 
        Are you brave enough to meet the Plague Doctor and discover more about the gruesome side of life in the 1600s?  From blood letting and leeches to herbs and potions, there were weird and wonderful cures and treatments for illnesses, injuries, plagues and the Black Death.
Find out more with the Plague Doctor and make a scented posy to protect you from the deadly diseases.
Linked with the exhibition An Account of Life: Gawthorpe Hall in the 1600s.
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Included in admission to the Hall:
£7.00 adults, free for children.
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