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              Big-Ron

        

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  bigron@deadwood.org.uk 

                      Tel  Number

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 Camping and town  

 weekends 

              Papa bear

        

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Deadwood at

Wattlehurst

After a lot of hard work

and long hours A group 

of western 

re-enactors

have built 

a western town,

That is a re-creation of a typical old 

west town of

the 1870's-1880's.

The buildings, include

    A Saloon Run By 

 

      Clem & Tanner,

 

       

        Court house,

   Run by Tony & Mags

      

        A blacksmith,    

  Run by Curly bill and belle,

  church, barbers,

  schoolhouse, bank,

  gunsmiths,

  Western union

  telegraph,

  Eating House,

  Trading post,   

     

        General store,

 

     Marshals office,

  

  Mercantile store.

   

  Inside you will find 

  wood burning stoves,

  oil burning lamps,

  and general decor of

  how the buildings 

  would have been 

  back in the 1880's.

  The town is on 

  the woodlands of

  Wattlehurst farm,

  which  has tent

  encampments along

  the outskirts of the town.

  Be it from a

 

  Trapper's

  Cabin,

  to a Indian 

  settlement

 

       

  to a poor

 

   Irish  immigrants

   encampment who

  migrated  from his

  home land escaping

  the Great Irish     

  Famine,1845/1850

    'An Gorta Mor'

             www.

  irish-immigrant.me.uk

  Seeking fame and

  fortune in them

  thar black hill's of Dakota.!

 

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  You will also find a Pinkerton   

  Detective Agency on the   

  outskirts   

  of town, keeping law 

  and order in them thar hills and   

  plains around deadwood !

 

  And across from the agency   

  to the right 

  is the Doc's Cabin 

  who will ease your ailments   

  with his medicine of sorts !

 

  Date's of events

  and open week

  ends, Fee's Etc,

  can be viewed

  on the events page,

  If you would like

  to know more about    

  deadwood western

  town

  Please contact

  Derek Lewry Aka Papa

  Bear and or his Lady 

  wife Maureen Lewry 

  Aka

 

 

  Mama Bear 

  Phone number

  Tel:01273388564

 

  For all other enquires,

  Camping, Fishing, Etc

  Please contact Brian

  or Pat at

  Wattlehurst farm

  Tel : 01306627490

  For Dance Inquiries 

         Please Contact !

  

                  Big Ron 

              Tel: Number

          01903 761099

                Or E-Mail

   bigron@deadwood.org.uk  

  You can  Also Contact Wattlehurst   

  Farm via E-Mail  by clicking 

  on the smoke signal below ..         

  Info@deadwood.org.uk  

      

 

 

        Go Western At Wattlehurst Farm & Visit Deadwood Western Town Uk

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                                                   From Year 2001 To  Deadwood today Year='2011'

       

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            What are we looking at [Ask the couple ?]

You are looking at a farm in the UK, [ Reply Tour guide ], 

Farms not another farm [Say couple]. Wait hold on this is not just your average 

farm with chickens and sheep or horses on the land or even a lama on display, 

but a farm that has a unique attraction that speaks for it self,

A Wild West Town Named ' Deadwood ' [Explains the tour guide]

That interesting tell us more [Reply the couple] .

I will ,But firstly It Gives me great pleasure to Introduce you to your host, " Brian Betchley "

Who Say's Hello or [ Howdy' all and a very warm welcome to ' Wattlehurst farm '

I Thank you all for your visit to our web site and farm And I do hope you all enjoy your stay,

and will visit again.] Thank you Brian, and for more information 

on Wattlehurst farm & deadwood town.. read on [says tour guide]

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Wattlehurst farm hold country & western dance week-ends 

in the main barn on the farm with visiting bands from around the country  

               Tea shop on site and burger stall open in the evening during entertainment hour's,

                                                  Also raffles held with great prizes.

 

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       " Deadwood History "

        Deadwood Late 1800rds .

             Deadwood was in the late 1800's

                                     

A mining town,  fortunes made & lost overnight was common in deadwood ,

be it by a gunslinger or gold digger,  Indian or  evangelists, murderer to marshal,

prostitutes to presidents -- Deadwood and the Black Hills have ever held 

an attraction to personalities known worldwide. Deadwood Dick, Sitting Bull,

Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill Cody, Crazy Horse, Sam Bass, Babe Ruth,

Wyatt Earp, William Jennings Bryan, Gutzon Borglum,

Calamity Jane, The Sundance Kid, Calvin Coolidge, Mark Twain,

Preacher Smith, George Armstrong Custer, Bat Masterson, Poker Alice, Black Elk,

Aunt Sally, Big Foot, Teddy Roosevelt -- the famous and infamous have sought faith,

folly, fortune, and fun in "them thar hills."

A time or two across the years, the dice seemed loaded -- 

the chips were down and the game looked to be played out.  

But when the fickle Fates tried to stack the deck against Deadwood, 

the plucky South Dakota gold camp called their bluff. For Deadwood, 

things always seem to " pan out." To this day !


Perchance it's because Lady Luck smiles on Deadwood. .. 

Deadwood makes time stand still to afford its lucky visitors the romantic, 

Wild West atmosphere that keeps it famous..!

              Deadwoodwestern town To-day 

Deadwood town members are proud that ' Brian Betchley ' the farm owner 

has kindly given his permission to have the town on his farm , 

and look forward to many many happy years at wattlehurst.! 

You can visit Deadwood on open weekends between 10 am and 5 pm, 

and look around inside the buildings and meet the towns folk, 

who love to chat about the history and creation of the town .

There are also some Authentic weekends at Deadwood, 

when westerners camp in authentic tents on a  field just outside the town.

Wattlehurst Farm Also Has Dance week-end's ,  

where visiting band's provide entertainment for all in the barn 

All visitors are made welcome and invited to camp over night with 

their authentic tents on the authentic field, 

   

    or caravan  on the family field.!      

     Modern Tents Also Welcome on the Family Field 

Deadwood  Has appeared on major TV channels, BBC,ITV,Chnl4 ,

because the location is ideal for filming, be it for a drama, kids program, 

documentary, wedding , you name it, But a minimum fee of a £1000 

will be required per day filming to cover costs to the town as deadwood 

is a non profit organization and lives from  members support and visitors donations, 

and that alone makes deadwood what it is to-day a place where there are no strangers,

but just great friends!

If you would like to do any filming at Wattlehurst or deadwood 

please contact 'Derek Lewry Aka Papa Bear Town Mayor' Phone Number Listed on this site..!

 

 

 

To View our 2011 events dates click on the banner above

Above Photo Padraigh & Michael  McCarthy '

   Irish Immigrants Camp

          Thanks go to Tanner & Clem For The Above Photo 

       

 

I'm uploading some short video clips taken at deadwood 

and adding to them as and when I get time

here is a link to the page you will find the video clips on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                       

 

 

 

                    

                         Our thanks to all visitors for your time visiting the web site and Wattlehurst farm, 

                      We look forward to seeing you all again soon, Drive safely from all at Wattlehurst farm,

                                                       Adios Amigos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Derek Lewry Aka Papa Bear                                                                                   Pat & Brian Betchley

    Deadwood Town Mayor                                                                                          Wattlehurst Farm

Telephone :  01273-388564                                                                             Kingsfold,     Horsham

                                                                                                            West Sussex RH12 3SD  

                                                                                                           Telephone : 01306-627490

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Message for friends who we have not yet meet with,

 and/or not been on wattlehurst farm,

 The land Address Of Deadwood Western Town Uk and Wattlehurst Farm ,

 Is 

'Wattlehurst Farm'

Kingsfold

Horsham

West Sussex

RH12 3SD

 

 

 

 

                                                                     

 

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