Tiverton Tots 2025 - Transport
2025-10-17 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Devon
Tiverton Tots is a great way to introduce your little ones to our wonderful, family–friendly museum!
Enjoy a mix of stories, music, crafts and free play as you explore the museum, with a different theme each time. Suitable for ages 1-4.
Friday 17th October, 10.30am – 12pm – Transport
Come and explore the famous Tivvy Bumper!
Dress up as a train driver and explore our fabulous steam train. Enjoy messy play at our craft station, listen to a story, make some music or just enjoy exploring and playing with our train toys – there’s lots to keep your little ones amused!
1 adult free with each child.
We’ll have a break for a snack, so please bring something along to keep little tummies going!
£4 per child (£3.50 for members). Booking essential.
Book for October’s Tots now.

Memory Bank
2025-10-17 14:00 - 15:30 | Devon
Join us at the museum from 2pm for Memory Bank – an afternoon of reminiscing and sharing stories and memories from the past. These relaxed, friendly sessions are suitable for people with mild to moderate, or no dementia. We’ll provide photographs and objects from the museum collections – we’d love to hear your stories over a cuppa!
Carers welcome. £3 per person (£2.50 for museum members)
Please book your place by calling 01884 256295 or emailing education@tivertonmuseum.org.uk and pay on arrival.
Memory Bank takes place on the third Friday of the month from 2 – 3.30pm, with a different theme each time.

Fright Night
2025-10-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
FRIGHT NIGHT!
Join us for an Adults Only Fright Night! Dare you brave the museum at night? Normal admission (museum members half price admission).

Climb aboard the Ghost Train for a spooky after-hours adventure through the museum!
Explore by torchlight, uncover eerie surprises, and meet the ghostly passengers haunting the galleries. With creepy corners and unexpected encounters, this is a darker, scarier version with a few more chills and thrills — strictly for grown-ups!
Please bring your own torch.
Normal admission (half price for museum members)
Online Booking Now Open!

Halloween Half Term
2025-10-25 10:00 - 2025-11-01 16:00 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
Join the Ghost Train!
Fill your train carriage with passengers as you explore the museum. Can you find them all?
Part of normal admission.
Halloween Craft
Make a Halloween light catcher!
£3 per child with a paying adult
(£2 per child with a member).
Drop-in.
Book online for Halloween Half Term to save time.
🎃 Fright Nights at Tiverton Museum 🎃Climb aboard the Ghost Train for a spooky after-hours adventure through the museum!
Explore by torchlight, uncover eerie surprises, and meet the ghostly passengers haunting the galleries. With creepy corners and unexpected encounters, it’s a frightfully fun evening for all ages.
Family Fright Night – Wednesday 29th October, 5–7.30pmFun and spooky (but not too scary!) — perfect for brave kids and grown-ups.🎫 £3 per child + normal adult admission (members half price and £2 per child)
Book online for Family Fright Night

Adult Fright Night – Friday 24th October, 7–9pmA darker, scarier version with a few more chills and thrills — strictly for grown-ups!
🎫 Normal admission (members half price)
Book online for Fright Night

Halloween Craft
2025-10-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-29 10:00 - 12:00 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
Make a Halloween light catcher to take home!
10am – 12pm
Drop in.
£3 per child with a paying adult.
£2 with a museum member.
Part of our Halloween Half Term

Family Fright Night
2025-10-29 17:00 - 19:30 | Devon
FAMILY FRIGHT NIGHT!
Visit the museum by torchlight (it will be darker from 6pm) and find the museum ghosts!
Climb aboard the Ghost Train for a spooky after-hours adventure through the museum!
Explore by torchlight, uncover eerie surprises, and meet the ghostly passengers haunting the galleries. With creepy corners and unexpected encounters, it’s a frightfully fun evening for all ages.
Fun and spooky (but not too scary!) — perfect for brave kids and grown-ups.
£3 per child plus normal admission for adults (museum members half price admission and £2 per child).
Please bring your own torch.
Online Booking Now Open!

