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Programmes
Dates Events Prices

Junior Club
Thursday 29 July
10.30 am - 12 noon
5 - 11 year olds

What Did The Romans Do For Us?
Learn about the Romans in Britain. Look at Roman artefacts and design your own mosaic.

Members £5
Non-Members £6
Book in advance


Junior Club
Tuesday 3 August
10.30 am - 12 noon
5 - 11 year olds

Photograms
Join Tricia Porter to make your own photograms. Experiment by placing objects on the photographic paper and then expose to light before fixing the image.

Members £5
Non-Members £6
Book in advance


Family Drop-in Event
Wednesday 4 August
1.00 pm - 4.00 pm

Falconry Display
The FalconHigh Falconry Display Team will be here to give an interactive flying display so children and adults can safely experience, at close quarters, the beauty of these birds in flight. There will also be birds on
static display.

Members £2
Non-Members £3
No need to book


Town Walk
Sunday 8 August
2.30 pm

Haslemere Town Walk
Learn more about the area around Church Lane, Tanners Lane and Lower Street with local historian Tim Winter. Some slight hills.
Meet outside the Museum.

Donations requested.
No need to book


Junior Club
Tuesday 10 August
10.30 am - 12 noon
5 - 11 year olds

Flying Squirrels
A playful attempt at launching these strange airborne mammals. Join Madeleine Allison to make felt squirrel parachutes and see if they fly.

Members £5
Non-Members £6
Book in advance


Early Years
Thursday 12 August
10.30 am - 12 noon
5 - 11 year olds

Get Knotted
Join Howard Denyer from The International Guild of Knot Tyers to learn about knots and rope making.

Members £5
Non-Members £6
Book in advance


Junior Club
Tuesday 17 August
10.30 am - 12 noon
5 - 11 year olds

Sundials
Learn about the use and types of sundials and make one of your own. Hopefully sunny weather will allow us to see how accurate the Museum's sundials are.

Members £5
Non-Members £6
Book in advance


HYPE Event
Wednesday 18 August
11.00 am
- 1 pm

Meet your Mates at the Museum
Celluloid animation techniques of the very simplest kind. Loop the loop with Madeleine Allison and her light table.

Free admission
Book in advance


Family Event
Thursday 19 August
1.00 pm - 2.00 pm
2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
3.00 pm - 4.00 pm

Rainforest Adventure with Zoolab
Come along and learn about rainforest creatures. Join Chris Aldridge for this exciting journey through the rainforest, allowing children to interact with the animals that live there. Suitable for younger children 3+.

Members £2
Non-Members £3
No need to book


Junior Club
Tuesday
24 August
10.30 am - 12 noon
5 - 11 year olds

Illusions of Light
Find out about the properties of light and make your own pinhole camera and periscope.

Members £5
Non-Members £6
Book in advance


HYPE Event
Wednesday 25 August
11 am - 1 pm

Meet your Mates at the Museum
Come along and try your hand at carving on our horse chestnut tree. Tools provided.

Free admission
No need to book


Family Drop-in Event
Wednesday
25 August
12 noon -
3.00 pm

Crafty Carving
Join sculptor Ruth Wheeler for an outdoor activity. Make your mark on the Museum's fallen horse chestnut tree. Tools provided.

Admission by donation
No need to book


Family Drop-in Event
Thursday 26 August
11.00 am - 3.30 pm

Get Buzzing!
Meet our Beekeeper, Ian Neilson, and learn about the fascinating world of bees. Visit our bee hive and make bee-related crafts.

Adults £2
Children £3
No need to book


Junior Club
Saturday 4 September
10.30 am - 12 noon
5 - 11 year olds

Use your Loaf
To coincide with the launch of the Haslemere Food Festival, come along and learn about different flours and breads and make your own dough to take away and cook at home. Not suitable for children with food allergies unless accompanied by an adult.

Members £5
Non-Members £6
Book in advance


Town Walk
Thursday 9 September
7.00 pm

Haslemere Town Walk
As part of the Heritage Open Days programme, learn more about Haslemere High Street with local historian Tim Winter.
Meet outside the Museum.

