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SUMMARY:Little Explorers at Ely Museum - April 2026
DESCRIPTION:Our Little Explorer mornings are a workshop for accompanied pre-school children held monthly at the museum. \nJoin us for creative sessions of themed activities\, crafts\, stories and songs. Enrich your day with opportunities for social interaction\, development of fine motor skills and imaginative play. \nTickets\, which should be pre-booked online\, are £3.50 for children.  The session usually takes place on the third Friday of the month\, and runs from 10:00am – 12:00pm. \nChildren must be accompanied throughout. Accompanying adults must have a museum annual pass or purchase an admission ticket. As space in the room is limited\, please try to keep numbers of accompanying adults to one per child\, unless agreed by Ely Museum staff in advance. \nThere is lift access to the Aedwen room\, a place for pushchairs & baby changing facilities on both floors of the museum.   \nOur April theme is Down by the Pond.
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/little-explorers-at-ely-museum-april-2026/
LOCATION:Ely Museum\, The Old Gaol\, Market Street\, Ely\, CB7 4LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Under 5s
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260403T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260406T170000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
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SUMMARY:Crazy Croquet
DESCRIPTION:Crazy Croquet: Easter Weekend at Ely Museum  \nFriday 3rd to Monday 6th April \n10.30am – 4pm \nCome have some fun in the museum galleries this Easter with our indoor Crazy Croquet. See who in your family is the most skilled at getting their ball around all the obstacles – mind out for the bunnies! \nDrop in event\, no pre-booking needed. £2 for a scorecard for up to 5 participants alongside a valid museum pass or a standard admission ticket. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/crazy-croquet/
LOCATION:Ely Museum\, The Old Gaol\, Market Street\, Ely\, CB7 4LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Children's Activities,Families,Under 5s
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260401T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260408T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20260313T141614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T111516Z
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SUMMARY:Dancing Baby Animals
DESCRIPTION:Dancing Baby Animals\n\nFamily Easter Craft Workshop\n\nWednesday 1st April and Wednesday 8th April at 11am\n\nBring your whole family and work together to make a flock or herd of Easter animals who dance and wiggle and bounce around. Choose between an Easter bunny\, chick\, or sheep (one per ticket). This fun craft is for all the family from 4 to 99 years young. So this Easter why not all come to Ely Museum and enjoy this creative workshop across the generations of your family.\n\n\n\nTickets: £3.50 per participant (please note this does not include admission to the museum galleries). \nChildren must be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for children aged 4 – 7. \n  \n\nSpaces are limited so book early to avoid disappointment!\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/dancing-baby-animals/
CATEGORIES:Children's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260327T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260327T210000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20260220T170811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T164011Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening at the Museum: Craft Beer Edition
DESCRIPTION:Please note\, this event is now sold out\n\nAn Evening at the Museum: Craft Beer Edition\nFriday 27 March\, 7-9pm \nTickets £20*\nJoin us for an Evening at the Museum for a chance to explore our galleries and brewing exhibition after dark\, try some new beers and chat with the brewers who make them.\nAn Evening at the Museum: Craft Beer Edition will bring three Cambridgeshire breweries to Ely Museum to serve their local beers and talk about their methods. Sip your beer while you explore the museum after hours and listen to some live folk music.\n\nWe are delighted that the evening will include:\n\nBurwell Brewery:\nRicky Dolphin and Paul Belton established Burwell Brewery in 2019 in a purpose-built timber brewery at the bottom of Ricky’s garden. The plant upgraded to 2.5 barrels during COVID to meet demand and together with 5 conditioning tanks and a recently added 500-litre uni-tank produces beer in cask\, bottle and bag-in-box.