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SOLD OUT: Kids: Plagues + Potions workshop at the RCP

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Gathering herbs in the medical garden of the Royal College of Physicians

Gathering herbs in the medical garden of the Royal College of Physicians

Get hands-on with medical history and Handmade Apothecary at the annual half-term 'plague and potions' creative workshop at the Royal College of Physicians.

In this workshop, children will have the opportunity to learn about what it was like to live during London's Great Plague of 1665. Children will explore the RCP medicinal garden, learn about the Plague through different creative activities including making pomanders and their own plague recipes, learn about the medical practice of blood-letting during the Plague and dress up to become Plague doctors themselves!

£8 + booking fee, tickets here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/plagues-and-potions-childrens-workshop-tickets-58996733819