Archived events
-
WALK: Seend
SOLD OUT. To be added to our waiting list please email hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk. An evening walk led by Isobel Geddes. A short evening walk investigating Seend's…
-
FREE: Storytelling for all the family, with Tim Laycock
Tim Laycock tells and sings folk tales and story songs from Wiltshire and Dorset for all the family , accompanying himself on concertina and guitar.…
-
Summer Holiday Activity – art and craft sessions for under 12s
Dinosaurs and fossil themed crafts Make a mini dinosaur land, dinosaur collage and mask, handle real fossils and identify the fossils in the sand Dates:…
-
GUIDED TOUR: Heritage Walk of Devizes
A guided walk and talk of Devizes organised and led by John Girvan, Historian and Local Author. Pre-booking ESSENTIAL - 'book online' below. Adults (£6.50)…
-
Curious Kids: Dinosaurs!
Make your own fossil out of salt dough and design your own dinosaur. 50 minutes of activity, songs and stories. Multi-sensory fun for families with…
-
Free event: Make & Take: Hardy’s Landscape in Collage
A free drop in craft activity on Thursdays during August Visit the Thomas Hardy exhibition and then create a landscape or wildflower picture using tissue…
-
Family Holiday Activity – Felt Crafts for under 6s
Art and Craft activities for the under 6's. Inspired by the Wessex landscape make pictures and bookmarks using pre-cut felt. Make your own woolly sheep…
-
Family Holiday Activity – Hardy Textiles
Art and Craft activities for ages 6 to 12. Make a piece of felt inspired by the Wessex landscape using wool and the wet felting…
-
What lies beneath Max Gate? Live stream of discussion about excavations at Thomas Hardy’s former home
Speakers: National Trust archaeologist Martin Papworth; Hardy’s Wessex curator Harriet Still and Wiltshire Museum director David Dawson. In 1884, the writer Thomas Hardy unwittingly built…
-
GUIDED TOUR: Heritage Walk of Devizes
A guided walk and talk of Devizes organised and led by John Girvan, Historian and Local Author. Pre-booking ESSENTIAL - 'book online' below. Adults (£6.50)…
-
OUTING: Stonehenge Landscape Walk – July
NEW DATE - Sunday 24 July (the Sunday 17 July event was postponed due to the weather forecast and ticket holders contacted). An afternoon walk,…
-
Day course: Wood Engraving with Robin Mackenzie
Details have been sent to all Ticket holders. To be added to the waiting list - please email hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk. 21/7/22 This one-day workshop is perfect…
-
ONLINE TALK: Wiltshire’s nonconformist chapels – a fine architectural heritage
Early nonconformists in the 17th century, fearing persecution, built their chapels small and unobtrusive. As nonconformity grew in confidence over the next 200 years so…
-
OUTING: Beckhampton Gallops – Hidden Wiltshire Walk
A circular walk taking in the part of the Wessex Ridgeway towards Oldbury Castle, before returning to the Gallops along the old Roman Road with…
-
Museum Explorer’s Club: Ancient Egyptians
Find out about gods, goddesses and mummification in Ancient Egypt. Investigate clues from artefacts to discover who the mummy in our mock tomb may have…
-
GUIDED TOUR: Lost Pubs of Devizes
A 'dry' pub crawl of the lost pubs of Devizes, organised and led by John Girvan, Historian and Local Author. Pre-booking ESSENTIAL - 'book online'…
-
GUIDED TOUR: Heritage Walk of Devizes
A guided walk and talk of Devizes organised and led by John Girvan, Historian and Local Author. Pre-booking ESSENTIAL - 'book online' below. Adults (£6.50)…
-
Day course: Stone Carving with Andrew Ziminski
This one-day workshop is perfect for beginners looking to pick up the basic skills required to carve stone. You will set out and create a…
-
Young Curator’s Club: Ancient Egyptians
Find out about gods, goddesses and mummification in Ancient Egypt. Investigate clues from artefacts to discover who the mummy in our mock tomb may have…
-
OUTING: Castle Combe – Hidden Wiltshire Walk
a walk through the rich countryside surrounding the famous village of Castle Combe. We will return through the village itself. https://www.hiddenwiltshire.com/post/castle-combe-and-a-hint-of-ancient-history DETAILS Date: Sunday 3…
-
Curious Kids: “Digging it”
Linked to the Festival of Archaeology - make your own ancient pot, create your own cave painting and excavate in our dig pit. 50 minutes…
-
ONLINE TALK: King Alfred and the Origins of Chippenham
The settlement of Chippenham is first mentioned in 853 AD, with strong connections to King Alfred and later Saxon kings of Wessex. Location and layout…
-
Day Course: Ancient Landscapes Seen and Imagined, with Helen Garrett
A one-day course as part of the exhibition Hardy's Wessex: the landscapes that inspired a writer, with Helen Garrett. Find out more about her work…
-
OUTING: Urchfont, Oakfrith and Folly Wood – Hidden Wiltshire Walk
Starting in the village of Urchfont, this route will take us to Oakfrith Wood before descending through the mysterious hollow of Folly Wood, with much…
-
Museum Explorer’s Club: Thomas Hardy’s Wessex
We will visit this interactive exhibition with an ‘I spy’ style trail to find out more about the Wessex landscape that is a key part…