Terrible Tiverton
2025-11-01 18:00 - 19:30 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
A gruesome walk through some terrible history concealed in Tiverton’s streets. Not aimed at children (older children welcome at an adult’s discretion) – this may be unnerving for some!
Saturday 1st November – 6pm – 7.30pm
Tickets £10 (£8.50)
Book online now, or pop into the museum.
Priority booking for Members until 24th September

Tiverton Tots 2025 - Farmyard
2025-11-21 10:30 - 12:00 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
Tiverton Tots is a great way to introduce your little ones to our wonderful, family–friendly museum!
Enjoy a mix of stories, music, crafts and free play as you explore the museum, with a different theme each time. Suitable for ages 1-4.
Friday 21st November, 10.30am – 12pm – Farmyard
Dress up as a farmer or one of the farmyard animals and explore our farming collection. Make a woolly sheep at our craft station, listen to a story, make some music (& animal noises!) or just enjoy exploring and playing with our farm toys – there’s lots to keep your little ones amused down on the farm!
1 adult free with each child.
We’ll have a break for a snack, so please bring something along to keep little tummies going!
£4 per child (£3.50 for members). Booking essential.
Book for November’s Tots now.

Memory Bank
2025-11-21 14:00 - 15:30 | Devon
Join us at the museum from 2pm for Memory Bank – an afternoon of reminiscing and sharing stories and memories from the past. These relaxed, friendly sessions are suitable for people with mild to moderate, or no dementia. We’ll provide photographs and objects from the museum collections – we’d love to hear your stories over a cuppa!
Carers welcome. £3 per person (£2.50 for museum members)
Please book your place online or call 01884 256295 or emailing education@tivertonmuseum.org.uk and pay on arrival.
Memory Bank takes place on the third Friday of the month from 2 – 3.30pm, with a different theme each time.

Tiverton's Burning - Illustrated Talk
2025-11-28 15:00 - 16:00 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
Fire has plagued the residents of Tiverton over the years. Three disastrous fires are well known, but there were plenty of smaller incidents. Discover more, and find out about the town’s fire brigades.
Friday 28th November, 3-4pm
Tickets £8 (£6.50)
Book online now, or pop into the museum.
Priority booking for Members until 24th September

Christmas at the Museum
2025-11-29 10:00 - 2025-12-23 16:00 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
It’s all aboard the postal train as we deliver letters to Father Christmas!
Can you find all the letter hidden around the museum, so that we can send them on their way?
See the museum transformed for the festive period and post your own letter to Father Christmas in our Christmas post box.
Included in normal admission.
Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am – 4pm
Book Online now!

Visit Father Christmas
2025-12-05 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-06 10:30 - 13:30 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
🎄 Visit Father Christmas at Tiverton Museum 🎄
Step into Father Christmas’s busy workshop, where preparations are in full swing for the big night! Instead of a traditional grotto, you’ll find maps, plans, and the famous Naughty and Nice lists spread out as Father Christmas and his workshop manager get everything ready for Christmas Eve.
Your ticket includes:✨ A warm welcome to our beautifully decorated museum✨ A festive craft activity – make your own Christmas decoration to take home✨ A special visit with Father Christmas in his workshop (with a small gift included)
Bring your Christmas wishes, explore the museum in its festive finery, and soak up the seasonal magic!
Children £8.50
Normal adult admission applies.
Booking Essential
Book online now!

Tiverton Tots January 2026 - Kitchen
2026-01-16 10:30 - 12:00 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
Tiverton Tots is a great way to introduce your little ones to our wonderful, family–friendly museum!
Enjoy a mix of stories, music, crafts and free play as you explore the museum, with a different theme each time. Suitable for ages 1-4.
Friday 16th January, 10.30am – 12pm – Kitchen
Come and join us for a feast in the Kitchen gallery! Dress up as a chef and get cooking and enjoy tea with our teddies!
Listen to a story, make some music, or just enjoy exploring and playing with our kitchen toys – there’s lots to keep your little ones amused!

1 adult free with each child.
We’ll have a break for a snack, so please bring something along to keep little tummies going!
£4 per child (£3.50 for members). Booking essential.
Book for January’s Tots now.

