All the latest News and Events at Brook Rural Museum. Check back on this page for regular updates.
This September, Brook Rural Museum is running a series of fun & educational rural craft workshops! Tickets are just £10 per person (plus small booking fee) and include access to the museum. Spaces are limited and pre-booking is essential via EventBrite, to book click here. Each session runs 2pm-5pm. Saturday 6th September: Willow WeavingExplore this […]
As part of the UK government’s ‘Victory 80 – Victory in Europe and Victory in Japan Commemoration’ programme, Brook Rural Museum is running special tours on Friday 15th August, VJ Day. The tours will focus on the the story of Brook during WWII and highlight our exhibits from the era. The tours will run at […]
Brook Rural Museum is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a £20,284 grant from the Department for Culture, Media & Sport via the Arts Council as part of the government’s ‘Victory 80 – Victory in Europe and Victory in Japan Commemoration’ programme. Brook Rural Museum will commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE and VJ […]
Join us on Saturday 19th July for our Medieval Fayre🏹⚔️🎪 We’ll have loads of fun drop-in sessions including archery, calligraphy, wheat & basket weaving, and Knight School for kids, plus performances from the Companye of Strangers dancers and CantiaCorum singers. See the rota below for performance times. The barn and oast house will also be […]
!!NEXT SUNDAY FUNDAY ON 27TH JULY!! The last Sunday of the month is SUNDAY FUNDAY at Brook Rural Museum. In addition to the museum being open we’ll have a range of fun and educational self-led kids’ activities on site. As seating is limited feel free to bring your own picnic blankets and camping chairs and […]
Join us on Saturday 14th June for a Birds of Prey educational display by the Kent Falconry Team and associated crafts from ecoventures🦉🦅 We will also have barista coffee, wood-fired pizzas and ice-cream available to purchase on-site! The barn and oast house will also be open as part of this event. WHEN: Saturday 14th June […]
Join us on Saturday 19th April for our Brook Easter Bunny Hunt and first event of 2025! 🐰💐🪻 We’ve teamed up with the Honest Miller for a bunny hunt through the museum grounds and we’ll also have Easter arts & crafts on site. Collect your prize from the Honest Miller a short walk away through […]
We’re delighted to announce our programme of events for 2025! We’re kicking things off with our special Easter Bunny Trail on 19th April and our always popular Medieval Fayre returns on 19th July, amongst a host of fun family events. Save the dates! More details to follow, sign up to our newsletter to be the […]
We have partnered with Ashford Community Lottery to help us raise funds to support our programme of events for 2025. For every £1 ticket purchased for the weekly draw, 50p goes to us, and there’s a top prize of £25,000 plus loads of other prizes. To play click here and make sure Brook Rural Museum […]
The following is adapted from Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh’s blogpost https://blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/kenthistory/kent-hop-picking-and-dovers-maison-dieu/ The ‘Local Stories: Memories of Hopping around Brook and Wye, Kent’ exhibition at the Templeman Library, University of Kent, was officially opened Friday 18th October. It is worth pointing out that even though today very few hop fields survive in Kent, John Hills as part of CCCU’s Sustainability team regularly […]
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