Donations requested
No need to book


Early Years
Friday 10 September
10.30 am - 11.30 am

Maisie Goes to the Museum
Join us in this story and see how Haslemere Museum differs from the museum Maisie visits.

Adults £1
Children £2
No need to book


Family Drop-In Event
Saturday 11 September
11.00 am - 4.00 pm

Heritage in Haslemere
Learn about the interesting characters who lived at the Museum and nearby during the reign of King George III. In conjunction with Heritage Open Days.

Donations requested
No need to book


Early Years
Friday 24 September
1.30 pm - 2.30 pm

Three Little Pigs
Make puppets and/or houses to act out this popular children's story.

Adults £1
Children £2
No need to book


Junior Club
Saturday 2 October
10.30 am - 12 noon
5 - 11 years

Habitat Dioramas
Make your own diorama to illustrate the different habitats as part of Big Draw Month here at the Museum

Members £5
Non-Members £6
Book in advance


Family Drop-In Event
Saturday 2 October 12.30 pm - 3.30 pm

The Big Draw - Habitats and Habitation
A chance for the whole family to explore their artistic talents using a range of materials. Draw inspiration from our collections and grounds to create your own colourful picture.

Members £2
Non-Members £3
No need to book


Town Walk
Sunday 3 October
2.30 pm

Haslemere Town Walk
Learn more about Haslemere High Street with local historian Tim Winter.
Meet outside the Museum

Donations requested
No need to book


Adult Course
Wednesdays
6, 13 & 20 October
3, 10 & 17 November
2.00 - 3.30 pm

Practical Computing
The next step on from our Internet for Beginners and Silver Surfers courses, this course will look at practical ways to gain more from your computer. Run in conjunction with Woolmer Hill School, Maths & Computing Specialist.

6 week course £45
Book in advance


Early Years
Friday 8 October 10.30 am - 11.30 am

Jungle Tales
Come with us to the jungle and learn about some of the creatures and plants that live there. Make your own contribution for our Big Draw jungle display.

Adults £1
Children £2
No need to book


Family Event
Saturday 16 October 10.00 am - 1.00 pm

Interested in Fungi?
You are invited to join Sara Shepley and Peter Herring to learn a little more about fungi. Please feel free to bring along your own specimens and we will do our best to identify them.

Admission by donation
No need to book


Early Years
Friday 22 October
1.30 - 2.30 pm

Animal Hide and Seek
Find out about the clever ways animals hide and make your own 'hidden' animal. Part of Big Draw Month.

Adults £1
Non-Members £2
No need to book


Junior Club
Tuesday 26 October 10.30 am - 12 noon
5 - 11 years

Birds of Fancy
Learn how different birds have evolved to take advantage of certain habitats and make a bird mobile to take away.
Part of the Big Draw Month

Members £5
Non-Members £6
Book in advance


Junior Club
Thursday 28 October 10.30 am - 12 noon
5 - 11 years

Weird and Wonderful Wire Insects
Study the structures of the various insects in our collections and then make your own insect from wire. Part of the Big Draw Month.

Members £5
Non-Members £6
Book in advance


Family
Drop-In
Friday 29 October
1.00 - 4.30 pm

Horriffic Halloween
Part of Haunted Haslemere, come along and make Halloween-related crafts. Bring a pumpkin or squash to carve and take part in our Halloween procession through Haslemere which starts at the Museum at 4.30 pm and finishes in the Town's central car park.

Adults £1
Children £
No need to book
No charge for procession


Family Event: Nature & the Environment
Saturday 30 October
3.00 - 4.00 pm

Introducing the Bats of Surrey
A talk about bats with Martin Phillis. The talk will begin with a general introduction about bats and will then go into more detail about the species that we have here in Surrey.

By donation
No need to book


NHS/Museum Lecture
Saturday 30 October
2.15pm

Wildlife and Open Spaces in Alaska
John will talk about his experiences in Alaska over the course of three trips including a 2,000 mile detour into the Yukon and North West Territory. Speaker: John Richardson

Members free
Non-Members or Guests £2
No need to book


Haunted Haslemere Event
Saturday 30 October
8.00 pm
Over 18s only

Paranormal Investigation
Join the North Surrey Paranormal Group for an investigation of paranormal and other unexplained activity at Haslemere Educational Museum. The team are experienced and professional and have been conducting investigations across the United Kingdom for several years now. See you there . . . if you dare!

