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Vale & Downland Museum
  • Visit Us
    • Where to find us
    • Opening times
    • Families
    • Accessibility
    • Group Tours and Talks
    • Coffee Shop
    • Shop
    • Free Digital Guide
    • About Us
      • Mission
      • History
      • Management
      • Recruitment
      • Policies
      • Contact us
    • Contact us
  • What’s On
    • What’s On
  • Explore
    • Galleries
    • Floorplan
    • Research Library
    • Exhibitions
    • Free Digital Guide
    • Living Landscape
  • Learn
    • Primary Schools
    • Secondary Schools
    • Families
    • Student Opportunities
    • Lifelong Learning
    • Resources
  • Support Us
    • Donate
    • Trusts and Foundations
    • Legacy Giving
    • Volunteer
    • Join the Friends
  • Friends
    • About the Friends
    • Join the Friends
    • Photo Gallery
  • Local Info
    • Community Links
    • Tourist Info
  • 50 Appeal
    • Corporate
    • Become a Patron
    • 100 Club

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Vale & Downland Museum

The museum has been nationally acclaimed & offers a very broad range of services, from galleries interpreting the cultural heritage of the Vale of White Horse, to a café with a delightful terrace & garden.

Tel: 01235 771 447

Email: info@valeanddownlandmuseum.org.uk

Events

Events in July 2026

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1:30 pm: The 'Port' of Wantage Talk

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
1st July 2026

1810 - 1895

Seam Seabourne will tell us why anyone would want to bring boats into Wantage and why did they keep doing it for eight five years. How expensive was  it to do that, and what were the reasons? Find out by learning about the days when Wantage became a 'port' and the best faggots in Berkshire could be bought at the Jolly Waterman in Wantage.

Wednesday 1st July  1.30pm

£7.50 per person

Please book in advance online here or in person at the museum

Suitable for people aged 16+

This talk is part of our Adults Gallery Talks Programme for Autumn 2025 - Summer 2026.

The Museum Coffee Shop will be open with refreshments available to purchase before and after this talk. Last orders at 3pm. Please note food and drink are not permitted in the Museum galleries, so please allow enough time to visit the Coffee Shop.

 
22nd July 2026
33rd July 2026
44th July 2026
55th July 2026
66th July 2026
77th July 2026
88th July 2026
99th July 2026
1010th July 2026

10:00 am: Museum Fundraising Summer Fete

10:00 am – 2:00 pm
11th July 2026

We are really looking forward to our Summer Fete this year. We will have a great selection of games and activities, stalls and chances to win. Tickets for our Big Summer Raffle are on sale now from reception or via the link here. (This will take you to our Stripe payment page).

Prizes include:

Blenheim Palace Family Annual Pass

Tickets to:

Millets Maize Maze

Roald Dahl Museum Fairytale Farm

Oxford Bus Museum

Bekonscot Model Village

Oxford River Cruise

Cotswold Wildlife Park

Didcot Railway Centre

Oxfords Illusion Museum

Loose Cannon Brewery

Snakes and Ladders

Birdland

Roves Farm

Whitchurch Silk Mill

High Score Arcade

Farmer Gows Wellington Country Park

Kennet & Avon Canal Trip Combe Mill

and more!
1212th July 2026
1313th July 2026
1414th July 2026
1515th July 2026
1616th July 2026
1717th July 2026
1818th July 2026
1919th July 2026

10:00 am: LEGO® Club

10:00 am – 11:00 am
20th July 2026

LEGO® Club is back for summer 2026!

These sessions are perfect for any LEGO® loving child. Each session is an hour of building fun with our vast collection of LEGO®.

Sessions run throughout the summer on the following dates:

Monday 20th, & 27th July, and 3rd, 10th, 17th, & 24th August

Wednesday 22nd, & 29th July, and 5th, 12th, 26th August

Thursday 20th August

Each day has two sessions: 10am - 11am and 11.30am - 12.30pm.

£4 per child, per session.

Book in advance to avoid disappointment as we can not guarantee there will be walk-in spaces available.

Book online here or at the museum.

Parents/guardians must stay on site but do not need to stay in the room with the children.

 

11:30 am: LEGO® Club

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
20th July 2026

LEGO® Club is back for summer 2026!

These sessions are perfect for any LEGO® loving child. Each session is an hour of building fun with our vast collection of LEGO®.

Sessions run throughout the summer on the following dates:

Monday 20th, & 27th July, and 3rd, 10th, 17th, & 24th August

Wednesday 22nd, & 29th July, and 5th, 12th, 26th August

Thursday 20th August

Each day has two sessions: 10am - 11am and 11.30am - 12.30pm.

£4 per child, per session.

Book in advance to avoid disappointment as we can not guarantee there will be walk-in spaces available.

Book online here or at the museum.

Parents/guardians must stay on site but do not need to stay in the room with the children.

 
2121st July 2026
2222nd July 2026
2323rd July 2026
2424th July 2026
2525th July 2026
2626th July 2026

10:00 am: LEGO® Club

10:00 am – 11:00 am
27th July 2026

LEGO® Club is back for summer 2026!

These sessions are perfect for any LEGO® loving child. Each session is an hour of building fun with our vast collection of LEGO®.

Sessions run throughout the summer on the following dates:

Monday 20th, & 27th July, and 3rd, 10th, 17th, & 24th August

Wednesday 22nd, & 29th July, and 5th, 12th, 26th August

Thursday 20th August

Each day has two sessions: 10am - 11am and 11.30am - 12.30pm.

£4 per child, per session.

Book in advance to avoid disappointment as we can not guarantee there will be walk-in spaces available.

Book online here or at the museum.

Parents/guardians must stay on site but do not need to stay in the room with the children.

 

11:30 am: LEGO® Club

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
27th July 2026

LEGO® Club is back for summer 2026!

These sessions are perfect for any LEGO® loving child. Each session is an hour of building fun with our vast collection of LEGO®.

Sessions run throughout the summer on the following dates:

Monday 20th, & 27th July, and 3rd, 10th, 17th, & 24th August

Wednesday 22nd, & 29th July, and 5th, 12th, 26th August

Thursday 20th August

Each day has two sessions: 10am - 11am and 11.30am - 12.30pm.

£4 per child, per session.

Book in advance to avoid disappointment as we can not guarantee there will be walk-in spaces available.

Book online here or at the museum.

Parents/guardians must stay on site but do not need to stay in the room with the children.

 
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22nd August 2026
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