Henley's Quaker Heritage - Whatever the weather from frost fairs to global warming
Friends Meeting House, 45 Northfield End, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 2JJ
In the 17th Century when Quakers first began to meet in Henley, Britain was going through a mini ice age. The harsh winters froze over the River Thames making it possible to hold Frost Fairs on the ice. Today, nearly 400 years later, Quakers still meet in Henley but now we are facing different extremes of climate. Visit the Meeting House and our peaceful secluded garden and the original Quaker burial ground behind our old brick and flint walls. Come and try some Frost Fair games and 17th century fare. Learn how early Quakers lived and endured and why we stayed.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 14 September:
- 14.00 - 17.00 hours
Location & directions
Friends Meeting House, 45 Northfield End, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 2JJ
- Contact on day:
- Michael Macleod
- Telephone number:
- +447523416534
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
Limited parking at Wheeler's Yard (through big wooden gates next to old white cottage) but on street parking at Leicester Close or Public Car Park, Waitrose, Kings Road.
Additional information
Quakers have been meeting here in Henley -on- Thames since the mid - seventeenth century. Many changes have happened in the world since then. Come and find out the similarities and differences between those early Friends and modern day Friends - how different were the challenges they faced then and what we face now. Plenty of opportunity to walk around and sit quietly in our beautiful garden and burial ground.