\n\nPapworth Brewery: \nBrewing began in 2014 in Papworth Everard. The brewery moved to new premises in Earith in 2017 and acquired an 11-barrel plant\, significantly increasing its production. A brewery tap and bottle shop\, the Crystal Ship\, opened in 2020 and can be found at Unit 32\, Earith Business Park.\n\nPastore Brewing and Blending:\nFounded in 2019\, Pastore Brewing & Blending specialise in mixed-fermentation sour and wild ales. Pastore (Pas-tor-ray) is Italian for shepherd\, in honour of the brewer’s Italian family. It ties rustic\, wild brewing with a modern\, semi-urban setting\, making new-age fresh\, fruited Weisses\, as well as barrel-aged old saisons.\n\n\nAll breweries will also be providing bottled beer for purchase to take home.\n\nPlaying music for the evening will be Andy Wall\, a well-respected singer\, guitarist and performer active on the UK folk scene for more than four decades. Andy will be entertaining us with his guitar and Appalachian dulcimer!\n\nJoin us for a unique local experience and a chance to unwind.\n\nOver 18s only (ID may be required).\n\n*Tickets £20\, including 4 half pints of local beers. Soft-drink-only tickets available at £15.\n\nPlease note\, this event is now sold out\n  \n                             \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/craft-beer-edition/
CATEGORIES:Adult Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260320T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260320T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
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UID:7522-1774000800-1774008000@www.elymuseum.org.uk
SUMMARY:Little Explorers at Ely Museum - March 2026
DESCRIPTION:Our Little Explorer mornings are a workshop for accompanied pre-school children held monthly at the museum. \nJoin us for creative sessions of themed activities\, crafts\, stories and songs. Enrich your day with opportunities for social interaction\, development of fine motor skills and imaginative play. \nTickets\, which should be pre-booked online\, are £3.50 for children.  The session usually takes place on the third Friday of the month\, and runs from 10:00am – 12:00pm. \nChildren must be accompanied throughout. Accompanying adults must have a museum annual pass or purchase an admission ticket. As space in the room is limited\, please try to keep numbers of accompanying adults to one per child\, unless agreed by Ely Museum staff in advance. \nThere is lift access to the Aedwen room\, a place for pushchairs & baby changing facilities on both floors of the museum.   \nOur March theme is Superheroes!
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/little-explorers-at-ely-museum-march-2026/
LOCATION:Ely Museum\, The Old Gaol\, Market Street\, Ely\, CB7 4LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Under 5s
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260314T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260314T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
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SUMMARY:Crochet Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Crochet Workshop \nSaturday 14th March \n1.30pm-4pm \n\nTry your hand at the relaxing art of crochet with textile artist Sophie Neville. This workshop is suitable for beginners\, or people who have tried crochet before and want to know more. Beginners will learn the basic stitches needed to get started on a project. Those who have crochet before will be able to bring their own projects that they want assistance with or practice their skills with others and ask any questions they have. \nNever mastered the magic circle? Going wrong with shaping but not sure where? Need a hand with a particular project? This is your opportunity to ask! \nAll tools and materials will be provided. \n\nWorkshop includes tea and cake. \nThis workshop is SOLD OUT \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/crochet-workshop-2026/
CATEGORIES:Adult Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260314T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260314T123000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20260120T141124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T093555Z
