Events at Honeywood Museum
Honeywood Museum's Regular Events and Exhibitions. Forthcoming events at Little Holland House and Beddington Park
Please refer to our Home page for current visitor information.
Summer Holidays at Honeywood
Join us at Honeywood Museum for a summer of fun, crafts and discovery with a packed programme of activities.
Join us at Honeywood Museum for a summer of fun, crafts and discovery with a packed programme of activities.
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On the Beach
Available until Saturday 27 August Throughout normal opening hours Crafts include making a crab headband, a mermaid picture and designing your own sandcastle. See how many sea creatures you can find! £2 per child for all crafts and trail. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. |
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Experience a day in the life of an Orphan
Friday 19 August 10:30-13:00 Children and young people aged 4 to 18 are invited to get hands on with history at Honeywood Museum. We have a range of exciting activities based around the lives of the girls who attended the Royal Female Orphanage, which was situated in Carew Manor from 1866 to 1939.
And, of course, learn all about the incredible lives of the girls at the Royal Female Orphanage.
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This is a FREE drop-in session, no booking required.
This initiative forms part of the Restoring and Celebrating the Art and Craftsmanship of St Mary’s Church, Beddington, a project supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
This initiative forms part of the Restoring and Celebrating the Art and Craftsmanship of St Mary’s Church, Beddington, a project supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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Traces of The Oaks
Thursday 25 to Saturday 27 August 10:30-16:00 Come and see the finds from the 2011 excavation of The Oaks being processed by the Carshalton and District History and Archaeology Society. Most of the finds are bits of the interior decoration of an extension to the house designed by Robert Taylor for John Burgoyne in the mid-18th century. Drop in. FREE. |
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Can You Dig It?
Friday 26 August 11:30, 13:30 and 15:30 What treasures will you help us find? Explore archaeology techniques to unearth treasures from the museum's collection, trowels and magnifying glasses at the ready! Join our volunteers for this exciting session where you'll explore archaeology techniques to unearth treasures from the museum's collection. Cheam pottery you say? Axe heads, mediaeval coins?! What treasures will you help us find? Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Booking required from here. £2 per child. |
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Eco-Fair
Monday 29 August 10:30 onwards A DIARY DATE! We'll be there!! Bookmark the Eco-Fair Website as all the details are added! |
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Honeywood Book Club
Sundays 14:30-16:00 A Friends of Honeywood Museum Event Free to join Our Book Club dates for the Autumn term are: 4 September 23 October 27 November 18 December 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. |
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Honeywood Museum Programme
Saturday 10 September Open 10:00-17:00
Saturday 10 September Open 10:00-17:00
Can You Dig It?
11:30, 13:30 and 15:30
Join our volunteers for this exciting session at Honeywood Museum where you'll explore archaeology techniques to unearth treasures from the museum's collection. Cheam pottery you say? Axe heads, mediaeval coins?! What treasures will you help us find?
Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Suitable for children 4-11 years old. There may be a short wait if busy.
Drop in. FREE.
11:30, 13:30 and 15:30
Join our volunteers for this exciting session at Honeywood Museum where you'll explore archaeology techniques to unearth treasures from the museum's collection. Cheam pottery you say? Axe heads, mediaeval coins?! What treasures will you help us find?
Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Suitable for children 4-11 years old. There may be a short wait if busy.
Drop in. FREE.
Honeywood and its owners
A tour of Honeywood exploring the history of the house and its owners
11:00, 13:00 and 15:00
The oldest parts of Honeywood are a flint and chalk chequer building dating back to the late 17th century but there have been many additions and changes reflecting the varying needs and ambitions of the owners. The tour will be led by John Phillips.
Drop in. FREE.
A tour of Honeywood exploring the history of the house and its owners
11:00, 13:00 and 15:00
The oldest parts of Honeywood are a flint and chalk chequer building dating back to the late 17th century but there have been many additions and changes reflecting the varying needs and ambitions of the owners. The tour will be led by John Phillips.
Drop in. FREE.
Meet the Artist - John Stillman RSMA WGA
13:00-17:00
John will be present at Honeywood to meet visitors and chat about his work in the From the Sky Down exhibition and the publication of his new book. The book is limited to just 300 signed and numbered copies and will be available. All welcome.
13:00-17:00
John will be present at Honeywood to meet visitors and chat about his work in the From the Sky Down exhibition and the publication of his new book. The book is limited to just 300 signed and numbered copies and will be available. All welcome.
Honeywood Museum Programme
Sunday 11 September Open 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11 September Open 11:00-16:00
Dorothee in the 18th Century: Remains to be told Photo workshops
13:00-16:00
As part of Untold London, this workshop will revisualize and explore visual representations of 18th Century African Caribbeans in Britain from the local community in period dress and photo portraiture. FREE, open to all.
13:00-16:00
As part of Untold London, this workshop will revisualize and explore visual representations of 18th Century African Caribbeans in Britain from the local community in period dress and photo portraiture. FREE, open to all.
Meet the Artist - John Stillman RSMA WGA
13:00-17:00
John will be present at Honeywood to meet visitors and chat about his work in the From the Sky Down exhibition and the publication of his new book. The book is limited to just 300 signed and numbered copies and will be available. All welcome.
