This week we’re going Medieval at the Farmland Museum & Denny Abbey!
Learn all about life at Denny Abbey in medieval times by following a trail around the site and making some quirky medieval crafts to take home.
Celebrating all that’s great about farming and the Fens, crafts, trails and activities focus on our special part of the Cambridgeshire Fens.
Lots of Fen cottages had a donkey living in their garden, and we’ll have Cobwebs Donkeys with us, offering donkey rides around our grounds.
Crafts and trail free with entry to the museum.
Donkey rides: £4 payable by cash or card on the day
Everyone knows St George has to do battle with the dragon, but what happens when the dragon simply won’t fight St George?
Quantum Theatre presents Kenneth Grahame’s The Reluctant Dragon, an enchanting tale of a poetry-loving dragon and his friendship with a little boy who together hatch a cunning plan to NOT fight St George!
Ages 3+
Ticket prices:
Adult £15, Child (3-18) £10, Family (2 adults & 2 children) £45
Come along with your teddy bear to enjoy a day full of fun crafts and bear-themed activities!
Pre-book your own teddy bear’s picnic via our website and collect from our cafe.
Come along with your teddy bear to enjoy a day full of fun crafts and bear-themed activities!
Pre-book your own teddy bear’s picnic via our website and collect from our cafe.
Explore history in a whole new way, with medieval sword fighting!
Using specially designed equipment, people of all ages can brush up their footwork and learn the skills of a medieval knight – but who will be the ultimate champion?
Knight training sessions held hourly throughout the day and booking is via a sign-up sheet on the day on arrival at the museum, with up to 30 spaces on each session.
Ages 6+
Explore history in a whole new way, with medieval sword fighting!
Using specially designed equipment, people of all ages can brush up their footwork and learn the skills of a medieval knight – but who will be the ultimate champion?
Knight training sessions held hourly throughout the day and booking is via a sign-up sheet on the day on arrival at the museum, with up to 30 spaces on each session.
Ages 6+
What would your family’s life have been like in Victorian times?
Find out by following our trail, trying out a Victorian washday, making some crafts and learning about life in the past at Denny Abbey.
Did you know Charles Darwin was fascinated by plants that can eat insects? Come along to this hands-on session to join staff from the Botanic Garden and Cambridge University Library to get up close with some of these amazing plants.
Join staff from Cambridge University Library for this hands-on session exploring how seeds can be transported through making observations and looking at nature just like Darwin. Children will get the chance to dissect an owl pellet and discover what was eaten through the bones left behind.
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