Times
Activities throughout the day
Prices
Standard Museum entry applies, workshop and walk £5 per participant each
Age range
For age 5 and up
Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult
Access information
See our access page for full details
Book Tickets
To book online, first select your Museum admission. You’ll then be given the option to add any workshops running that day.
Book todayExplore your way on our special relaxed days for visitors with SEND. Join in with junk modelling or clay workshops and guided walks too.
Explore your way on our special relaxed day! Great for visitors with SEND and their friends and families. Museum sounds will still be turned on but turned down and visitor numbers on this day will be reduced to help everyone experience the Museum in a more relaxed environment. Enjoy sensory storytelling where Roald Dahl stories will be bought to life with visual prompts, objects, sound, movement and smells. SEND resources including Explorer Kits and Quiet Space Kits will be available to borrow for free.
For all ages
Standard Museum entry applies
Additional workshops and activities
At 10.30am, 12pm, 1.30pm, and 3pm
Enjoy a relaxed, reduced capacity workshop and make your own car. Everyone gets a set of wheels and axles as a base and then you can build with recycled materials from there.
£5 per participant
at 10.30am, 12pm, 1.30pm, and 3pm
Enjoy a relaxed, reduced capacity workshop and make and sculpt a couple of characters out of clay, one big baddie and one small hero! Just like Miss Trunchbull and Matilda. Take time to play with the clay, then mould and shape it into your figures.
£5 per participant
Sensory Summer Saunter at 11.30am.
This walk will take place on narrow pavements, tarmac road, uneven footpath surfaces, through fields and woodland. Please wear suitable walking shoes (no flipflops) There could be mud. The paths are not heavily overgrown but there might be nettles and brambles to avoid. The walking on this trail is fairly flat but there is a hill – to get a great view – and then a downhill bit. There is no seating on this walk but we take our time and stop for breathers on the way.
Access: The walk takes participants out into the countryside around GM and is not wheelchair accessible and is unsuitable for buggies.
£5 per participant (carers free), approx. 45 minutes.
If you would like more information about the route please email learning@roalddahlmuseum.org
Marvellous Missenden Village Walk at 2pm.
This walk will take place on narrow pavements, uneven footpath surfaces and through the Buryfields playground. Please wear suitable walking shoes (no flipflops). The walking on this trail is fairly flat. There is the option of seating at three of the stops on this walk (near the library and in the Buryfields ground). We will take our time and stop for breathers on the way.
Access: The walk takes participants around the village of GM and is wheelchair accessible and suitable for buggies
£5 per participant (carers free), approx. 45 minutes.
If you would like more information about the route please email learning@roalddahlmuseum.org
Please note under 18s must have an adult with them at all time, including on walks and in the workshops.
Any questions?
If you have any questions about the day get in touch with us at hello@roalddahlmuseum.org. Our phone number is 01494 892192. If you would like to call us using the Next Generation Text Service (NGT) service please call 18001 01494 892192.
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