History workshops index

Activities Details

  • Our interactive workshops last approximately 1 hour 45 minutes
  • Each workshop is available for a maximum of 35 children.
  • A free lunch room is available when you book an interactive workshop.

We offer interactive workshops at three fantastic venues:

  • Bolton Museum, Art Gallery & Aquarium
  • Hall i’th’ Wood Museum
  • Smithills Hall

All three venues have an exciting range of museum souvenirs and replica artefacts to buy at pocket money prices.

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A range of History activities are detailed on the Outreach workshop page


Exploring Ancient Egypt (Key Stage 2)

  • Become a history detective and investigate Ancient Egyptian artefacts.
  • Touch real objects which are over 2,500 years old.
  • Encounter many Ancient treasures from our amazing Egyptian gallery.
  • Be transformed into characters from the past, including a scribe, priest and mummified pharaoh.

Toys (Key Stage 1)

  • Encounter fascinating toys from the past and compare them with modern toys.
  • See how fascinating mechanical clockwork toys move.
  • Investigate materials, which traditional and modern toys are made from.
  • Explore, handle and play with a wide range of historic toys.

Samuel Crompton & the History of Spinning at Hall i’ th’ Wood (Key Stage 2)

  • See where Samuel Crompton invented his famous Spinning Mule which revolutionised the cotton industry.
  • Watch a talented spinner use a spinning wheel to transform wool into thread.
  • Become children from the past with traditional costumes and have a go at carding and spinning some yarn from a sheep’s fleece.

Tudor Family Life at Hall i’ th’ Wood (Key Stage 2)

  • Meet Master or Mistress Brownlow and re-live life in a Tudor merchant household.
  • Be transformed into a variety of characters from the past.
  • Participate in an exciting tour of the Great Hall, Bedroom, Kitchen and Dairy.
  • Investigate Tudor household artefacts.

Extend your Tudor experience into the afternoon with these optional activities:

  • Create a traditional pomander and write with quill pens.
  • Participate in Tudor dancing.

Tudor Celebration at Smithills Hall (Key Stage 2)

  • Be transformed into Tudors and re-enact a traditional Tudor feast.
  • Participate in an exciting tour of the Great Hall, Bower, and Solar.
  • Discover the difference between rich and poor people in a Tudor household. 
  • Investigate Tudor entertainment and participate in traditional Tudor dancing

Extend your Tudor celebration into the afternoon with these optional activities:

  • Write with traditional quill pens and create invitations for a Tudor feast.
  • Participate in Tudor games and Tudor dancing.