Welcome to Wilderspin School

Our winter opening times are now operating, restricted to Winter Warmers and Tour days (see below), school and group visits.
Regular weekly opening hours will resume in April.

Calendar Highlights

Saturday 25 January: Classroom Curiosities

Classroom Curiosities Experience

Saturday 8 February: The Church School Tour & Wilderspin Story

Sunday 2 March: The Church School Tour & Wilderspin Story

Winter Warmers

Rainy Days – Thursday 20 February, 11am – 3pm, FREE admission

School Dinners – Saturday 15 March, 11am-3pm, FREE admission

Thursday 3 April: Spring re-opening

Weekend Tours

Barton Church School tours, £5 (free with Annual Ticket),11am & 1.30pm, booking essential (01652 635172).  Other dates can be arrranged for small groups – please give us a ring.

Saturday 8 February

Thursday 20 February

Saturday 15 March

VCR discussion

News

Our winter opening times are now operating, restricted to Winter Warmers and Tour days (see above), school and group visits. Regular weekly opening hours will resume in April.

Access information for visitors with specific needs.  Click here for details.

Wilderspin Lottery Club summer winners and how to support the Trust

JOSEPH WRIGHT HALL

CURRENT EVENTS

Classroom Curiosities Experience

Solve challenges and puzzles set by our historical teachers as part of this unique tour ending with tea/coffee & cake/scones in the “staffroom”.

Click here for more details and how to book.

Displays

Displays

Discover the story of Samuel Wilderspin and see the unique Infant Schoolroom and Playground that he designed in 1845.

The Wilderspin Story
Schools Programme

Schools Programme

Our Schools Programme has been developed to provide children with an exciting way of engaging with the history of Victorian school life.

Schools Programme
History of the School

History of the School

Learn about Samuel Wilderspin and the Wilderspin National Schools and how his innovations gradually transformed schooling for children of all ages.

Wilderspin History
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