National Museum of Rural Life

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List of Events

  1. An intergenerational family are playing in a soil pit filled with soil and toy bugs.
    Event

    Spring Explorers

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    Become a Spring Explorer this April at the National Museum of Rural Life. 

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  2. Two visitors walking through the entrance of the National Museum of Rural Life.
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    Relaxed Afternoon: National Museum of Rural Life

    Tue 22 Apr 2025, 14:30 - 17:00
    Join us for our monthly Relaxed Afternoon for anyone who would appreciate a calmer visit to the museum.

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  3. Event

    Tractor Tots

    Fri 25 Apr - Mon 7 Jul
    Tractor Tots is a bookable series of playful sensory singalong sessions for under-fives and their adults at the National Museum of Rural Life.

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  4. Two rams facing forwards at the National Museum of Rural Life
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    Woolly Weekend

    Sat 24 – Sun 25 May 2025, 10:30 - 15:30
    Celebrate all things woolly with a weekend of family-fun crafts and activities at the National Museum of Rural Life. 

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  5. A family of three in a garden picking flowers.
    Event

    Nature Track Packs 

    28 Jun - 31 Aug 2025, 10:00 - 17:00
    Pick up at Nature Track Pack to help children engage all of their senses as they explore the countryside.
    Free

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  6. Two children look closely at an artefact
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    Archaeology Day

    Sat 19 Jul, 11:00 - 15:30
    Take part in a family-friendly Archaeology Day at the National Museum of Rural Life.

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