Samlesbury Hall Preston reviews by real event-goers

Review of Divorced, Beheaded and Died - An Audience with Henry VIII

A tour-de-force! A superb performance, and a chance to learn some real history.

Review of Divorced, Beheaded and Died - An Audience with Henry VIII

Excellent all way round the actor kept us transfixed throughout, the venue & atmosphere was great

Review of Divorced, Beheaded and Died - An Audience with Henry VIII

Captivating performance with authenticity and humour. Very interesting Q&A. Highly recommended.

Review of Divorced, Beheaded and Died - An Audience with Henry VIII

Brilliantly done!

Review of Divorced, Beheaded and Died - An Audience with Henry VIII

The event was an absolute joy to witness and be a part of. The performance was informative, witty, accurate and well acted.
The prices of the drinks and pizza were a bit steep but that’s an issue for the venue - not for the play. And maybe take a cushion to sit on.
Otherwise a fantastic night, a great atmosphere and a thoroughly entertaining experience. Thank you x

Review of Divorced, Beheaded and Died - An Audience with Henry VIII

Beautiful venue. Excellent value for money. Very professional show. Jack Abbot is very convincing as Henry VIII. pizza was lovely and plenty of it. Drinks selection was excellent and all the staff were friendly and nothing was too much trouble fir them in your requests. Would definitely recommend. 10/10

Review of Divorced, Beheaded and Died - An Audience with Henry VIII

Excellent, fascinating, interesting and very informative.

Review of Divorced, Beheaded and Died - An Audience with Henry VIII

Great evening and the weather was kind. Highly recommended

Review of Divorced, Beheaded and Died - An Audience with Henry VIII

I loved it. The road a bit busy that you could hear as it was outside. Would have been a beautiful setting inside the hall as is such a period piece. Was confused on the pizza information. We would have loved to get a pizza but could not figure out how and when that was supposed to happen. Was that supposed to be before the play? During intermission. Just could not figure that one out. Otherwise, absolutely loved the whole event. Actor was amazing and so true to character. Well done! 5 stars. Pam and Tim

Review of Divorced, Beheaded and Died - An Audience with Henry VIII

This was a superb evening in a fabulous setting. King Henry was amazing. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Very informative too!

Review of Divorced, Beheaded and Died - An Audience with Henry VIII

Good fun and very informative.

Review of The Famous Witches of Samlesbury Hall

A thoroughly researched and very well presented talk

Review of The Famous Witches of Samlesbury Hall

It was interesting but not much about witches more about history - not what I was expecting.
Amazing venue and knowledge from the speakers who were also lovely.

Review of The Famous Witches of Samlesbury Hall

Review of Free Tour History Tour with John Barnes

Great and very informative talk

Review of Carols by Candlelight, with Outreach Opera

The music was fabulous. We look forward to attending future events.

Review of Carols by Candlelight, with Outreach Opera

Lovely evening with wonderful music. Just the thing to get Christmas started!
Will definitely book for next year and to see other performances from Outreach Opera.

Review of Carols by Candlelight, with Outreach Opera

The performers were amazing but the venue was appalling.
The venue was far too cold even when sat in a coat.I mentioned how cold and draughty it was at the interval and the lady said but the heaters are on blowing out warm air. She found out that it had been blowing cold air out! Some people left as they were so cold.
The mulled wine wasnt ready until the interval and we had arrived early as asked. When we finally got it it was cold and we had to ask for it to be reheated! All in all not a good enough venue for such amazing opera singers.

Review of Carols by Candlelight, with Outreach Opera

The staff were wonderful - very kind to my elderly mother with dementia

Review of Carols by Candlelight, with Outreach Opera

Singers were superb and made it a magical evening. Very beautiful venue. Just a shame that the bar wasn't really set up to cater for us in the interval - no tea or coffee and they ran out of mulled wine! Thought the mince pies were a bit pricey too seeing as they were just out of a supermarket box. Other than that it was a lovely evening - very Christmassy. And Outreach Opera are fantastic :)