£30 includes supper
Book in advance


Early Years
Friday 5 November
10.30 - 11.30 am

Handa's Surprise
Listen to this colourful story and explore the exciting colours and patterns found in the galleries. Create your own artificial bowl of fruit.

Adults £1
Children £2
No need to book


Junior Club
Saturday 6 November
10.30 - 12 noon
5 - 11 years

Curved Clay Slab Pottery
Join Maggie Monteath to learn this simple technique. Be inspired by fabulous examples of Peasant Art Pottery from the Museum's Collection. Design and make your own fantastic pottery.

Members £5
Non-Members £6
Book in advance


NHS/Museum Lecture
Saturday 13 November
2.15 pm

A Doormouse in my Pocket
A detailed account of the secret life of the doormouse and its conservation in Bramley Frith Wood, one of the County's key doormouse monitoring sites. Andrew will share practical advice on doormouse conservation based on his years of study and habitat management.
Speaker: Andrew Cleave

Members free
Non-Members or Guests £2
No need to book


Early Years
Friday 19 November
1.30 - 2.30 pm

We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Come with us on an expedition to find a bear and act out this popular story.

Adults £1
Children £2
No need to book


Early Years
Friday 3 December
10.30 - 11.30 am

Tree Dressing
Learn a little about the ancient tradition of tree dressing and make a tree decoration of your own.

Adults £1
Children £2
No need to book


Junior Club
Saturday 4 December 10.30 am - 12 noon
5 - 11 years

A Traditional Christmas?
Traditions alter depending upon where your are in the World. Come along and learn about some of the varied Christmas traditions and make a related decoration.

Members £5
Non-Members £6
Book in advance


HYPE
Tuesday 14 December
4.30 pm - 6.30 pm

Meet Your Mates at the Museum
More of our latest project or just a Christmas get-together? You decide!

Free admission
No need to book


Early Years
Friday 17 December
1.30 - 2.30 pm

Christmas Decorations
Listen to a festive story and make a decoration to take home.

Adults £1
Children £2
No need to book


Family Event
Saturday 18 December
11 am

Haslemere Mummers
Come along to the performance of this traditional play. 20 minutes of family fun!

Donations requested
No need to book


Junior Club
Saturday 18 December
10.30 - 12 noon
5 - 11 years

A Creative Christmas
Enjoy a fun-filled morning making a number of creative Christmas crafts

Members £5
Non-Members £6
Book in advance


Family Event
Saturday 18 December
10.30 am - 4.30 pm

Santa's Victorian Parlour
Come and visit Santa as he takes time out before Christmas to relax in his Victorian Parlour.
Children receive a gift.

Members £4
Non-Members £5
No need to book


Junior Club
Wednesday 22 December
10.30 am - 12 noon
5 - 11 years


A Creative Christmas
Enjoy a fun-filled morning making a number of creative Christmas crafts

Members £5
Non-Members £6
Book in advance


Family Event
Wednesday 22 December
10.30 am - 4.30 pm

Santa's Victorian Parlour
Come and visit Santa as he takes time out before Christmas to relax in his Victorian Parlour.
Children receive a gift.

Members £4
Non-Members £5
No need to book


Junior Club
Thursday 23 December
10.30 am - 12 noon
5 - 11 years

A Creative Christmas
Enjoy a fun-filled morning making a number of creative Christmas crafts

Members £5
Non-Members £6
Book in advance


Family Event
Thursday 23 December 10.30 am - 4.30 pm

Santa's Victorian Parlour
Come and visit Santa as he takes time out before Christmas to relax in his Victorian Parlour.
Children receive a gift.

Members £4
Non-Members £5
No need to book


Family Event
Friday 24 December 10.30 am - 1 pm

Santa's Victorian Parlour
Come and visit Santa as he takes time out before Christmas to relax in his Victorian Parlour.
Children receive a gift.

Members £4
Non-Members £5
No need to book