Welcome to Wilderspin School

We’re open Thursday – Saturday 10am– 3pm.

Admission £5 (Annual Ticket), children free.

Light refreshments are available, and our pop-up Chatty Café is open each Saturday of the Heritage Open Days festival between 11am and 2pm.

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JOSEPH WRIGHT HALL

CURRENT EVENTS

Heritage Open Days 2026 – Everyday Histories

Tour the historic school rooms then reminisce with family and friends over tea or coffee about everyday characters and ways of life that have changed over the years. Free Admission Thursdays – Saturdays 10 – 19 September.

Event details can be found in the Current Events list of the What’s On tab.

Humber Stories – Children’s Clothes

Tour the historic school rooms then reminisce with family and friends over tea or coffee about clothes and outfits you wore as a child.

Part of the Humber Stories project supported by the Humber Museums Partnership.

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Barton Civic Society Lecture

Revolution and Resilience in Lincolnshire – Rex Russell’s Life in Teaching with Keith Miller

Joseph Wright Hall (ground floor Raikes Room), 2pm, non-members £4

Bah Humbug!

Join Friends at Barton for a side-splitting, song-filled, sparkle-soaked Pantomime twist on A Christmas Carol in their 10th Anniversary production at the Joseph Wright Hall between 13 & 15 November. All tickets £6. Box Office Thursdays – Saturdays 10am-3pm or phone (01652) 635172.

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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