Archived events
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Half-Term Holiday Activities: Dinosaurs
Morning and afternoon sessions. £5 per child per session. Suitable for age 11 and under. Under 8s must be accompanied please. Booking essential. Book on-line…
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YOUNG WANHS: Post Excavation Session
Processing excavation finds from the summer excavation at Rowdefield. (photo by Jon Sanigar) With Jan Dando, Wiltshire Archaeology Field Group Young WANHS is a club…
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Book Sale
Sale of many duplicate and other surplus books from the Library, including The Ancient History of South Wiltshire by Sir Richard Colt Hoare. There will…
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LECTURE: Wor Barrow with Dr Mike Allen
On-line booking has now closed. There are a few tickets left for the lecture. Please contact the Museum Shop on 01380 727369. Wor Barrow is…
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Cards for Good Causes
Come and choose from a huge selection of charity Christmas cards in our shop. Shop open Monday to Saturdays: 10am - 4pm : Sundays 12…
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Walking the Dead: Stonehenge Landscape Walk
A guided tour of the amazing collections of the Wiltshire Museum, followed by a guided walk from Durrington Walls to Stonehenge. This full day tour…
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Coffee, Cake & Chat
Refreshments for sale in the Lecture Hall 11am - 4pm thanks to Netta Hemmins and her volunteer helpers. Drop in for a cuppa, delicious homemade…
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Silent Auction – Omnes ad Unum – Last day to bid!
29th September 2017 - 29th September 201712:00 am - 6:00 pmOmnes ad Unum has launched their Silent Auction for 2017. Browse and Bid! Omnes ad Unum raises funds for St John’s Church and proceeds from…
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Macmillan Coffee Morning
Coffee morning - raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support An Invitation to The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning On Friday 29 September we are supporting The…
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LECTURE: A Medieval Guide to Sex
On-line booking has ended. There are still tickets available, please contact the Museum Shop to avoid disappointment. 01380 727369 Museum Shop - 41 Long Street,…
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Pimms Party & Auction
Omnes ad Unum event at The Old Rectory & Wiltshire Museum, proceeds to St John's Church, Devizes & Wiltshire Museum Tickets available at the Museum,…
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Heritage Open Day
Free admission to the Museum as part of Heritage Open Day (Trust for Devizes) Gallery tours 11am & 2pm
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Field Trip to East Farm, Winterbourne Monkton (Young WANHS)
9th September 201710:15 am - 12:15 pmUnfortunately, this event has been cancelled. Visit to East Farm, Winterbourne Monkton to see harvesting and take part in 'The Marlborough Downs: A Space for…
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Art Film Screen Screening: SPOIL HEAP
The film screening will feature a selection of specially curated films ranging from documentary and cine-poems to performative and experimental works. Ideas of identity within…
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Field Trip to a Dig (Young WANHS)
2nd September 20179:45 am - 12:00 pmMorning visit to a local Dig, led by Mark Routledge, with the Wiltshire Archaeology Field Group. Young WANHS (ages 7 - 14) New Members always…
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WALK: West Kennet Longbarrow
24th August 20176:30 pm - 9:00 pmAn evening walk, led by David Dawson, meeting at Gunsite Road, West Kennett (not the lay-bys on the A4) On-line booking has closed - there…
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SUMMER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES: July & August
23rd August 201710:30 am - 12:30 pmMorning and afternoon sessions on Wednesdays through the school holidays. Suitable for age 11 and under. Under 8s must be accompanied please. Booking essential. Cancellation…
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DEVIZES HERITAGE WALK with John Girvan
A Journey through Mediaeval Times, guided by John Girvan, historian and local author. Meet at the Market Cross, 2.30pm Sunday 20 August 2017. The walk…
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WALK: East Knoyle and Windmill Hill
19th August 20172:00 pm - 2:00 pmA 4 mile (3 hour) walk led by Isobel Geddes (along footpaths, tracks & lanes) looking at geology, landscape and building stones. The varied geology…
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WALK: Adam’s Grave & Alton Barnes White Horse
3rd August 20176:30 pm - 9:00 pmAn evening walk, meeting at Pewsey Downs Car Park, North Wessex Downs AONB, Marlborough SN8 4JX A guided walk of Adam's Grave and Alton Barnes…
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SUMMER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES: July & August
26th July 2017All DayMorning and afternoon sessions on Wednesdays through the school holidays. Suitable for age 11 and under. Under 8s must be accompanied please. Booking essential. Cancellation…
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MEMBERS EVENT: Marden Henge Tour
21st July 20171:00 pm - 5:00 pmMembers Tour Friday 21 July 2017 Optional lunch 1pm at the Millstream pub (not included. After lunch meet at 2pm in the excavation car park.…
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TOUR: EXCAVATING A NEOLITHIC HENGE – Marden Henge and the Wiltshire Museum
Marden Henge is the third 'super-henge' in Wiltshire, alongside Stonehenge and Avebury. In July 2017 there is a fantastic opportunity to find out more about…
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TOUR: EXCAVATING A NEOLITHIC HENGE – Marden Henge and the Wiltshire Museum
Marden Henge is the third 'super-henge' in Wiltshire, alongside Stonehenge and Avebury. In July 2017 there is a fantastic opportunity to find out more about…