Explore a selection of things to see, do, and enjoy at The Museum of English Rural Life throughout August 2023. Our regular displays, trails and activities continue but this month, it’s all about the school holidays!!!

Model wearing a cape that is part of the Sew What exhibition

Sew What?

Sew What?

A selection of board games on display

Community voices: Play Through Time

Community voices: Play Through Time

Shellmex in red capital letters on a white shell-shaped petrol globe

Our Green Stories Gallery Trail

Our Green Stories Gallery Trail

People taking part in a Tai Chi session in The MERL garden

Tai Chi with Sport in Mind

Tai Chi with Sport in Mind

Children in the MERL garden on a sunny day

Summer Holidays at The MERL

Summer Holidays at The MERL

Summer Family Activity Pack

Summer Family Activity Pack

Illustration of a family watching films on a screen outdoors

Summer Screen: MERLvellous Movies

Summer Screen: MERLvellous Movies

Live animal session with Zoolab

Climate Crusaders

Climate Crusaders

someone playing a board game from the MERL collection with sheep and sheepdog figures

An Afternoon at the Museum

An Afternoon at the Museum