VE Day Somerset Rural Life Museum
  • Somerset Rural Life Museum
    Chilkwell Street
    Glastonbury
    Somerset
    BA6 8DB
  • Monday 5th May 10:00am until 4:00pm
Come and make a VE Day flag and Lamp Lights of Peace.

VE Day in 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

On Thursday 8 May people across the country will be raising the VE Day flag and lighting beacons and Lamp Lights of Peace. 

On bank-holiday Monday 5 May there is a chance to drop into the Museum to make your own flag and tea light holder ready for the 8th. 

Strength and Resilience: Somerset Women in the Second World War

The exhibition, ‘Strength and Resilience,’ explores the lives of four remarkable women and the part they played during the conflict and subsequent peace process.

Find out about spys, army drivers, photographers and peace campaigners on your visit.

Learn more here!

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