Events at Honeywood Museum
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Honeywood Museum's Regular Events and Exhibitions. Forthcoming events at Little Holland House and Beddington Park
The origins and Development of Sutton New Town:
A local history walk Sunday 28 April 14:00-15:30 Sutton New Town was, and still is, a distinct urban and suburban development from the mid-Victorian period, which retains much of its residential stock. Local Historian Andrew Skelton will take you on a short walk around the streets of the New Town, explaining its development and looking at its architecture, including the famous 'Bottle House' on the corner of Vernon and William Roads and its late-Victorian and Edwardian creator, George Wilks.
Meet at the north end of Lind Road, on the green at the junction with Lower Road (by the roundabout). The route is circular and will end nearby. Tickets are £5. Please book in advance from here. |
Honeywood Book Club
Sundays 14:30-16:00 Monthly (not August) A Friends of Honeywood Museum Event Free to join Our Book Club dates for this term are: 28 April 26 May If you are interested in joining, please email sue_kelsall@hotmail.co.uk or phone Sue on 020 8241 5679. When the time comes, please have a copy of the relevant book to hand. |
A Look at Old Carshalton
Wednesday 8 May 19:30 An exploration of the Village before it became a suburb. An illustrated talk by John Phillips in Honeywood’s Billiard Room. Tickets are £5. Please pre-book from here. |
SEND Quiet Day: Farmyard Fun at Honeywood
Tuesday 28 May 10:00-16:00 For visitors with Special Education Needs and Disabilities, or adults experiencing early-stage dementia and their families and carers, Honeywood Museum will now be open outside of regular hours on special ‘quiet days’. Enjoy the museum at your own pace, free from the general public. Sensory sacks will be available. Join us for some farmyard themed fun and crafts this holiday. Discover Millie’s amazing new costume and have a go at Millie’s Fabulous Farm Trail. Get crafty and make a farmyard barn scene with some of your favourite farm animals, a scarecrow picture and a cow or sheep mobile. FREE, but pre-booking is essential from here. When booking a ticket: one ticket per group per half hour (max. group of six) |
Farmyard Fun Themed Story and Songtime
Thursday 30 May 10:30, 11:30, 14:00 and 15:00 Join us for fun, stories and songs in the Edwardian Drawing Room. Each session will last approx. 30 minutes. For Five year olds and under. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Free but please reserve a place for each child from HERE. |
Carshalton Artists Open Studios 2024
29/30 June & 6/7 July More info. at www.carshaltonartists.com Save the dates! |
Thames Lighters - The workhorses
of London’s Watery Highway Thursday 25 July 19:30 Door opens 19:10 A Friends of Honeywood Museum Event A Talk from Alun Thomas, London Canal Museum Until the early 1960s the River Thames was thronged with vessels of all shapes and sizes bringing goods to London. Of these, lighters were the most numerous although the most insignificant in appearance. They played a vital role in moving cargos from ship to shore and from dock to upriver wharf. These unique vessels had no means of propulsion beyond the ingress and egress of the tide. Alun will explain how the trade developed and shed light on the life of the lightermen whose skill controlled these barges. Seats £7 (£6 Members) - refreshments free To book, please email susan.hoskin@gmail.com or 07721 852378. Alternatively, download, print and post a booking form from here. |