Saturday 6 December, 10am – 4pm

Escape the cold, bring your family and head down to the National Civil War Centre for a fantastic day out filled with festive fun and crafts!

• Make a Stuart-inspired Christmas wreath for your door, using local greenery from Sconce and Devon Park!
• Bring a t shirt or jumper and turn it into your Christmas outfit with our Bring and Bling Station!
• Listen to wonderful storytelling by our very own Wise Man, Adam Nightingale, with “Mysterious Tales of the Three Wise Men”
• Our Polish Community are invited to come and join the Open Doors Team to make a simple St. Nicholas or snowflake decoration and share Polish traditions and stories to help inform a new project.

Throughout December… Join the Festive Hunt!
Grab your WANTED poster and embark on our thrilling Christmas Trail through the museum. Your mission? Track down the mischievous Walter Hogbrawl, who’s daring to celebrate Christmas after Cromwell’s ban!

Follow the trail and uncover Walter’s hiding place – with a prize for every successful sleuth!

Plus,

• Enjoy some Christmas shopping in our gift shop, selling local Newark gifts.
• Enjoy our interactive galleries, our short film, and play our Pikes and Ladders board game.
• Play with our replica objects and enjoy our popular dressing up area with replica costumes and weapons.
• Take our puppet versions of Prince Rupert's famous dog Boye or Cromwell's horse Blackjack with to explore our galleries.
• Take part in the Toys Through Time Trail - giving children toys to play with from bygone eras such as skipping ropes, spinning tops, tin robots and dial-up phones!
• Wander outside of the museum with the Threads of Time Trail – spot nine artefacts hidden in locations in Newark Town Centre!
• See jaw-dropping treasures like a giant mammoth tooth, a spooky Roman skeleton, shiny armour and swords, and even a magical bottle once used to keep witches away from the house!
• Treat yourself in the award-winning Kids in Museum Family Standard Café, open daily.
• And much more!