children's drop-in holiday activities throughout
the season on Thursdays- please telephone 01223 863036 for further details.
| Thursday 1st April to Friday 23rd April |
Exhibition: Conflict and Community : The Lasting Legacy of Waterbeach Barracks.
A chance to see an exhibition about Waterbeach Barracks developed in conjunction with Waterbeach Primary School, The Waterbeach Barracks Museum and The Farmland Museum. The exhibition features interviews held with veterans of the barracks. |
| Sunday April 4th - Monday April 5th
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Abbey Easter Treasure Trail! Make an Easter egg cosey and an egg cup to go with it, weave some willow, make your own fluffy Easter bunny, create and colour an Easter hanging decoration and add colour to our Spring tree mural.
Complete 3 or more eggciting Easter activities on offer and find your way to the treasure!
Event Admission Prices: Adults £5, Concessions £4, Children over 5 £3. 10.30am-5pm |
| Sunday April 11th |
Life Drawing Workshop
led by Ann Biggs, an experienced tutor and local artist, with professional model. These workshops are suitable for all adults - beginners and more advanced, 10am-1pm. Prior booking essential. |
| Saturday April 17th
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Day School: In and Out of the Workhouse. Make room, Oliver - we're going to investigate the workhouse! From the Board of Guardians down to the loweliest pauper inmate, discover the truth about conditions inside the workhouse and changes to the system between the 1834 and 1948 Acts. 10am-4pm.
£40. To book and register please contact the registration team at The Institute of Continuing Education: Tel: 01954 280399
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| Saturday April 17th
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Breakfast with the Birds! 5.30am-7.30am. Enjoy the dawn chorus around the farm with expert Peter Holden, then tuck in to a hearty breakfast in the Docky Box café.
Adults £12, Concessions £10, Children over 5 £3 and family tickets £25. Please pre-book this event 01223 860988.
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| Saturday April 24th - Sunday April 25th |
Garden
Willow Weaving Workshop. Learn about and make simple and practical supports for you garden plants at this hands-on willow workshop, 10am-5pm - prior booking essential. |
| Monday May 3rd |
Crafts at Denny.
A variety of stalls selling homemade items and unique gifts plus demonstrations of crafts from the past with The Friends of The Farmland Museum.
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| Monday May 3rd to Monday July 5th
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Exhibition: Denny Abbey – From Church to Farmhouse, 1544-1947. Find out about the people who lived at Denny Abbey after the dissolution of the monasteries and the Abbey became home to farmers and their families. Including Chivers the jam makers who farmed the land around Denny Abbey and the last inhabitants, the Dimmock Family with family photographs and diaries on display.
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| Saturday May 15th
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Abbey After Hours. As part of Night at the Museum bring a torch and explore the Museum and Abbey after hours. Meet characters from the past including the regal Countess of Pembroke, a Fen man’s wife with tales of witches and folklore and Mrs Dimmock head of the household at Denny Abbey in the 1920s making a hearty meal for her farming family, 6-9pm.
Shop and café open.
Event Admission Prices: Adults £5, Concessions £4, Children over 5 £3.
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| Sunday May 16th
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As part of Museums and Galleries weekend there will be FREE ENTRY to the Museum and Abbey, 10.30am-5pm. |
| Sunday May 30th - Monday May 31st
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Farm and Country Fair. A mini festival of maypole dancing, Madrigal singing, eel making demostrations, heavy horses, pole lathing, real ale stall and much, much more! 10.30am-5pm. Event Admission Prices: Adults £5, Concessions £4, Children over 5 £3 |
| Saturday June 5th - Sunday June 6th |
Art Workshops
led by Ann Biggs, an experienced tutor and local artist. These workshops are suitable for all adults - beginners and more advanced, 10am-4pm. Prior booking essential. |
| Saturday June 19th
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Day School: Monasteries in the landscape and society of Medieval England. This day school will outline aspects of medieval monasticism, with special reference to Denny Abbey; we will visit the remains of this religious house that was successively a cell of Ely priory, a house of the Knights Templars, and a nunnery. We will consider the distribution of monasteries in medieval England, their involvement in both rural and urban society, and their impact on the landscape. 10am-5pm.
£40. To book and register please contact the registration team at The Institute of Continuing Education: Tel: 01954 280399
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| Sunday June 27th |
Stationery Engines on display and working! 10.30am-5pm.
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| Sunday July 4th |
Model Railway Day, more details to follow. 10.30am-5pm.
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| Tuesday July 13th to Thursday August 20th
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Exhibition: Fenland Stories Visit the spooky tree to see and hear stories associated with Fenland folk lore.
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| Sunday July 18th
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Myths and Legends, Stories and Music from the Fens To celebrate the opening of the Fenland Stories Exhibition explore the mysterious world of Fenland boggarts and old wives lore. Featuring traditional story telling for all ages, music and dancing.
Event Admission Prices: Adults £5, Concessions £4, Children over 5 £3
10.30am-5pm. |
| Sunday August 15th |
Plant Dyeing Workshop. On this course, students will discover some of the sources of rich, glowing dye colours to be found in the plant world. Participants will learn how to apply natural dye colours to textile fibres, using a variety of materials and techniques, 10am-5pm. Prior booking essential. |
| Saturday August 28th |
Basketmaking Workshop.Make a basket in a day! Yes, we promise that it is possible. Take home you very own fruit, plant display or planter basket, 10am-5pm -Prior booking essential. |
| Sunday August 29th - Monday 30th August |
Medieval Life and Times.
Take a step back in time this August and find out all about medieval life. Enjoy archery, cookery and combat demonstrations in this fun event for all the family. Event Admission Prices: Adults £5, Concessions £4, Children over 5 £3
10.30am-5pm |
| Saturday September 4th - Sunday September 5th |
Art
Workshop led by Ann Biggs, an experienced tutor and local artist. These workshops are suitable for all adults - beginners and more advanced, 10am-4pm. Prior booking essential. |
