Upstairs, Downstairs

Upstairs, Downstairs

Saturday, February 22, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

$22.00 incl. HST

Registration Required | Registration Policy

Learn about the relationship between the servant and the served at Eldon House on this in-depth tour featuring the servant quarters and the daily life of a servant. Through images, diaries, and hands on activities we explore what it would be have been like to live and work at Eldon House throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.

Availability: 12 available.

  • Group sizes are 12 people. 
  • Not suitable for children under 12. 
  • Light refreshments are provided in the Interpretive Centre.
  • Please be aware that there are long periods of standing. 
  • Please be aware this tour goes the to second floor, attic, and basement of the museum via stairs. 
  • As a heritage site there is no public parking. There is public parking in and around the museum. Click here for Google Maps of Eldon House 
  • No refunds are permitted past 48 hours prior to the event. Tickets are transferable to family or friends by providing their name in advance. To do this, please call 519-661-5169 or email info@eldonhouse.ca to confirm.
  • Please be aware that if the event is postponed or canceled guests will be notified in advance as soon as possible. 

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak and Attawandaron. We honour and respect the history, languages and culture of the diverse Indigenous people who call this territory home.

We acknowledge all the treaties that are specific to this area: the Two Row Wampum Belt Treaty of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy/Silver Covenant Chain; the Beaver Hunting Grounds of the Haudenosaunee NANFAN Treaty of 1701; the McKee Treaty of 1790, the London Township Treaty of 1796, the Huron Tract Treaty of 1827, with the Anishinaabeg, and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum of the Anishnaabek and Haudenosaunee.

The three Indigenous Nations that are neighbours to London are the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation; Oneida Nation of the Thames; and the Munsee-Delaware Nation who all continue to live as sovereign Nations with individual and unique languages, cultures, and customs.