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Join our washerwomen to do the laundry Victorian-style and enjoy a tasty treat as a reward. Advanced booking essential. Accompanying adults and siblings are welcome but will be asked to explore the rest of the museum due to limited space.

Back in 2014 Rachel lived the Georgian 1797, Victorian 1834 and Edwardian 1902 versions of the workhouse diet. Join her to find out about life and food in Victorian workhouses and make some to try. Learn how and why the diet changed over time and what that tells us about different attitudes to the poor. Suitable for young people aged 11 to 19 years old.

Join us to knit, natter and enjoy a hot drink and biscuit.

Bring your craft project, enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, and have a mardle.

Join archaeologist and museum worker, Monika H. Ingólfsdóttir in an introduction to the Norse settlement of Iceland in the Viking age. Learn about the many precious stones the island had to offer the newcomers and how the people used them throughout the ages in relation to magic, healing, and folklore. Hear about Monika's research into two very different excavation sites and the exciting stone artefacts found there. A Viking settlement farm and Iceland's last Catholic monastery. Supported by The Brecks Fen Edge & Rivers Landscape Partnership Scheme and National Lottery Heritage Fund.

It's Christmas 1924 and Ancient House has just opened as a museum. Unfortunately, a murder has been discovered - who dunnit? Become a detective, meet costumed characters, enjoyed Christmas crafts and find out how Christmas was celebrated in the 1920s.

Join curator, Oliver Bone to discover the story of the first 100 years of the Ancient House as a museum on the day before our 100th anniversary. Supported by Prince Frederick's Thetford Museum, a National Lottery Heritage Fund Project.