EARLY MODERN · 1500–1789
Sealed Knot — Fernhurst Furnace
· IN 13 DAYS
🇬🇧 Fernhurst, United Kingdom · ⚑ Small heritage open-weekend: one Sealed Knot detachment plus falconry displays and guided furnace tours; visitor numbers not published.
About
A free heritage day at a former Wealden ironworks that once cast cannon, combining guided furnace-site tours and falconry with Sealed Knot living-history and drill demonstrations, 11am-5pm both days.
Programme
Sat 12 Sep
11:00Guided furnace tour
11:15Falconry display (Saturday only)
11:45Sealed Knot living-history display
12:00Guided furnace tour
12:45Falconry display
14:00Guided furnace tour
15:00Guided furnace tour
15:30Sealed Knot living-history display
Sun 13 Sep
11:00Guided furnace tour
11:45Sealed Knot living-history display
12:00Guided furnace tour
12:45Falconry display
14:00Guided furnace tour
15:00Guided furnace tour
15:30Sealed Knot living-history display
Getting there
Fernhurst Furnace is reached via a public footpath (Sussex Footpath 1264), about a mile west of Fernhurst village, crossing a dam at the head of Furnace Pond — there is no direct vehicle access to the site itself. Free on-site/roadside parking; free admission, with voluntary donations welcomed. No rail station serves the site directly.
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