Spring Explorers

Our Spring Explorers school holiday activities are back at the National Museum of Rural Life.

Spring Planting  

Times: 10:30–12:30 & 13:30–15:30 (drop-in) 

Location: Learning Centre  

Join our team to make a newspaper pot, fill it with compost and choose from a selection of vegetables and pollinator-friendly flowers to plant. Then decorate a plant marker so you can remember what’s in your pot. 

Farming Fables 

Times: 11:00–11:30, 12:30–13:00 & 14:30–15:00 (sign up on the day) 

Location: Theatre  

Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the museum and make some bread, of course! Join Allison Galbraith for the story of a big red hen and her hungry friends. With songs, puppets and dancing, this retelling of a classic tale will entertain the whole family. 

Access

We want everyone who comes to our museums to enjoy their time with us and make the most of their visit. 

• Adapted toilets are available, including baby changing and an adult changing bench.   
• There is an induction loop in the cinema.  
• Paths leading to the farm buildings provide firm smooth surfaces for pushchairs and wheelchairs. However, the distance is approximately half a mile and in places, the path is relatively steep. Seating is provided at regular intervals. A tractor and trailer, the Farm Explorer, is provided for this purpose and is suitable for wheelchair users. This service is free of charge and runs regularly throughout the day.
• The ground floor, but not the first floor, of the farmhouse is accessible by wheelchair.
• Guide dogs, hearing dogs and other recognised assistance dogs are admitted.

Find out more about our access information.