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From Wednesday 1 December to Thursday 23 December 2021. Elf trail free, normal admissions to Hartlebury Castle apply Explore Worcestershire County Museum, housed in the north wing of Hartlebury Castle, all dressed for Christmas, and hunt for the 12 cheeky Christmas elves hiding around the museum site. Beware, the elves are well known for getting up to all sorts of mischief in our exhibitions. The trail is included in the admission [...]
Tuesday 21 to Sunday 26 February | Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle Fancy some February holiday fun that's out of this world? You're in luck, Space Week is coming to Hartlebury Castle! Embrace your inner astronaut as you take off around the museum, castle and gardens to complete the family trail. Trail: Tuesday 21 to Sunday 26 February, admission + 50p Please note the Space Week craft activities run during [...]
Wednesday 8 February, 11am - 3pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Do you have any small archaeological finds? To have them identified or recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, please get in touch with the County's Finds Liaison Officer to make an appointment for Wednesday 8 February. Find out more about the Portable Antiquities Scheme at finds.org.uk. Free, appointment only. Please email Susheela.burford@worcester.gov.uk to book. Plan your visit to Worcester [...]
Saturday 18 March, 2 - 3pm | The Commandery The Devil was a commanding figure in the age of the English Civil War. In this talk - the Devil in Stuart England - Professor Darren Oldridge invites you to turn the pages of seventeenth-century books that describe the Devil's various manifestations: from a spirit in the mind to a physical creature that could annihilate sinners. Darren Oldridge is Professor of Early [...]
Sunday 19 March, 11am - 3pm | The Commandery Enjoy a great family day out at The Commandery on Mothers' Day this spring! Mums get free entry with a ticket-paying child, and there'll be fun colouring in for children too - as well as the nature play area. Pop into the wonderful independent café Commandery Coffee by the canal to round off your visit. No need to book. Plan your visit [...]
Sunday 18 June, 11am - 3pm | The Commandery It's Fathers' Day! Celebrate with a day out at The Commandery, famous for its role as a Royalist headquarters in the final fight of the English Civil War, the Battle of Worcester in 1651. Explore the medieval Great Hall, Worcester's Civil War story, Tudor rooms, gardens, Aspire exhibition, and - of course - pop into Commandery Coffee by the canal for a [...]
Tuesday 11 June 2024, 2 - 2.30pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Author Heather Whatley will explore Dame Laura Knight’s time in Malvern and her links to the county. Heather Whatley is the author of 'Laura Knight in the Malverns', where the painter spent much of her time later in her career. The dramatic landscape of the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire served as inspiration for many of her paintings, [...]
Sunday 10 March 2024, 10am - 3pm | The Commandery Enjoy a great family day out at The Commandery on Mothers' Day this spring! Mums get free entry with a ticket-paying child, and there'll be fun colouring in for children too - as well as the nature play area. Pop into the wonderful independent café Commandery Coffee by the canal to round off your visit. No need to book. Plan your [...]
Mark Mothers Day at the Commandery. Make Mothers Day special with a trip to The Commandery. Free admission for all mums with a paying child of any age (unless child is under 5) plus a chance for children to create something magical for mum. Â No need to pre-book, just turn up and enjoy the fun.
Saturday 3 to Friday 23 December (closed Mondays) | Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle A brand-new family trail is coming to the castle this Christmas! There are wonderful nutcracker soldiers standing guard around the museum... can you find them all? Admission + 50p per trail; includes a small treat at the end. The trail is free on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 December for A Family Christmas.
