This site is part of the South West Heritage Trust.
Adventure through time, jumping between hundreds of millions of years BCE and today with hands-on workshops for home educated young people.
Join us for inspiring, diverse themed sessions that bring history, archaeology, science and traditions to life through real objects, fascinating stories and immersive activities.
Whether your child is learning about when dinosaurs roamed around Somerset, uncovering the prehistoric Isle of Avalon, investigating Roman innovations, exploring traditional rural life or discovering the impact of wartime Britain, our regular Home Education Sessions are designed to support learning, spark curiosity and help families connect with others in the home education community.
Weekly workshops are inspired by the remarkable collections and stories found at:
Each session is 90 minutes long. We require a minimum of one adult and one child for any booking. Sessions are suitable for all ages between 7–14 years.
Thursday 13 May 2027 Celebrate Somerset Day by writing your own dragon-inspired story before turning it into a stop-motion film. Somerset Rural Life Museum, Chilkwell...
Thursday 8 July 2027 Explore life inside the hive, learn how bees work together and uncover the secrets of honey, pollination and the beekeeper’s craft....
Thursday 11 March 2027 Experience life in 1915 in rural Somerset: scarecrows, recruitment and the national egg collection scheme. Includes object handling. Somerset Rural Life...
Thursday 10 June 2027 Step back to 1940 and the Second World War in rural Somerset. Become evacuees arriving in a new village, tackle the...
Thursday 10 December 2026 Play parlour games, make crackers and fill a cornucopia as you get stuck into the Festive spirit while learning how the...
Thursday 11 February 2027 Discover traditional Somerset farming and find out how people worked the land and cared for animals in the past. Have a...
Thursday 8 October 2026 Discover how children and the family ran a Victorian home. Cook drop scones in the farmhouse kitchen, make a rag rug...
Thursday 12 November 2026 Line up. Boys sit at the front. Girls, at the back. Feet flat on the floor, hands where I can see...
Thursday 14 January 2027 Discover why people have wassailed apple trees for hundreds of years, explore some of the sights, sounds and stories of this...
