Dartmoor History Hunters Family Fun Day

Dartmoor History Hunters Family Fun Day

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Saturday, 19 July 2025 at 10:30 - 15:30

Join us at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum for a free family fun day with our Dartmoor History Hunters travelling through time to uncover the secrets of Dartmoor. There will crafts, activities and things to make and take home bringing to life the Brilliant Bronze Age, the Magnificent Middleages and Vibrant Victorians. Have a go at being an archaeologist uncovering treasures in our excavation trays, shape a clay pot, spin some wool and much more

  • Make a mini clay Beaker to take home (like the Bronze Age Beaker people)
  • Be a Master Builder and help make a miniature Bronze Age round house
  • Be a History Hunter and sift through the sands of time to uncover ancient artefacts with a Dartmoor Archaeologist
  • Help complete our 10,000 year Time Line by adding your pictures and drawings
  • Play some familiar and not so familiar Medieval Games
  • Have a go at wool spinning
  • Take a closer look at  some of the artefacts found on Dartmoor with the  museum curator
  • Take a selfie with our Victorian selfie camera

All these activities will suit children 5-11 years old and will help them discover Dartmoor's amazing heritage in a fun way

Find out more about Dartmoor's heritage on the Dartmoor Story pages of our website

Location: Exeter Royal Albert Memorial Museum

Booking required: no

Charge: Free

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