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SUMMARY:Hand Embroidery Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Hand Embroidery  \nSaturday 14th March \n10am-12.30pm \n\nHave a go at the mindful art of hand embroidery with textile artist Sophie Neville. This workshop is suitable for beginners\, or people who have tried hand embroidery before and want to know more. Beginners will learn the basic stitches needed to get started on an embroidery project. Those who have embroidered before will be able to bring their own projects that they want assistance with or practice their skills with others and ask any questions they have. \nNever mastered French knots? Want to learn some more decorative stitches? Need a hand with a certain stitch? This is your opportunity to ask! \nAll tools and materials will be provided. \n\nWorkshop includes tea and cake. \nThis workshop is SOLD OUT \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/hand-embroidery-workshop-2/
CATEGORIES:Adult Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260219T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260219T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20260129T120502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T120502Z
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SUMMARY:Whirling Windmills
DESCRIPTION:Whirling Windmills!\n\nThursday 19th February\n\n11am – 1pm OR 2pm – 4pm\n\nBuild a working model windmill using LEGO ®️ Technic cogs and axels to make the crank that rotates the sails! \nThen use your creative skills to make the windmill your own. \nGuided step-by-step instructions and all materials are included in the ticket price. \nTickets: £9.50 per child\, adults are free \nChildren must be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for children aged 7 – 11. Maximum 2 children to 1 adult. \n\n\n  \n\nSpaces are limited so book early to avoid disappointment!\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/whirling-windmills/
CATEGORIES:Children's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260217T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260217T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20260121T133342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T133342Z
UID:7581-1771354800-1771358400@www.elymuseum.org.uk
SUMMARY:The Quirky History of Medical Intervention in Archaeology
DESCRIPTION:The Quirky History of Medical Intervention in Archaeology \nTuesday 17th February 7pm \nDr Trish Biers\, Curator of the Duckworth Collections in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge\, will speak about the fascinating and often quirky ways that people in the past dealt with medical maladies. \nHow ancient is surgery? When did people start wearing dentures? This talk will take us on a global adventure of medical intervention and magical incantations all through the lens of archaeology! \nPlease note that images of human remains will be in this talk.   \nDr Trish Biers curates the Duckworth laboratory (human and non-human primate remains) in the Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge. She teaches in the Department about ethics\, repatriation\, treatment of the dead\, mortuary archaeology\, and osteology. Her research focuses on the ethical curation of human remains and considerations for displaying the dead in museums and heritage sites. She has held positions in the Repatriation Osteology Laboratory\, National Museum of Natural History\, Smithsonian Institution\, the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology\, Cambridge\, and at the San Diego Museum of Us in California. \nTickets £8.50 \nGates open at 6.30pm \n  \n \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/quirky-history-medical-intervention/
CATEGORIES:Adult Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260213T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260213T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20251216T131303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T131303Z
UID:7523-1770976800-1770984000@www.elymuseum.org.uk
SUMMARY:Little Explorers at Ely Museum - February 2026
DESCRIPTION:Our Little Explorer mornings are a workshop for accompanied pre-school children held monthly at the museum. \nJoin us for creative sessions of themed activities\, crafts\, stories and songs. Enrich your day with opportunities for social interaction\, development of fine motor skills and imaginative play. \nTickets\, which should be pre-booked online\, are £3.50 for children.  The session usually takes place on the third Friday of the month\, and runs from 10:00am – 12:00pm. \nChildren must be accompanied throughout. Accompanying adults must have a museum annual pass or purchase an admission ticket. As space in the room is limited\, please try to keep numbers of accompanying adults to one per child\, unless agreed by Ely Museum staff in advance. \nThere is lift access to the Aedwen room\, a place for pushchairs & baby changing facilities on both floors of the museum.   \nOur February theme is Terrific Transport.
