Join us for a historical workshop exploring how herbs were used in the past to prevent plague symptoms and treat other ailments.

About the event

Discover the plants once believed to protect against plague in this hands-on workshop at Chelsea Physic Garden.

From lavender to wormwood, examine the role of herbal medicine in a city repeatedly ravaged by disease, not least during the Great Plague of 1665, just a decade before the Garden was founded.

Learn about the folklore, beliefs and science behind these historical remedies, and create your very own plague-preventing concoction to take home.

Accessibility

Access to the gallery is via a narrow 22-step staircase and unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.