Tewkesbury is a small Gloucestershire Market Town at the confluence of the Severn and Avon.
It is well served with a wide range of shops from supermarkets to individual specialist shops.
It has plenty of delightful olde worlde pubs and restaurants, many of which will be featuring special menus and entertainment for the festival.
Throughout the summer the main streets are decorated with banners displaying the arms of some of those who fought in the battle and as the event co-incides with the town's entry into The Heart of England in Bloom. Look out too for colourful floral displays. and specially decorated windows.
A number of events connected with the festival also take place in the town.
Throughout the weekend the Little Museum, in Church Street, becomes home to a medieval merchant and his wife, who welcome visitors.
On Saturday morning the Lord of the Manor and his entourage tour the
town, exhorting taxes and tithes from shopkeepers, not all of whom hand
them over without protest.
After the fair shuts on Saturday many of the re-enactors march into town to take part in a re-creation of the incident in which the defeated Lancastrians sought sanctuary in the Abbey, only to be dragged out by the Yorkists.
This is followed by a summary trial and not- too- serious series of beheadings.
The fair site is within easy walking distance of the town centre.
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