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Join The Friends of Chertsey Museum for discounts on events bookings and so much more.

children,family,friends

Free Audio Tours

1 Mar 2021 - 1 Mar 2022

History On Your Doorstep

Download the free izi.Travel app and start exploring the history of the Borough of Runnymede with our free audio tours of Chertsey Abbey, St. Ann's Hill, the town of Chertsey, Ottershaw and...
children,family

Holiday Activities

5 Aug 2021

family craft sessions

We provide the materials, you provide the creativity! This summer we are holding a series of family craft sessions. There'll be lots of different materials to pick from, and lots of ideas for...
children,family

Holiday Activities

12 Aug 2021

family craft sessions

We provide the materials, you provide the creativity! This summer we are holding a series of family craft sessions. There'll be lots of different materials to pick from, and lots of ideas for...
children,family

Home Education

1 Sep 2021 - 2 Sep 2021

Clothing through time

Fashion is always changing, but also how we dress ourselves. We’re starting at the stone age and going right through to the 1920s looking at how clothing and fashions have changed. This...
children

Museum Monkeys

3 Sep 2021

Join Charlie the Chimp for singing, stories and crafts Under 5s (must be booked in advance by telephone or online)

friends

Fun with Fabric

3 Sep 2021

Chat & Crewel

We are pleased to welcome back the lovely Benta - queen of crafting - for our first Fun With Fabric of the year! Benta will be hosting a free chat and crewel (type of embroidery) afternoon. So, come...
children

Museum Monkeys

1 Oct 2021

Join Charlie the Chimp for singing, stories and crafts Under 5s (must be booked in advance by telephone or online)

friends

Fun with Fabric

1 Oct 2021

Fabric Pouches

These tutor-led sessions offer a relaxed environment for adults to have fun with fabric in good company and with refreshments! This month: Fabric pouches! Turn your crewel from September's...
children,family

Home Education

1 Nov 2021

Prehistory

Looking across the sweep of prehistory from Stone Age to Iron Age, children handle stone tools, think about homes, art, and clothing as well as having a go at some prehistoric skills. Suitable for...
children

Museum Monkeys

5 Nov 2021

Join Charlie the Chimp for singing, stories and crafts Under 5s (must be booked in advance by telephone or online)

children

Museum Monkeys

3 Dec 2021

Join Charlie the Chimp for singing, stories and crafts Under 5s (must be booked in advance by telephone or online)

children,family

Home Education

3 Jan 2022 - 4 Jan 2022

Anglo-Saxons

‘Dark ages’, ‘Anglo-Saxon’, ‘Early English’- The 5th to the 10th century can be a confusing time to learn about but we’re here to shed some light. Talks,...
children,family

Home Education

22 Feb 2022

Toys in the past

This is a very hands-on workshop consisting of a talk with actions and singing then different toys, crafts and activities to explore together. We will show different types of toys from around 150-50...
children,family

Home Education

19 Apr 2022 - 20 Apr 2022

Ancient Greeks

It’s all Greek to me! Hopefully not any longer. Chertsey Museum has the largest collection of Greek vases in Surrey and we’ll be looking at them as well as getting hands-on with other...
children,family

Home Education

7 Jun 2022

Tudors

What was it like to live as a Tudor? Explore some of their objects and think about what they could tell us. We’ll examine what they wore in detail and end the workshop trying out a Tudor dance!...