Watch as our blacksmith and joyners demonstrate and discuss their craft.

The joyners will be crafting an object using 17th century tools and discussing the techniques of the trade. Come over to the Blacksmith Shop where the blacksmith will be working over the hot coals and discussing what their roles were in the 17th Century.

Explore the areas of Pennsbury Manor not seen on your regular tour. Visit the servant's quarters of the Manor House and hear stories of gossip and intrigue amid the beautiful exposed wood beams. Travel down to the footprint of Pennsbury Manor and see a portion of the original foundation from 1684. Learn of the personalities […]

Join us to celebrate the apple harvest! Try your hand at cider-pressing and sample the results, stop in the Kitchen House to watch our brewers making Apple Beer, and watch as pippins and apples abound as the cooks use an array of 17th century receipts (recipes) and cooking techniques to prepare foods fit for William Penn.

Meet the Joyners and Blacksmiths and watch as they create things needed around William Penn’s estate. The Joyner’s will be working on a Joynt Stool.

Spring in the 17th Century Kitchen - Spring has sprung and the cooks are delighted with the fresh spring greens, eggs, and milk products that have been missing in the winter.

Talk with the gardeners and brewers about the importance of bees and their honey in the 17th Century. Learn how honey was harvested and visit the brewers who will be making some delicious Mead.

Stop by our Joyner and Blacksmith Shops to watch them work and learn about the lives of Pennsbury’s 17th century craftsmen. Joyners will be starting a new workbench to expand their shop.

Tea & Gossip: The Penn's are having a tea party and have invited some of the most interesting colonists. Come join them in the formal gardens as they gossip about current events, other guests, and life in the colony and abroad. Stroll over to the stable and watch as the sheep are sheared the old fashion […]

Meet our gardeners and learn what’s happening this spring in the Kitchen Garden. Wander over to the Kitchen House and watch as the brewer’s make a batch of English March Beer and discuss the brewing process in the 17th Century.