Put your spy skills to the test and join us for some code breaking fun! Collect your Operation Secret Garden pack from Reception upon entry to the Museum and crack the codes whilst you explore our outdoor spaces. Available all day on Museum open days between Saturday 10 July - Saturday 4 September 2021. Included … Continue reading Summer Holidays: Operation Secret Garden
Learn to sew your own lavender-filled fabric Spitfire to take home in this special 1-hour workshop! Tickets include a free tea or coffee. Why not add on Museum admission too, and make the most of your day with us! The Museum is open to explore and enjoy until 5pm. Tickets Workshop only: £5 Workshop and … Continue reading Make Do & Mend Lavender Spitfire Workshop
How do you rehabilitate Nazis? Join us for our next Friday Morning Talk, by Robert Bieber MBE, Visiting Research Fellow in War Studies at King's College, London. Robert will talk about prisoners of England at the end of WW2, the national effort to de-radicalise former enemies, and the remarkable tale of Jewish Army Officers who … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: British POW Camps & the Denazification Process
Commemorate the Battle of Britain with a chance to win a limited edition signed print worth £50 of ‘The Few’, a stunning painting by Mark Postlethwaite, member of the Guild of Aviation Artists! ‘The Few’ was painted onsite at Bentley Priory Museum in 2019, and was signed by Archie McInnes, one of the few remaining … Continue reading Online Battle of Britain Commemorative Raffle
Commemorate the Battle of Britain with us on Saturday 18th September 2021! There will be 1940s themed entertainment and activities for all the family. Spitfire Flypast* at 1.59pm Royal Observer Corps Historical Display 253 Re-enactment Group Live performance of 1940s songs by Harrow Apollo Male Choir Pop Up Talks Family Activities Garden Games Instant Win … Continue reading Battle of Britain Commemorative Day 2021
Join us for our next Friday Morning Talk, by Graham Murchie, Trustee at Bawdsey Radar. Graham will give a brief history of early radar, and share the events leading up to the development of a viable system and the establishment of the world’s first operational radar station at Bawdsey in Suffolk, with a focus on … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: The Eyes of the Few
Sketch our regal Adelaide Room and Grand Staircase in this hands on pencil sketch workshop with local artist Alexandra Veres! All art abilities welcome, from beginner to expert. Tickets £16 Workshop only £21 Workshop & Museum admission All tickets include a free tea/coffee & cake in the Museum's vintage cafe after the workshop! Book online … Continue reading Architectural Sketching Workshop with Artist Alexandra Veres
We're sorry to announce that the Museum will be closed on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 October. We apologise to anyone planning on visiting, and for families looking forward to the start of our half-term activity. The activity will still be available on the Wednesday, Friday and second Saturday of half-term. All ticket holders will … Continue reading Temporary Museum Closure
We're sorry to announce that the Museum will be closed on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 October. We apologise to anyone planning on visiting, and for families looking forward to the start of our half-term activity. The activity will still be available on the Wednesday, Friday and second Saturday of half-term. All ticket holders will … Continue reading Temporary Museum Closure
Join us this half-term for a NEW craft activity. Create a Halloween or aviation themed lantern to take home. Included in Museum Admission or Annual Membership. Activities will take place in a socially distanced set-up in the Learning Centre. Available on Museum open days, from Saturday 23 - Saturday 30 October, 11am - 3pm.
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