's Medieval Festival at Herstmonceux Castle.