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/little-explorers-at-ely-museum-february-2026/
LOCATION:Ely Museum\, The Old Gaol\, Market Street\, Ely\, CB7 4LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Under 5s
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260205T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260205T233000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20251112T124026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T124714Z
UID:7452-1770285600-1770334200@www.elymuseum.org.uk
SUMMARY:Home Education Roman Session - February 2026
DESCRIPTION:Roman Home Education Workshop at Ely Museum \nThursday 5th February 2026 \n10am – 11:30am \nAge 7-11 \nJoin us at Ely Museum for a fun\, interactive morning to find out more about life in Roman Britannia. Handle real and replica Roman objects\, try on Roman armour\, tour around our galleries using the information and objects there to discover our local Roman connection and make your own votive to take home with you.\nBooking in advance is essential\, all children must be accompanied throughout. \nTickets are £4.50 per child\, £2.50 per accompanying adult\, age 4 and under free \n  \n \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/home-education-roman-session/
LOCATION:Ely Museum\, The Old Gaol\, Market Street\, Ely\, CB7 4LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Under 5s
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260120T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260123T170000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20260115T160326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T160326Z
UID:7558-1768921200-1769187600@www.elymuseum.org.uk
SUMMARY:Banish the Winter Blues
DESCRIPTION:Banish the Winter Blues: See Ely Museum in a new light! \nTuesday 20th January – Friday 23rd January \n3pm – 5pm \nWe will be dimming the gallery lights at dusk and illuminating the museum to banish the winter blues.  Pop in to see the museum in a different light\, using torches for a scavenger hunt or just enjoy the museum galleries lit up in a colourful and unusual way. \nDrop in event\, no pre-booking needed. Children are free and accompanying adults need a valid museum pass or a standard admission ticket. Children must be accompanied at all times. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/banish-the-winter-blues/
LOCATION:Ely Museum\, The Old Gaol\, Market Street\, Ely\, CB7 4LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Children's Activities,Families,Under 5s
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260116T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260116T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20251216T130710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T130710Z
UID:7524-1768557600-1768564800@www.elymuseum.org.uk
SUMMARY:Little Explorers at Ely Museum - January 2026
DESCRIPTION:Our Little Explorer mornings are a workshop for accompanied pre-school children held monthly at the museum. \nJoin us for creative sessions of themed activities\, crafts\, stories and songs. Enrich your day with opportunities for social interaction\, development of fine motor skills and imaginative play. \nTickets\, which should be pre-booked online\, are £3.50 for children.  The session usually takes place on the third Friday of the month\, and runs from 10:00am – 12:00pm. \nChildren must be accompanied throughout. Accompanying adults must have a museum annual pass or purchase an admission ticket. As space in the room is limited\, please try to keep numbers of accompanying adults to one per child\, unless agreed by Ely Museum staff in advance. \nThere is lift access to the Aedwen room\, a place for pushchairs & baby changing facilities on both floors of the museum.   \nOur January theme is Fun on the Farm.
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/little-explorers-at-ely-museum-january-2026/
LOCATION:Ely Museum\, The Old Gaol\, Market Street\, Ely\, CB7 4LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Under 5s
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260114T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260114T153000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20251203T160533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T160605Z
UID:7502-1768399200-1768404600@www.elymuseum.org.uk
SUMMARY:Tea and Talks Fenland Nature - stories behind the book
DESCRIPTION:Tea and Talk Fenland Nature – stories behind the book \nHave an interest in history and the local area? Then join us at Ely Museum for the first of our 2026 Tea and Talks. \n\n\nWednesday 14th January \, 2pm – 3.30pm Tea and Talk Fenland Nature – stories behind the book \n\n\nTickets £3.50 with museum admission or valid annual pass. \n \n  \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/fenland-nature-stories-behind-the-book/
LOCATION:Ely Museum\, The Old Gaol\, Market Street\, Ely\, CB7 4LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Adult Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251219T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251219T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20250822T144922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T144922Z
UID:7375-1766138400-1766145600@www.elymuseum.org.uk
SUMMARY:Little Explorers at Ely Museum - December 2025
DESCRIPTION:Our Little Explorer mornings are a workshop for accompanied pre-school children held monthly at the museum. \nJoin us for creative sessions of themed activities\, crafts\, stories and songs. Enrich your day with opportunities for social interaction\, development of fine motor skills and imaginative play. \nTickets\, which should be pre-booked online\, are £3.50 for children.  The session usually takes place on the third Friday of the month\, and runs from 10:00am – 12:00pm. \nChildren must be accompanied throughout. Accompanying adults must have a museum annual pass or purchase an admission ticket. As space in the room is limited\, please try to keep numbers of accompanying adults to one per child\, unless agreed by Ely Museum staff in advance. \nThere is lift access to the Aedwen room\, a place for pushchairs & baby changing facilities on both floors of the museum.   \nOur December theme is Festive Fun.
