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BISCUIT TOWN: 200 YEARS OF HUNTLEY & PALMERS IN READING

May 10, 2022 - September 25, 2022
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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Huntley & Palmers Reading Biscuits packaging

Reading is celebrating 200 years of biscuit heritage in 2022 In 1822, one of the most famous names in baking, Huntley & Palmers biscuits, began life as a small baker’s shop in London Street, Reading. Within 40 years, the company that created Nice biscuits, the Gingernut and Bath Olivers, was exporting its goods across the […]

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BISCUIT TOWN 200: BISCUIT CRUMB TRAIL

May 10, 2022 - September 25, 2022
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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Explore Huntley & Palmers heritage on a self-led walk between The MERL & Reading Museum Pick up a free leaflet at The MERL or Reading Museum and discover significant places from Huntley & Palmers' history in the area between The MERL and Reading Museum. See the location of Joseph Huntley's first baker's shop and the […]

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BISCUIT TOWN: FAMILY ACTIVITY PACK

May 28, 2022 - September 25, 2022
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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Reading Biscuit Town 200 logo on a background of Huntley & Palmers biscuit tins

This pack is full of fun things to do at The MERL and Reading Museum, and back at home, including colouring sheets, gallery trails, crafts and recipes, all inspired by our Huntley & Palmers collections, which you can see in a special exhibition at The MERL and in the Huntley & Palmers gallery at Reading […]

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SPRING HALF TERM AT THE MERL

May 28, 2022 - June 5, 2022
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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Two girls walking in The MERL galleries

Please see below for our opening times throughout the half term. Visit The MERL this spring half term for biscuit-themed activities and more This half term starts with Museum Partnership Reading's Biscuit Weekend on 28th & 29th May as part of Biscuit Town 200, a programme events and activities celebrating 200 years of Reading's biscuit […]

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