Try our Anderson Shelter and see what life on the Home Front was like – and find out about our Wartime Schooldays programme for schools visiting the Wilderspin National School.
A nostalgic, family day in the Lincolnshire countryside.
Tickets and more information online at applebyfestival.com
Visit our wheelbarrow celebrating Samuel Wilderspin’s part in England’s first Infant School two hundred years ago.
We’ll be on Barton Street/North Street at DN19 7AP near John Harrison Primary School between 11am and 4pm each day.
Programmes are £2.50 and are available at the Market Place.
Join the South Bank Players and meet the stars of stage and screen for an evening of entertainment and intrigue as you pit your wits against the rest of the audience and try to work out ‘Who Nicked It?’
All tickets£5
Available from the Wilderspin School Museum or via the group’s website at www.sbplayers.co.uk
Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm show start.
Steampunk day is on Sunday so there will be disruption to the display rooms.
To see the Wilderspin Schoolroom at its best you’d be advised to visit on another day.
But – if you are Steam Curious – make a visit on Sunday as well.
What better way to kick-start our summer re-launch than a chance to browse and buy? We expect over twenty stalls selling a range of crafts, plants and bric-a-brac – and who knows, maybe a few clothes pegs too as part of a Victorian twist! Stalls can be booked now on (01652) 635172.
Hambledon Productions return with the UK’s number one Tommy Cooper tribute. Cooper was a true comic genius. His impeccable timing, misfiring magic, trademark fez and quick-fire gags made him an international star. This show has been at the Edinburgh Fringe, and is part of a UK tour Tickets are £8 in advance and £10 otd.
Hull Steampunk Rebels present Lady Clara’s Steampunk Sitching and Associated Arts
Be inspired by Steampunk Crafters: Dressmaking, Hats, Jewellery, Foam Craft, Gadgets, Gizmos and more!
Try your hand at Tea Duelling with our Tiffin Master
Parasol Duelling for the adventurous!
Whether you are already Steampunked or just Steam Curious, there will be something for you!
From 10am
Our last open day in 2018 will be Sunday 23 December.
We will reopen in 2019 on Thursday 3 January.
Our staff and volunteers wish all our supporters and visitors a very Happy Christmas!
Our Winter Opening hours start on 1 December and continue until 28 February. The Museum is open Thursday – Sunday between 11am – 3pm.
The Old School Canteen is open between 10am and 4pm throughout the year.
A heart attack, Ebenezer Scrooge, the NHS, and a couple of squirrels feature in this new heart warming seasonal play by Theatre on the Edge in support of the Daisy Appeal raising funds for Molecular Imaging Research Centre for PET CT scanning .
Admission is free but a donation for the Daisy Appeal is much encouraged! (£5 if possible!)
Joseph Wright Hall (first floor auditorium), 7.30pm (doors open 7pm).
Wilderspin National School
Queen Street
Barton-upon-Humber
DN18 5QP
The Wilderspin National School has received help and support from the following organisations:
The Wilderspin National School is an independent museum, registered charity no. 1047187 and a Company Limited by Guarantee no. 2844791.