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/little-explorers-at-ely-museum-december-2025/
LOCATION:Ely Museum\, The Old Gaol\, Market Street\, Ely\, CB7 4LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Under 5s
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251206T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251207T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20250926T095941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T120634Z
UID:7411-1765017000-1765123200@www.elymuseum.org.uk
SUMMARY:Father Christmas at Ely Museum
DESCRIPTION:Father Christmas at Ely Museum \nSaturday December 6th and Sunday December 7th  \n10.30am – 1pm and 1.30pm – 4pm. \nFather Christmas will be taking time out of his busy schedule to visit Ely Museum for the weekend. Come along and meet him and his elves and leave with a lovely gift. \nDrop in event\, no pre-booking needed. \nTickets £6 per child\, accompanying adults are free. \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/father-christmas-at-ely-museum_2025/
LOCATION:Ely Museum\, The Old Gaol\, Market Street\, Ely\, CB7 4LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children's Activities,Families,Under 5s
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251129T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251129T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20241004T120920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T120521Z
UID:6831-1764432000-1764446400@www.elymuseum.org.uk
SUMMARY:Festive Family Evening at Ely Museum
DESCRIPTION:Festive Family Evening at Ely Museum \nBring your family along to our festive fun pre-Christmas evening at Ely Museum. Enjoy festive stories with Marion Leeper\, play games in the galleries and make some Christmassy crafts. We’ll be all decorated for Christmas with many trees and twinkly lights to get you in the mood for some Christmas fun. \nA lovely opportunity to spend time together as a family in the run up to the festive season. \nSaturday 29th November from 4pm \nTickets are at timed entry slots (selected when booking your tickets). Please arrive at the start of your chosen time\, your story session will start half an hour after your selected arrival time. \n \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/festive_family_evening/
LOCATION:Ely Museum\, The Old Gaol\, Market Street\, Ely\, CB7 4LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children's Activities,Families,Under 5s
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251121T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251121T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20250822T141738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T141738Z
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SUMMARY:Little Explorers at Ely Museum - November 2025
DESCRIPTION:Our Little Explorer mornings are a workshop for accompanied pre-school children held monthly at the museum. \nJoin us for creative sessions of themed activities\, crafts\, stories and songs. Enrich your day with opportunities for social interaction\, development of fine motor skills and imaginative play. \nTickets\, which should be pre-booked online\, are £3.50 for children.  The session usually takes place on the third Friday of the month\, and runs from 10:00am – 12:00pm. \nChildren must be accompanied throughout. Accompanying adults must have a museum annual pass or purchase an admission ticket. As space in the room is limited\, please try to keep numbers of accompanying adults to one per child\, unless agreed by Ely Museum staff in advance. \nThere is lift access to the Aedwen room\, a place for pushchairs & baby changing facilities on both floors of the museum.   \nOur November theme is Dinosaur Roar.
