Museum Open Days

Our next open weekend is 4 & 5 February.

The Old School Canteen coffee shop is open as usual every week between 10am and 4pm on Thursday – Sunday inclusive.

Posted on:23rd January 2023

Lego Memories

To celebrate International Lego Day this weekend why not grab a coffee and dabble with a few bricks and share your own Lego memories in the Chatty Café.

 

Posted on:23rd January 2023

Christmas & New Year

The Old School Canteen coffee shop will reopen on Thursday 5 January.

The Museum is now closed.  Open Weekends resume in January on 7 & 8 between 11am – 3pm.

Open Weekends will continue to be the first and third weekends of each month until April.

 

Posted on:29th November 2022

Festive Fun For All!

Make a unique Christmas gift with help from an expert calligrapher in our Chatty Café where you can buy festive refreshments too – from The Old School Cateen.

Bring the family to have a go and find out more about calligraphy – and improve your handwriting on this year’s Christmas gift tags!

Sunday 4 December, 1.30 – 3.30pm        Pop in anytime – no need to book

Free – but donations towards costs welcome!

Posted on:28th November 2022

Kids’ Christmas Crafts

Have a go making something festive in our Chatty Café space next to The Old School Canteen coffee shop where grown-ups can watch and buy refreshments, and even get involved too!

Pop in anytime between 1.30 and 3.30pm – no need to book.

Free – but donations towards costs welcome!

Bring the whole famaily for much-needed Christmas cheer!

Posted on:28th November 2022

Hull’s Public Housing 1830- 1914

Afternoon lecture – Peter Claxton looks back at the forces that shaped public housing in Hull.  As the City’s population grew rapidly in the nineteenth century attempts to improve living conditions were controversial.  Part of the Barton upon Humber Civic Society lecture programme.  Non-members £2

Joseph Wright Hall, 2pm

Refreshments available before the lecture, in The Old School Canteen coffee shop in the Wilderspin School Museum.

Posted on:12th November 2022

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).

Posted on:4th November 2022

Dolls Houses Pop Up

For one afternoon only!  This Sunday between 12pm and 3pm – in the Chatty Cafe, a sample of dolls house furniture, room boxes and a couple of cmaller houses from a private collection.

Share your happy memories of happy playtimes and meet the collector to swap stories.

The Chatty Cafe is next to The Old School Canteen coffee shop where hot drinks and delicious cakes are on sale to help the conversation flow!

 

 

Posted on:1st November 2022

Half Term Halloween Fun

Pop along anytime between 1.30pm – 3.30pm for crafty fun and make something to add to your Halloween decorations.

Thursday 27 October in our Chatty Cafe next to The Old School Canteen where refeshments are on sale.

Free – but donations towards material costs welcome!

 

Posted on:19th October 2022

More With Less – our autumn & winter opening times

Autumn Winter 2022/23 Opening at Wilderspin

Museum Open 11am – 3pm on each date listed.

The Old School Canteen coffee shop is open as usual Thursday – Sunday 10am – 4pm throughout the year.

Saturday              01-Oct

Sunday                 02-Oct

Saturday              15-Oct

Sunday                 16-Oct

Thursday             27-Oct                   Half Term

Friday                    28-Oct                 Half Term

Saturday              29-Oct                   Half Term

Sunday                 30-Oct                   Half Term

Saturday              05-Nov                 Admission charge £5 per adult commences.  Children FREE.

Sunday                 06-Nov

Saturday              19-Nov

Sunday                 20-Nov

Saturday              26-Nov                 Barton Christmas Festival (12pm – 4pm)

Saturday              03-Dec

Sunday                 04-Dec

Saturday              17-Dec

Sunday                 18-Dec

Saturday              07-Jan

Sunday                 08-Jan

Saturday              21-Jan

Sunday                 22-Jan

Saturday              04-Feb

Sunday                 05-Feb

Thursday             16-Feb                  Half Term

Friday                    17-Feb                 Half Term

Saturday              18-Feb                  Half Term

Sunday                 19-Feb                  Half Term

Saturday              04-Mar

Sunday                 05-Mar

Saturday              18-Mar

Sunday                 19-Mar

Posted on:28th September 2022