Daventry’s Heritage Open Days is back

Explore Daventry’s everyday histories and celebrate Heritage Open Days at Daventry Museum from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 12th September.

Members of the public are invited to explore Daventry’s everyday histories and celebrate Heritage Open Days at Daventry Museum with fascinating exhibits and hands-on activities from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 12th September.

From boots to bonnets, find out about the life of the Rodhouse family of shoemakers and milliners, rediscover family favourites in the Co-op Baker ‘Bert’ Thompson’s recipe book and discover some of the tools of occupations past in engaging displays.

Visitors can also enjoy the museum’s current exhibition, Daventry Through Time and our newly installed display boards featuring a timeline of Daventry. The exhibition brings this timeline to life, showcasing the museum’s most treasured objects; from fossils, Stone Age and Bronze Age tools; to Roman pottery and medieval treasure, evidencing thousands of years of local history.

Explore other key moments in the town’s story, from medieval times and the coaching era to the age of radio and the town expansion.

Young visitors will have plenty of opportunity to get involved in fun activities including our popular digging for fossils and treasure sand tray activity, designing your own Roman coin and mosaics, dressing up along with quizzes and scavenger hunts.

Normal Museum Opening Times: Tuesday to Friday from 9.30am to 1.30pm First Saturday* of the month from 10am to 4pm (*please note the museum is closed on Saturday 5th September and instead, is open on Saturday 12th September to coincide with Heritage Open Days celebrations).