Welcome to Wilderspin School

Our winter opening times are now operating, restricted to Winter Warmers and Tour days (see below), school and group visits.
Regular weekly opening hours will resume in April.

Saturday 25 January: Classroom Curiosities

Looking for something different to give this Christmas?  Why not treat your loved one (and yourself!) to a tour with morning coffee or afternoon tea, early in the New Year.

Winter Warmers

Back to School – Elizabethan Trade (talk) – Saturday 14 December, 1.30pm, £4

Rainy Days – Thursday 20 February, 11am – 3pm, FREE admission

School Dinners – Saturday 15 March, 11am-3pm, FREE admission

Weekend Tours

Barton Church School tours, £5 (free with Annual Ticket),11am & 1.30pm, booking essential (01652 635172).  Other dates can be arrranged for small groups – please give us a ring.

Saturday 11 January

Saturday 8 February

Thursday 20 February

Saturday 15 March

VCR discussion

News

Our winter opening times are now operating, restricted to Winter Warmers and Tour days (see above), school and group visits. Regular weekly opening hours will resume in April.

Access information for visitors with specific needs.  Click here for details.

Wilderspin Lottery Club summer winners and how to support the Trust

JOSEPH WRIGHT HALL

CURRENT EVENTS

Weekend Tours

Saturday guided tour at 11am and 1.30pm.

The tour lasts one hour with coffee or tea afterwards.

Booking required please (01652) 635172 or email wilderspinschoolmuseum@gmail.com

Free for Annual Ticket holders (£5 others – which includes annual readmission).

Classroom Curiosities

Join our teachers from the past who will escort you through time, experiencing the strictness of the Victorian schoolrooms, the hardships of wartime in the 1940s Classroom, and the liberation and enjoyment of the post war classrooms. Along the way there are mystery objects to test you, a puzzle or two to solve and a well-earned cup of tea or coffee with cake or scones at the end of the tour.

Click here for more details and how to book.

Displays

Displays

Discover the story of Samuel Wilderspin and see the unique Infant Schoolroom and Playground that he designed in 1845.

The Wilderspin Story
Schools Programme

Schools Programme

Our Schools Programme has been developed to provide children with an exciting way of engaging with the history of Victorian school life.

Schools Programme
History of the School

History of the School

Learn about Samuel Wilderspin and the Wilderspin National Schools and how his innovations gradually transformed schooling for children of all ages.

Wilderspin History
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