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/little-explorers-at-ely-museum-november-2025/
LOCATION:Ely Museum\, The Old Gaol\, Market Street\, Ely\, CB7 4LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Under 5s
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251108T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251108T133000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
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SUMMARY:Christmas Felt Robins
DESCRIPTION:Christmas Felt Robins \nSaturday 8th November \n10.30am-1.30pm \n\nDry Felting Workshop \nThis workshop is suitable for beginners who want to learn about the tools\, materials and basic techniques of dry felting in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. It is an opportunity to gain confidence by learning a new craft and in doing so create your own dry felted Christmas robin. \nAll tools and materials will be provided. \n\nWorkshop includes tea and cake. \n£30 Tickets \n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/christmas_felt_robins/
CATEGORIES:Adult Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251104T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251104T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20250814T121745Z
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SUMMARY:Disease in the Drowned Lands: Health and medicine in the pre-drainage Fens
DESCRIPTION:Disease in the Drowned Lands: Health and medicine in the pre-drainage Fens \nTuesday 4th November 7pm \nA talk by Dr Tabitha Stanmore. \nIn the 1600s\, the Fens had a reputation for being an unhealthy place. If you believed the pamphlets written from that time\, the ‘noisome’ air could cause fevers\, and all manner of demons and spirits could spread disease. How did Fenlanders stay healthy in their wetland home? This talk will explore some of the plant-knowledge\, folklore\, and even some spells which helped communities survive and thrive. \nBiography \nDr. Tabitha Stanmore is a specialist in English magic and witchcraft between the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries\, and particularly interested in the role that the supernatural played in everyday life\, culture and politics. \nShe  gained her doctorate from the University of Bristol\, during which she explored the use of ‘service’ magic – practical spells sold by professional magicians – in premodern England. Tabitha’s research was supervised by Professor Ronald Hutton (University of Bristol) and Professor Catherine Rider (University of Exeter\, and funded by an AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership award. The findings from her thesis was published as a monograph by Cambridge University Press in 2022\, entitled Love Spells and Lost Treasure: Service Magic in England from the Later Middle Ages to the Early Modern Period. \nDrawing on the same research\, in 2024 Tabitha published her first book for general readers\, Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic with The Bodley Head (UK) and Bloomsbury (US). \nTabitha is currently a postdoctoral researcher on the Leverhulme-funded Seven County Witch Hunt Project\, investigating the people affected by the 1640s witch trials in eastern England. The aim of this project is to return the identities and stories of the accused (and their accusers) to their communities. \nShe lives in the South West of England with her partner\, her cat Faustus\, and not enough books. \nTickets £8.50 \nGates open at 6.30pm \nThis talk has now Sold Out \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/disease_drowned_lands/
CATEGORIES:Adult Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251031T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251031T150000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
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SUMMARY:Junk Modelling Monsters
DESCRIPTION:Use the junk provided and your imagination to make a monster or a Halloween friend. How many legs will it have? How many eyes? Is it a friendly monster or a really scary one? \nFriday 31st October \n10.30am – 3pm \nNo pre-booking required. Included with your standard admission ticket or valid annual pass.
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/junk_modelling_monsters/
LOCATION:Ely Museum\, The Old Gaol\, Market Street\, Ely\, CB7 4LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children's Activities,Families,Under 5s
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251030T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251030T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20250926T092046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T092125Z
UID:7396-1761820200-1761840000@www.elymuseum.org.uk
SUMMARY:Witches' Brew
DESCRIPTION:Family fun day for October Half Term \nComplete the spooky challenges around the museum\, collect the ingredients and add them to the witch’s cauldron. \n10.30am – 4pm \nNo pre-booking required. Included with your standard admission ticket or valid annual pass. \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/witches-brew/
LOCATION:Ely Museum\, The Old Gaol\, Market Street\, Ely\, CB7 4LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children's Activities,Families
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251018T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251018T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20250328T114218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T084343Z
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SUMMARY:Rush Basketry Weaving
DESCRIPTION:Rush Basketry Weaving \nSaturday 18th October \n1pm-4pm \nA workshop with Nadine Anderson\, back by popular demand! \nSpend 3 slow mindful hours weaving a small fine Rush basket on or off a mould. A simple check or spider start base will then travel vertically to form a small round or square basket. Pairing and waling weaves will create a beautiful pattern and texture\, with a simple border forming the top lip of the basket. \nLocal Master Basketmaker Nadine Anderson provides all materials\, tools\, and moulds. She will impart some of the history of Rush weaving and give a brief overview of how the Rush is grown\, harvested\, stored\, and prepared for weaving and will have examples of her work for students to handle. \nWorkshop includes tea and cake. \nSOLD OUT \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/rush-basketry-weaving-2/
CATEGORIES:Adult Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251017T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251017T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20250822T133548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T133548Z
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SUMMARY:Little Explorers at Ely Museum - October 2025
DESCRIPTION:Our Little Explorer mornings are a workshop for accompanied pre-school children held monthly at the museum. \nJoin us for creative sessions of themed activities\, crafts\, stories and songs. Enrich your day with opportunities for social interaction\, development of fine motor skills and imaginative play. \nTickets\, which should be pre-booked online\, are £3.50 for children.  The session usually takes place on the third Friday of the month\, and runs from 10:00am – 12:00pm. \nChildren must be accompanied throughout. Accompanying adults must have a museum annual pass or purchase an admission ticket. As space in the room is limited\, please try to keep numbers of accompanying adults to one per child\, unless agreed by Ely Museum staff in advance. \nThere is lift access to the Aedwen room\, a place for pushchairs & baby changing facilities on both floors of the museum.   \nOur October theme is Autumn Adventures.
