Lecture Series | Swimming in Opium: the spa experience in Georgian Buxton
Lecture Series | Swimming in Opium: the spa experience in Georgian Buxton
20 May 2026, 7pm until 8.15pm (Doors at 6.30pm)
- Adult (18+) | £15.00
- Accompanying Carer | Free
Wentworth Woodhouse welcomes you back to the annual lecture series.
The Georgians flocked to Derbyshire's ‘Bath in miniature’. They drank the waters; learned to swim; attended assemblies, balls and the theatre; went on excursions; visited apothecaries; and consumed dangerously high levels of opium! Dr Peter Collinge presents an entertaining account of this period using Lady Hester Newdigate’s letters and the account book of Lady Jane Macartney.
Accessibility
This event takes place in the Low Drawing Room, which is on the Ground Floor of the Mansion. There is ramp access to the ground floor of the Mansion. You can find out more about accessibility on site here: https://wentworthwoodhouse.org.uk/your-visit/access-for-all/
Ticket options
Lecture Series | Swimming in Opium: the spa experience in Georgian Buxton
20 May 2026, 7pm until 8.15pm (Doors at 6.30pm)
- Adult (18+) | £15.00
- Accompanying Carer | Free
Wentworth Woodhouse welcomes you back to the annual lecture series.
The Georgians flocked to Derbyshire's ‘Bath in miniature’. They drank the waters; learned to swim; attended assemblies, balls and the theatre; went on excursions; visited apothecaries; and consumed dangerously high levels of opium! Dr Peter Collinge presents an entertaining account of this period using Lady Hester Newdigate’s letters and the account book of Lady Jane Macartney.
Accessibility
This event takes place in the Low Drawing Room, which is on the Ground Floor of the Mansion. There is ramp access to the ground floor of the Mansion. You can find out more about accessibility on site here: https://wentworthwoodhouse.org.uk/your-visit/access-for-all/
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