This week the Lord Mayor of York and the Civic Party will be helping to prepare the Mansion House for Christmas, by taking part in a Victorian Christmas decoration workshop.

The civic party will be joined by members of the Mansion House team and volunteers on Wednesday 21 November to make traditional Victorian decorations, under the expert guidance of historian Louise Hampson.

The decorations will adorn the public rooms in York’s famous home to capture how it would have looked in the late Victorian period – and will be open for all to see during St Nicholas Fayre (starting on 29 November).

The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Keith Hyman, said: “I’m really looking forward to sharing the Mansion House with visitors in the build up to Christmas.”
The Mansion House will be open from Thursday 29 November throughout the Fayre weekend from 10am to 4pm.

Entrance to see the Mansion House in all its Christmas splendour is £5.00 for adults, £4.00 for concessions and £2.50 for York residents with a valid YorkCard. Entrance includes a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie.