Calendar Highlights
1940s Day in July, Blood, Toil, Tears & Sweat
Classroom Curiosities Experience – bookable anytime for friends, families and corporate
1940s Day in July, Blood, Toil, Tears & Sweat
Classroom Curiosities Experience – bookable anytime for friends, families and corporate
Enjoy a refreshments break in the Wilderspin Playground Garden as you tour Barton’s Open Gardens. The Museum is open on the Saturday, with refreshments on sale. On Sunday bring your own refreshments to enjoy in the Playground Garden.
2pm – 5pm
Open Gardens Map & Tickets £4 from The Ropewalk from 1 June.
Discover the story of Samuel Wilderspin and see the unique Infant Schoolroom and Playground that he designed in 1845.
The Wilderspin StoryOur Schools Programme has been developed to provide children with an exciting way of engaging with the history of Victorian school life.
Schools ProgrammeLearn about Samuel Wilderspin and the Wilderspin National Schools and how his innovations gradually transformed schooling for children of all ages.
Wilderspin History