19 Jul - 31 Aug
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Experience an exciting summer at Murton Park! Enjoy six weeks filled with fun, featuring Museum Days, Living History Days, reenactment groups, train rides, and monthly kids’ clubs!
Buy your annual pass here.
Here’s what we’ll be up to:
Vanguard will host an engaging living history display in which its members willeducate the public on the day-to-day life of a person from the 13th Century.
It’s free with park admission.
Kick start the summer with our monthly craft club. It’s free with park admission.
Passenger train schedules are subject to safety regulations and weather conditions.
Train times: 11am, 11.30am, 12pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm, 4pm
Price: £1 per person, per ride OR £5 for up to five people, per day (ride as many times as you like).
Our 1st century Roman fort will be the backdrop to Roman Week between Tues 22nd and Friday 25th July.
The Trailblazer Cowboys and Jorfor’s Hall Vikings take up residence at Murton Park for the weekend.
Free with park admission
Passenger train schedules are subject to safety regulations and weather conditions.
Train times: 11am, 11.30am, 12pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm, 4pm
Price: £1 per person, per ride OR £5 for up to five people, per day (ride as many times as you like).
The theme is ‘sheep’:
- Learn about sheep breeds
- Take a look at some sheep-related museum objects!
- Make your own pompom sheep (£1 with park admission).
Explore what life was like for our distant ancestors during our Prehistory Week, running from 29th July to 1st August!
Get build-happy in our monthly Lego club.
Free with park admission
Passenger train schedules are subject to safety regulations and weather conditions.
Train times: 11am, 11.30am, 12pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm, 4pm
Price: £1 per person, per ride OR £5 for up to five people, per day (ride as many times as you like).
The theme is ‘planting’ and will include:
- Have a go at using a seed drill
- Plant your own vegetables (£1 charge with park admission).
Did you know that 1066 marked a monumental turning point in European history?
We’ve got a 1066 Living History Week at Murton Park from 5th and 8th August. Here’s what you can look forward to: https://www.murtonpark.co.uk/events/1066-week/
See what daily life was like over a thousand years ago for this chatty bunch of Viking settlers!
It’s free with park admission.
Passenger train schedules are subject to safety regulations and weather conditions.
Train times: 11am, 11.30am, 12pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm, 4pm
Price: £1 per person, per ride OR £5 for up to five people, per day (ride as many times as you like).
This week’s museum theme is ‘Senses on The Farm’
What can you see, smell, hear, touch and taste on a farm? Find out by taking part in a ‘senses’ trail.
Free with park admission.
This year, VE Day marked 80 years since the official surrender of all German military operations! Join us in August for a Home Front Week, and mark your calendars for Friday, August 15th, when we’ll host a delightful Living History Day, featuring a fun street party.
Find out more: https://www.murtonpark.co.uk/events/home-front-week/
Jorfor’s Hall Vikings take up residence at Murton Park for the weekend.
Free with park admission
Passenger train schedules are subject to safety regulations and weather conditions.
Train times: 11am, 11.30am, 12pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm, 4pm
Price: £1 per person, per ride OR £5 for up to five people, per day (ride as many times as you like).
Get your craft on at our monthly craft club.
It’s free with park admission.
The theme is ‘The Future of Farming’:
- What will farming look like in the future?
- The past’s vision of the future (think 1960’s sci-fi)
Join us during Viking Week to find out what it was like to live as a Viking settler.
From Tues 19th – Friday 22nd August, you can learn about the Vikings through crafts, storytelling and a Living History Day on Thursday 21st August.
Find out more: https://www.murtonpark.co.uk/events/viking-week/
The Trailblazers cowboys will be in town! You might even see them hold up a train and have a gunfight.
It’s free with park admission.
Passenger train schedules are subject to safety regulations and weather conditions.
Train times: 11am, 11.30am, 12pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm, 4pm
Price: £1 per person, per ride OR £5 for up to five people, per day (ride as many times as you like).
Join us on Thursday 28th August 2025 to celebrate Makaton International Awareness Day – Murton Park
Makaton tutors Jo Bryenton and Julie Tarn will be here for a fun-filled event suitable for every age.
