SOLDIERS from history will set up camp in Worcestershire next month.

On Saturday, October 6 and Sunday, October 7, visitors to Spetchley Park Gardens will come across the Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads as they rest on the eve of the Battle of Worcester, Wellington's Army getting ready to take on the forces of Bonaparte, American soldiers of World War Two and members of the 118th Pennsylvanian Regiment of the Union Army, preparing to fight in the American Civil War.

The special event, called the Armoured Picnic, will round off the park's 2007 Summer Season and is being held in conjunction with the Worcester Re-Enactors.

On Saturday there will be living history camps, drill displays, musket firing demonstrations and an exhibition. On Sunday there will be just living history camps.

Spetchley Park is very proud of its links to the periods of history being demonstrated. It was during the Battle of Worcester, in 1651, that the original Tudor house at Spetchley was burned down. The present House was completed during 1811, at the same time Wellington's army was marching through Portugal and Spain beating the French Napoleonic Army.

During the WW2 Spetchley Park was used by the American Air force as a Rest and Recuperation Base for airmen halfway through their tour of duty.

This will be the last event at before the increasingly popular Illuminated Trail, which draws thousands of people to the park during December.

Normal entry fees - £6 per adult, £5.50 concessions and free for children under 16 - will apply.

For more information visit www.spetchleygardens.co.uk.