5 Aug - 11 Aug
Various
Why not join us for week three of the summer holidays? The theme is Home Front, with lots of activities between 5th – 11th Aug:
A true story of a munitions worker in the second world war, read in the ARP Shed. FREE with an annual pass.
Make some Semaphore flags and a cypher wheel. FREE with an annual pass.
With a ‘A ‘tractor’ theme, you will get to:
- Play Tractor Top Trumps with our real tractors
- Design your perfect tractor
Meet the Evacuation Officer at the train station before taking a train ride along the track and back. Head to the museum to learn about the Land Girls and some objects from the war, as well as a make do and mend display with Glynnis and Tony. There will also be a dummy Homeguard rifle drill on the grassed area of the park. Optional; make a Morse code bracelet £2 per person (payable on the day).
Living History Crafts – 10.30am-12.30pm each day
Choose from a number of history crafts:
- Design your own body armour
- Decorate and assemble a wooden medieval carriage
- Decorate and assemble a wooden knight on a horse
- Decorate and assemble a wooden castle
Crafts are £2 each with an annual pass
The Derwent Valley Light Railway will be running passenger trains. FREE with an annual pass.
Enjoy a living history display of 15th century life during the Wars of the Roses with the Frei Compagnie. FREE with an annual pass.
