Learning, Education Events
- Saturday 5th April 10:00am until 3:00pm + More Dates
Get behind the wheel from just 10 years of age and experience the thrill of learning to drive with our team of DVSA approved driving instructors.
- Sunday 6th April, 9:30am - Until Monday 7th April, 5:00pm + More Dates
Join the team on the footplate and live the childhood dream! Shovel coal into the firebox, blow the whistle, open the regulator and feel the power!
- Thursday 10th April 10:30am until 12:00pm + More Dates
A family-friendly version of our Discovery Tour designed with Key Stage Two children in mind.
- Friday 11th April 2:30pm until 3:30pm
A collection of real-life stories from the Museum-world as told by South West Heritage Trust Operations Manager Susie Simmons.
- Sunday 13th April 10:00am until 4:00pm
The team at A Doggy Day Out is tremendously excited to present The Big Bark at Bath & West Showground for the third year running
- Thursday 17th April 10:00am until 4:00pm
Create your own flint-knapped, stone toolkit at this hands-on, beginner's workshop and discover the ancient techniques used by our prehistoric ancestors to craft essential tools from stone.
- Tuesday 22nd April 10:00am until 12:30pm + More Dates
Drop in for a coffee and get creative with clay (for adults).
- Wednesday 23rd April 9:30am until 3:00pm
The Field to Food Learning Day is all about educating the next generation about farming and food production
- Friday 25th April 11:00am until 1:00pm
Bring your own book and read with a cuppa and a biscuit in quiet camaraderie with likeminded bookworms in the Somerset Studies Library surrounded by the history of Somerset.
- Saturday 26th April 9:15am until 1:15pm + More Dates
Join the team on the footplate and live the childhood dream! Shovel coal into the firebox, blow the whistle, open the regulator and feel the power!
- Saturday 26th April 10:00am until 12:30pm
Create your own unique monoprint in this fun creative workshop with Jackie Curtis
- Saturday 26th April 10:00am until 4:00pm
Join Naomi Hannam of Creative Roots for an enchanting journey into the alchemy of colour and transform foraged plants, roots and saved kitchen scraps into vibrant dye colours.
- Saturday 26th April 2:00pm until 4:30pm
Learn how to create a unique print using natural materials, fabrics and foils.
- Tuesday 29th April 7:30pm until 8:30pm
Former Wildlife Trust Reserve Manager and author Nigel Phillips explores the wildlife of the Quantocks from the Ice Age to the present.
- Monday 5th May 10:00am until 4:00pm
Come and make a VE Day flag and Lamp Lights of Peace.
- Thursday 8th May 1:00pm until 3:00pm + More Dates
A volunteer-led walking tour of Taunton Town in remembrance of both World Wars
- Friday 9th May 2:30pm until 3:30pm
This illustrated talk, by Tim Hill, looks at the social history of May celebrations, festivals and fairs.
- Sunday 11th May 9:30am until 5:00pm + More Dates
A Road Safety Revolution - Driving lessons for 10-17 year olds in Somerset!
- Tuesday 3rd June 1:00pm until 3:00pm + More Dates
Take a tour of Taunton looking at the history of civil war and religion.
- Friday 13th June 7:00am until 5:00pm + More Dates
Live the childhood dream with the Silver Stage Steam Engineman Course. This course can only be taken once the bronze stage steam engineman course has been completed.
- Friday 13th June 2:30pm until 3:30pm
Hear the stories of spys, drivers, photographers and peace campaigners in this talk to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
- Friday 20th June 1:00pm until 3:00pm + More Dates
A new tour focusing on the industrial and commercial heritage of the River Tone.
- Wednesday 2nd July 7:30pm until 8:30pm
Discover more about the exhibition 'After Sedgemoor' with historian and co-curator Tom Mayberry.
- Saturday 5th July 9:00am until 5:00pm + More Dates
Two days of rebellious discovery to mark the 340th anniversary of the Battle of Sedgemoor.
- Friday 22nd August 7:00am until 5:00pm + More Dates
Live the childhood dream with the Gold Stage Steam Engineman Course. This course can only be taken once the bronze stage steam engineman course has been completed.