13:00-17:00
John will be present at Honeywood to meet visitors and chat about his work in the From the Sky Down exhibition and the publication of his new book. The book is limited to just 300 signed and numbered copies and will be available. All welcome.
Introducing Honeywood
A number of introductory talks on the history of the building will take place in the Edwardian billiard room during the day.
FREE, open to all.
A number of introductory talks on the history of the building will take place in the Edwardian billiard room during the day.
FREE, open to all.
Little Holland House
Little Holland House will be open today. Please see our dedicated page for details.
Little Holland House will be open today. Please see our dedicated page for details.
Wandle Fortnight
Saturday 10 to Saturday 24 September
This year's Wandle Fortnight - the celebration of all things Wandle run by the community for the community - is during the last two weeks of September.
See www.wandlevalleyforum.org.uk for full details.
Saturday 10 to Saturday 24 September
This year's Wandle Fortnight - the celebration of all things Wandle run by the community for the community - is during the last two weeks of September.
See www.wandlevalleyforum.org.uk for full details.
Wandle Wonders
Saturday 17 September 10:00-17:00
Join us for Wandly fun with crafts and trails. Make a paper boat and a river picture. Have a go at the Wandle Industry and fish trails.
£2 per child for all activities. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Saturday 17 September 10:00-17:00
Join us for Wandly fun with crafts and trails. Make a paper boat and a river picture. Have a go at the Wandle Industry and fish trails.
£2 per child for all activities. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Exploring the Croydon branch of the Wandle
Saturday 24 September 14:00-16:00
A guided walk led by John Phillips looking at the mill sites and the river in Beddington Park.
Starts - at Mill Lane end of Waddon Ponds
Ends - Wallington Corner by The Elms Pond near the Rose and Crown Public House
Tickets are £5 and must be pre booked from here.
Saturday 24 September 14:00-16:00
A guided walk led by John Phillips looking at the mill sites and the river in Beddington Park.
Starts - at Mill Lane end of Waddon Ponds
Ends - Wallington Corner by The Elms Pond near the Rose and Crown Public House
Tickets are £5 and must be pre booked from here.
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Edwardian Leisure
Thursday 22 September 19:30 The door opens at 19:10 A Friends of Honeywood Museum Event A Talk by City of London Guide Ian Bevan The early 20th century was a time when more people had the opportunity to enjoy leisure time. They continued to pursue those activities developed by the Victorians - children’s games, seaside visits, sport, theatre and music – but new technologies meant new forms of leisure. This talk illustrates the many and varied ways in which the Edwardians enjoyed themselves. Email Susan Hoskin to book – tickets £5 (£6 non-members), including refreshments |
Wedding Fair
Sunday 25 September 11:00-14:00
The Honeywood Wedding Fair in Carshalton brings together wedding services in a beautiful ceremony venue.
We have everything you could need for your big day, from dresses, flowers and photographers to entertainment and transport.
The suppliers are all local to the area, provide the very best service and will help brides and grooms start planning their special day!
Drop in. FREE.
Sunday 25 September 11:00-14:00
The Honeywood Wedding Fair in Carshalton brings together wedding services in a beautiful ceremony venue.
We have everything you could need for your big day, from dresses, flowers and photographers to entertainment and transport.
The suppliers are all local to the area, provide the very best service and will help brides and grooms start planning their special day!
Drop in. FREE.
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The Windrush Generation
Thursday 27 October 19:30 The door opens at 19:10 A Friends of Honeywood Museum Event
On 22 June 1948, 802 young hopefuls from the Caribbean, two-thirds of whom were Jamaicans, disembarked at Tilbury from an ageing merchant ship, SS Empire Windrush.
The Windrush Generation and Core Of Life will take you on a whistle-stop tour of the Windrush Generation. This will cover the reason people came to the UK; where they came from and how their culture has changed the UK landscape forever. This talk will be in three parts, an introduction by the Windrush Generation who will set the context; a talk by Core of Life who will do a talk on how the movement of Caribbean people to the UK influenced the culture of British Food and finally, Joseph Jeffers of ASKI (Advice Support Knowledge Information) will be taking questions.
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Queens of the Age of Chivalry
Thursday 1 December 19:30 CryerArts Centre, Carshalton A Friends of Honeywood Museum Event A Talk by local best-selling author Alison Weir Medieval queens were seen as mere dynastic trophies, yet many of the Plantagenet queens of the high middle ages dramatically broke away from the restrictions imposed on their sex, as Alison Weir shows in this gripping talk revealing England’s fourteenth-century consorts. Using wonderfully vivid sources, Alison Weir evokes the lives of five remarkable queens: Marguerite of France, Isabella of France, Philippa of Hainault, Anne of Bohemia and Isabella of Valois. The turbulent, brutal Age of Chivalry witnessed the Black Death, the Peasants’ Revolt, the Hundred Years’ War against France and savage baronial wars against the monarchy in which these queens were passionately involved. Queens of the Age of Chivalry brilliantly recreates this truly dramatic period of history through the lives of five extraordinary women. Email susan.hoskin@gmail.com to book – all tickets £6 Refreshments will be available for purchase at the bar CryerArts Centre, 39 High Street, Carshalton SM5 3BB |
