OUTDOOR EXPLORERS: SUMMER DAYS

Explore the outdoor world through free play in our Forest School area with your little one. Each session lasts around an hour, and starts and finishes around the fire circle.

We recommend this activity for 3 and 4 year olds, but younger ones are welcome also and there is no charge for younger accompanying siblings.

Please ensure clothing is suitable for the weather, and please have legs covered in all weathers. Wear waterproofs if needed, and wellies/sturdy footware.

PER CHILD £4.50

Bookings should be made in advance using the link below:

BLADES, BOWS AND BLACK POWDER: A MEDIEVAL WEEKEND

Experience medieval life and see the Knight’s encampment come alive with archery, armour and battle. Please be aware there will be live firing at 1.00pm.

Overflow parking available at Redditch crematorium.

Bring the whole family!

ADMISSION FREE TO MEDIEVAL EVENT
Normal museum entry fees apply

COUNTRY NIGHT AT THE MILL

Come on down to the mill for our first ever Country Night!

Join Adam Harding as he brings authentic country sounds, supported by The Violettes performing some popular country tracks! You can also take on our rodeo bull and see if you can lasso a cactus. Dust off your boots, grab your friends and family and enjoy an unforgettable evening.

Our coffee bar will be serving up pulled pork baps, hearty chilli with cornbread or nachos, plus a tempting selection of drinks including refreshing iced teas and whiskey cocktails – the perfect pairing for a night of country classics. Our usual offering of snacks and drinks will also be available.

Please note: ticket prices don’t include food and drink.

ADULTS £13.00, CHILDREN £6.00

Bookings should be made in advance using the link below:

80s NIGHT IN THE CLOISTERS

Join the 80s Alive duo as they perform well known hits with energy and passion in our covered Cloisters area. A fantastic night of live music which is always popular!

Drinks available from the bar. Please dress warmly if it is a cool evening.

Doors Open at 7.30pm, Music from 8pm.

ADULTS £9.00

Bookings should be made in advance using the link below:

OUTDOOR THEATRE: TREASURE ISLAND

It’s pirate ships, pieces of eight and salty old sea dogs for Summer 2026 in Quantum Theatre’s swashbuckling new adaptation of the classic pirate adventure, Treasure Island.

Bursting with buccaneers, brouhaha and dastardly double dealings this lively new adaptation delivers an action-packed adventure for the whole family.

Gates open at 4.30pm. The performance begins at 5.00pm. Please bring your own picnics, blankets and seats to enjoy this performance in the beautiful, natural surroundings of Forge Mill.

Ice creams and light refreshments will be available from the coffee bar.

ADULTS £15.00, CHILDREN £7.00

Bookings should be made in advance using the link below:

COMMONWEALTH LACE

A talk from Mary Coleman

What lace did the Puritans wear between the Stuart reigns? A fascinating talk illustrated with examples of lace from the Lace Guild Museum Collection.

This talk is presented by Mary Coleman, Honorary Assistant Curator from The Lace Guild Museum.

Part of Visit Worcestershire’s ‘Sew Civil War’ project.

ADULTS £7.00

Bookings should be made in advance using the link below:

PORTRAITS, PURITANS AND PETTICOATS

A talk from Stuart Orme

Fashion in the mid-1600s. A talk by Stuart Orme, Curator of the Oliver Cromwell Museum.

The mid-1600s saw changes in fashion, forced by not only by continental influences but the impact of the Civil Wars and the Republic. What were these changes and how did people of this period dress? Did all Puritans wear black and Cavaliers wear lace? What do the portraits of the period tell us and in what way are they misleading?

Part of Visit Worcestershire’s ‘Sew Civil War’ project.

ADULTS £7.00

Bookings should be made in advance using the link below:

INSPIRED BY 17th CENTURY CASKET EMBROIDERY WORKSHOP

A workshop with Heather Lewis

As part of research for a book, Heather studied historical embroidered caskets from the V & A. The embroidery in this workshop was designed alongside a casket she made for the book and features scrolling stems of couched gold thread, a three-dimensional needlelace leaf, silk shaded strawberry and embellished with gold spangles.

Part of Visit Worcestershire’s ‘Sew Civil War’ project.

ADULTS £80.00 (including £30 class kit)

Bookings should be made in advance using the link below:

BLACKWORK EMBROIDERY WORKSHOP

A workshop with Leon Conrad

Ups and Downs: Reversible ‘Spanish Stitch’ embroidery based on Civil War period samplers.

Learn to stitch like it’s 1640: where every ending is a new beginning, and the path you map out reveals a masterpiece.

Part of Visit Worcestershire’s ‘Sew Civil War’ project.

ADULTS £65.00

Bookings should be made in advance using the link below:

GOLDWORK EMBROIDERY WORKSHOP

A workshop with Leon Conrad

A Gorgeous Glimpse of Gold. Bring more bling and work more ‘wow’ into your needlework as you engage with the magnificence, glamour, and magic of embroidering with gold thread, just as stitchers did in the 16th and 17th Centuries.

Part of Visit Worcestershire’s ‘Sew Civil War’ project.

ADULTS £30.00

Bookings should be made in advance using the link below:

A VEIL OF MYSTERY

A talk from Leon Conrad

English 16th and 17th Century Embroidered and Woven Textile Bookbindings.

This engaging talk reveals the often hidden and secret stories behind richly decorated textile bookbindings produced in England in the 16th and 17th centuries. Are the flowers, figures, and fastenings purely decorative — or do they hint at something more? Come and decide for yourself!

Part of Visit Worcestershire’s ‘Sew Civil War’ project.

ADULTS £7.00

Bookings should be made in advance using the link below: