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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

  • 14 Sep 2024
  • In person
  • Pre-booking not required

Saturday 14th September from 2 - 5 p.m. Henley Meeting House will be open for a special exhibition for visitors to look around; some 17th century activities will be available in the garden and our ancient burial ground.

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.

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