Tiverton's Parks & Green Spaces - Illustrated Talk
2026-01-22 15:00 - 16:00 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
Explore the history of parks, bowling greens and other green spaces in this illustrated talk which uses our archives and photograph collection to bring these places to life.
Tickets – £8 (£6.50 museum members)
Thursday 22nd January, 3-4pm
Book online now
Priority booking for members until Friday 10th October 2025.

World War Two Day
2026-01-31 10:00 - 16:00 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
Step back in time and discover life during the Second World War at this special hands-on event day. Meet our experts and reenactors, explore real wartime objects, and get stuck into a range of interactive activities for all ages.
Enjoy:• Military vehicles on display• Rationing activities – what would you have eaten?• Code-breaking challenges• Object handling with items from our collections• Talks, demonstrations… and more!
A brilliant day out for families, history enthusiasts, and anyone curious about life on the Home Front. Drop in any time between 10am and 4pm — all activities are included in normal admission, and no booking is required.
Join us for a fascinating look at the stories, skills and secrets of wartime Britain.
Included in normal museum admission

Behind the Scenes at the Museum
2026-02-11 13:00 - 14:30 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
Join our Director, Pippa Griffith, as she takes you on a exclusive tour of the museum’s stores and shares some of her favourite objects.
1 – 2.30pm
Tickets – £12 (£10.50 museum members)
Book online now.
Priority Booking for members until Friday 10th October.

Grand Western Canal - Illustrated Talk
2026-02-25 15:00 - 16:00 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
We explore the history of the Grand Western Canal through the museum’s archives from its opening in 1814 to its role as a treasured country part today.
3 – 4pm
Tickets – £8 (£6.50 museum members)
Book online now.
Priority Booking for members until Friday 10th October.

Tiverton Tots March 2026 - Jobs
2026-03-20 10:30 - 12:00 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
Tiverton Tots is a great way to introduce your little ones to our wonderful, family–friendly museum!
Enjoy a mix of stories, music, crafts and free play as you explore the museum, with a different theme each time. Suitable for ages 1-4.
Friday 20th March, 10.30am – 12pm – Jobs
What would you like to be when you grow up? Enjoy our dressing up and role play – will you be a firefighter, a doctor, a vet, or run the post office?
Enjoy our (craft station/messy play), listen to a story, make some music or just enjoy exploring and playing with our toys and books – there’s lots to keep your little ones amused!
1 adult free with each child.
We’ll have a break for a snack, so please bring something along to keep little tummies going!
£4 per child (£3.50 for members). Booking essential.
Book for March’s Tots now.

Tiverton Tots May 2026 - Nursery Rhymes
2026-05-15 10:30 - 12:00 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
Tiverton Tots is a great way to introduce your little ones to our wonderful, family–friendly museum!
Enjoy a mix of stories, music, crafts and free play as you explore the museum, with a different theme each time. Suitable for ages 1-4.
Friday 15th May, 10.30am – 12pm – Nursery Rhymes
Share your favourite nursery rhymes as you explore the museum. Build a wall for Humpty Dumpty and look out for the mice climbing the clocks.
Get crafty at our craft station, listen to a story, make some music or just enjoy exploring and playing with our toys and books – there’s lots to keep your little ones amused!
1 adult free with each child.
We’ll have a break for a snack, so please bring something along to keep little tummies going!
£4 per child (£3.50 for members). Booking essential.
Book for May’s Tots now.

Tiverton Tots 2026 - Animals
2026-06-19 10:30 - 12:00 | Devon
Tiverton Tots is a great way to introduce your little ones to our wonderful, family–friendly museum!
Enjoy a mix of stories, music, crafts and free play as you explore the museum, with a different theme each time. Suitable for ages 1-4.
Friday 19th June, 10.30am – 12pm – Animals
What animals will you find hiding at the museum?
Enjoy messy play, listen to a story, make some music, or just have fun exploring and playing with our animal toys and books – there’s lots to keep your little ones amused!
1 adult free with each child.
We’ll have a break for a snack, so please bring something along to keep little tummies going!
£4 per child (£3.50 for members). Booking essential.
Book for June’s Tots now.
