Events Archive

Barton Street Boot

Another chance to check out our “white elephants”.

10am – 2pm, FREE

Posted on:23rd April 2025 20250817 20250828

Barton Church School

Join one of our short guided tours of the Church School and uncover its intriguing story and unique part in the story of Infant education in Britain.

10.30am and 2pm, £3, with refreshments afterwards. Booking not required.

Posted on:5th August 2025 20250817 20250828

Playground Picnic – Storytime

This Saturday, 9 August

BYO picnic, and Teddy too, from 11.30 (free) – followed at 12.30 with Storytime (£2) – a thirty minutes session led by museum staff, with time afterwards to roam the museum or follow the Teddy Bear Trail.

Posted on:5th August 2025 20250809 20250828

Classroom Curiosities Challenge

Try our family challenge solving puzzles set by the historical teachers in each of the old classrooms.

10am and 1pm – the sessions last 90 minutes

£3pp or £10 family ticket. Book on (01652) 635172

Posted on:5th July 2025 20250801 20250828

Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat

Journey back to the 1940s as we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, with a vintage fair, wartime cinema & theatre, evacuees’ classroom, tea dance, NAAFI café and more!

10.30am – 3.30pm, FREE

Posted on:23rd April 2025 20250713 20250828