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/little-explorers-at-ely-museum-october-2025/
LOCATION:Ely Museum\, The Old Gaol\, Market Street\, Ely\, CB7 4LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Under 5s
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20250814T120951Z
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SUMMARY:Curating Curious Cures
DESCRIPTION:Curating Curious Cures \nTuesday 14th October 7pm \nA talk by Dr James Freeman. \nMedieval medicine has a bad reputation. It conjures up images of people blighted by disease and ignorance\, living a degraded existence in squalid villages and pestilence-ridden towns\, and subject to the misguided ministrations of physicians or the bizarre remedies of folk healers and charlatans. We commonly think of the Middle Ages as a time of superstition\, blind trial-and-error and devastating mortality…but that’s not the whole story! A current exhibition at Cambridge University Library – Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World – describes the complex theories and ideas that guided medieval physicians in their work\, introduces the many different constituencies who practised medicine at this time\, and reveals the bewildering array of ailments and illnesses they sought to cure. These subjects are explored through a display of more than fifty medieval manuscripts\, early printed books and objects – many exhibited publicly for the first time – from the University Library’s own holdings and from college collections across Cambridge. \n  \nJoin us to hear from Dr James Freeman\, the exhibition’s curator\, about the inspiration behind the exhibition\, what guided the selection and display of these unique and irreplaceable objects\, and which ones are his personal favourites. \n  \nBiography \nDr James Freeman is the Medieval Manuscripts Specialist at Cambridge University Library. He was the Principal Investigator of the Wellcome-funded project\, Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries\, and is the curator of the exhibition Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World\, which is open to all and free to visit at Cambridge University Library until 6 December 2025. Prior to joining the University Library in 2016\, James worked in various capacities in the Manuscripts and Rare Books Departments at the British Library. He also serves as Assistant Editor for the Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society and as Chair of the Association for Manuscripts and Archives in Research Collections\, which promotes the study\, accessibility and preservation of manuscripts and archives in Britain\, Ireland and further afield. \nTickets £8.50 \nGates open at 6.30pm \nThis talk has now Sold Out \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/curating-curious-cures/
CATEGORIES:Adult Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250927T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250927T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
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SUMMARY:Sketchbook Diaries
DESCRIPTION:Sketchbook Diaries \nSaturday 27th Sept \n10am-4pm \nThis workshop comes from Chrissie of Inkpot and Pen\, the author of ‘The Diary of an Artist in Lockdown’.\n \nLearn ways\, and some tricks\, to document your life visually\, using collage\, hand lettering illustration\, maps and so much more.\n \nThis packed workshop will give you the confidence to start recording not just the wonderful things that happen in life\, but also the small details and the tricky moments. \n \nWe all know journalling is good for our souls and peace of mind but not everyone can sit and write\, some of us want to include drawings and some of us speak in images rather than with words.\n \nWe’ll also cover sketchbook nerves and how to overcome that first mark on the page.\n \nIf you can draw\, think you can’t draw\, haven’t drawn for a while\, then this workshop is for you. All levels welcome\, everyone will learn something and take away a sketchbook and a head full of ideas!\n\n\nWorkshop includes tea and cake.\n\n£90 Tickets \nThis workshop has now Sold Out \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/sketchbook_diaries/
CATEGORIES:Adult Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250919T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250919T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20250822T130459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T130704Z
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SUMMARY:Little Explorers at Ely Museum - September 2025
DESCRIPTION:Our Little Explorer mornings are a workshop for accompanied pre-school children held monthly at the museum. \nJoin us for creative sessions of themed activities\, crafts\, stories and songs. Enrich your day with opportunities for social interaction\, development of fine motor skills and imaginative play. \nTickets\, which should be pre-booked online\, are £3.50 for children.  The session usually takes place on the third Friday of the month\, and runs from 10:00am – 12:00pm. \nChildren must be accompanied throughout. Accompanying adults must have a museum annual pass or purchase an admission ticket. As space in the room is limited\, please try to keep numbers of accompanying adults to one per child\, unless agreed by Ely Museum staff in advance. \nThere is lift access to the Aedwen room\, a place for pushchairs & baby changing facilities on both floors of the museum.   \nOur September theme is In the Jungle.
