Learning, Education Events
- 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 13th May 10:00am until 12:30pm + More Dates
Drop in for a coffee and get creative with clay (for adults).
- Wednesday 14th May 7:00pm until 9:10pm + More Dates
The Year 2 SPACE Company present: ‘Monument to Childhood’, as part of SPACE Fest 2025.
- 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.
- Sunday 15th June 10:00am until 3:00pm
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.
- Thursday 19th June, 9:30am - Until Friday 20th June, 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!
- 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.
- Wednesday 15th October 10:00am until 4:30pm + More Dates
Experience the story of the Titanic as you’ve never before. Trace its journey from the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, through its fateful voyage and sinking, to its rediscovery at the bottom of...