Times
10am to 4.30pm
Prices
Adult £8, child £8
Some workshops £5 (£2.50 siblings age 2 to 4)
Age range
For age 5 plus
Access information
For Museum access information see our access page
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 todayJoin us for our Big Friendly Home Education Day!
The Museum will be open 10am to 4.30pm exclusively for home educated families and closed to the general public. (Last entry 3.30pm.)
You’ll be able to join in with facilitated workshops, storytelling, talks, gallery challenges and self-led exploration. The day is ideal for families who would like to be able to take part in a mixture of facilitated sessions and self-led exploration to explore the Museum, Roald’s stories and his life.
- Take part in an interactive Sensory Storytelling session
- Delve into Roald Dahl’s writing process and explore your imagination using tips and techniques Roald used in his own writing
- Learn more about Roald and his life during one of our Writing Hut talks
- Explore the galleries and take part in a self-led galleries challenge
- Spend the whole day with us and explore the local area by going on our self-led village or countryside trail
- Bring a picnic and use one of our picnic areas or courtyard to enjoy lunch
The activities are aimed at age 5 and above.
How much does it cost?
Adult – £8
Child – £8
Child under 5 – free
Adult or child registered disabled – £6.50
Registered carers – free
Tickets are single day entry not an annual return.
Please book a ticket for everyone in your group, including under 5s and babes in arms who will need a free ticket.
Included in the costs is:
- admission to the Museum galleries
- Sensory Storytelling
- Writing Hut Talk
- all learning resources and materials needed throughout your visit
- a self-led Village Trail designed specifically for educational groups. You can lead this walk to discover inspiration for Roald Dahl’s stories in the local area
If you wish to take part in the workshop this is £5 extra (£2.50 siblings in the room age 2 to 4) and must be booked in advance.
Session Overview
Join in with this hands-on session to discover the ways that Roald Dahl was creative. There will be plenty of play based opportunities to help you be creative yourself.
10.30am to 11.15am
£5 per child (£2.50 siblings aged 2 to 4)
Suitable for ages 5 and up. The workshop is aimed at age 5 and up, but there will be additional activities available suitable for siblings age 2 and up. These children will need to pay for the £2.50 ticket. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
There are limited spaces available, so please book early to secure your space.
Be part of the adventure as we bring Roald’s stories to life in our Sensory Storytelling sessions. Sessions are led by our wonderful Learning Session Leaders and use visual prompts, objects, sound, movement and smells. The Learning Session Leader will encourage your group to take part in the storytelling by using the sensory elements as the action unfolds.
12pm to 12.30pm
Free with admission
Suitable for all ages, children must be accompanied by an adult
Storytelling is available on a first come, first served basis on the day.
Get comfortable in our replica Writing Hut and hear all about Roald Dahl’s life and his famous Writing Hut. The Learning Session Leader will let you into a few secrets about some of Roald’s most popular stories. It is also your opportunity to pick our brains.
1.30pm to 2pm
Free with admission
Suitable for age 6+ but all welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult
The talk is available on a first come, first served basis on the day.
Find yourself wondering how to get started with writing? This workshop will use techniques from Roald Dahl’s own writing process to generate plenty of material to help you get going. Get hands-on with activities that make use of archive materials and gobblefunk around with words. You’ll finish feeling ready to beat the blank page.
The session is fast-paced and interactive, using a range of materials from playdough to paper. Please note that this is not a workshop where children will write a text.
2.30pm to 3.30pm
£5 per child (£2.50 siblings aged 2 to 4)
Suitable for ages 5 and up. The workshop is aimed at age 5 and up, but there will be additional activities available suitable for siblings age 2 and up. These children will need to pay for the £2.50 ticket. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
There are limited spaces available, so please book early to secure your space.
Explore the Museum galleries which include Boy, Solo and the interactive Story Centre. Discover more about Dahl using our self-led galleries challenge. You will have access to the Crafty Kitchen where visitors can complete various activity sheets.
Free with admission
Suitable for all, children must be accompanied by an adult
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