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/little-explorers-at-ely-museum-september-2025/
LOCATION:Ely Museum\, The Old Gaol\, Market Street\, Ely\, CB7 4LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Under 5s
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250815T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250815T153000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250807T134144Z
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SUMMARY:Epic Tales Creative Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Epic Tales Creative Writing Workshop with Chip Colquhoun\n\nGive your young writers the gift of inspiration this summer by letting them spend time with local storyteller and author Chip Colquhoun. With the help of heroes from Cambridgeshire folklore\, they’ll discover the essential ingredients of great stories\, and leave confident in their ability to create and tell.\n\nChip is the author of Cambridgeshire Folk Tales for Children as well as the Fables & Fairy Tales series illustrated by Korky Paul. He’s an Oxford Owl storyteller who has entertained audiences from Hong Kong to Glastonbury Festival\, as well as our very own Ely Museum\, Cathedral\, and Library. He also represented the Roald Dahl Museum for ITV.\n\nThis two hour creative writing workshop is suitable for children aged 8-12 years. Parents/guardians are not required to stay in the room\, but are asked to remain on site\, or in this general area. Free admission to the museum is included for one adult.\n\n15th August\, 1:30am – 3.30pm\n\nTickets are £15\n\nSpaces are limited so book early to avoid disappointment!
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/epic-tales/
CATEGORIES:Children's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250814T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250814T153000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20250613T143722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250724T153427Z
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SUMMARY:Tick Tock Croc
DESCRIPTION:Tick Tock Croc!\n\nExplore the world of adventure and childhood make believe with our Peter Pan craft session. Apply your creative technology skills to make your very own moving\, snapping Tick Tock the Crocodile.\n\nThis workshop is suitable for children aged 8-11 years. There will be guided step by step instructions and demonstration from members of the museum team.\n\nDue to popular demand we have now added an afternoon session for this workshop.\n\n14th August\, 10:30am – 12.30pm\nor\n29th July\, 1:30pm – 3:30pm\n\nTickets are £9 for children\, which includes all materials and instruction\, and adults are free.  Maximum 2 children to 1 adult.\n \n\n\nSpaces are limited so book early to avoid disappointment!\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/tick-tock-croc/
CATEGORIES:Children's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250813T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250813T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T014958
CREATED:20250613T142538Z
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SUMMARY:Teddy Bears' Picnic
DESCRIPTION:Today is the day the teddy bears have their picnic! \nBring your favourite teddy bear down to the museum today for games and some surprises. Join in with our imaginative play teddy bears’ picnic in the museum galleries\, listen to a story and have a game of hide and seek with our mischievous bears\, how many can you find? \nAlso have the opportunity to take home our wonderful museum teddy bear by entering our competition. \nWhy not bring your own picnic to enjoy in our Fenland courtyard and make the most of our courtyard games. \nNo pre-booking required. Included with your standard admission ticket or valid annual pass.
URL:https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/whats-on-elymuseum/teddy-bears-picnic/
LOCATION:Ely Museum\, The Old Gaol\, Market Street\, Ely\, CB7 4LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Families,Under 5s
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