Sports and Leisure Days at Middleton Place
Date: Friday & Saturday, September 11 & 12
Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Cost: Free with General Admission
When not working or dealing with the daily activities of everyday life, people of the 18th and 19th centuries sought ways to relax and to entertain themselves. Through the mediums of art, sport, gardening, and food, a culture of leisure, pleasure, and entertainment developed. Departures from everyday life included painting, gardening, tea ceremonies, and such sports as cricket, croquet and lawn bowling. Join public historians and interpreters at Middleton Place National Historic Landmark for an interactive day of Sport and Leisure.
Go to https://www.middletonplace.org/visiting-middleton-place/events-calendar.html for tickets and information.
(Photo credit: Middleton Place website)
-Submitted by Tidelines Editor