Royston Museum

Buy tickets – Talk: The de Havilland Aircraft Company - Hertfordshire's Contribution to Aviation History – Royston Museum Talk: The de Havilland Aircraft Company - Hertfordshire's Contribution to Aviation History – Royston Museum, Wed 18 Mar 2026 - Discover the history of the de Havilland company from Geoffrey de…

Discover the history of the de Havilland company; from Geoffrey de Havilland's earliest flights in a home-made aeroplane, through to the development of the Comet - the world's first jet airliner, in our first evening talk of 2026.

📆 Wednesday 18 March, 7:15pm start
🎟 £6 per person
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We've got lots happening at the Museum this month!
Head to our website for full details: buff.ly/o2TRNpN

​A massive thank you to everyone who joined us and Great Escapists Escape Room for the opening weekend of Operation Overlord! ​We loved seeing you crack the codes and save history.

Fancy having a go at saving history yourself? Book your team in online: www.greatescapistsroyston.com/operation-ov...

An amazing photo created by JohnArgentProductions shows the cave position under the road, the tunnel and the east shaft location near the top of the cave. We love these photographs ! Thank you to John Ambler for providing these images.

Probably the most beautiful archaeological store you have ever seen. Rows of boxes on shelves receding into the distance with a tantalizing light at the end.

Check out our artefact archive!! 🤩

(serious face...)
Archives like ours are filling up fast. Soon there will be no space in Britain to store newly-excavated artefacts and this will be catastrophic for research in archaeology as well as innovation, society, growth and the renewal of nature 😢

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We'll be closing at 3pm today (Friday 27) and tomorrow (Saturday 28) to set up for our first weekend of Operation Overlord.

Buy tickets – Music at the Museum – Royston Museum Music at the Museum – Royston Museum, Fri 6 Mar 2026 - Hosted by the Friends of Royston Museum, join us on Friday 6 March for our first evening of Music at the Museum in 2026. There'll be music from…

Join us on Friday 6 March for music from two brilliant local bands!. Plus by purchasing a ticket to this fundraising event, you will be helping the Friends of Royston Museum in their mission to support the ongoing work of the Museum

📆 Friday 6 March, Doors open 7pm
🎟 £15, including a drink

This time next week we'll be welcoming the Museum Tots back to the Museum, and we can't wait! We have lots of stories, songs, crafts and hands-on activities planned, all exploring Transport. 🚄 🚌 🚙 🛵 🛴

📆 Wednesday 4 March 9:45am to 10:45am
🎟 £4 per child
💻 Book online: buff.ly/jKwnbWN

Survive? Just about! We had almost 500 visitors in 4 days (that's ALOT for us)
Rest? Yep, Mondays are our quiet, "please leave us alone" days

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Well done on surviving. We hope you've been able to get some rest.

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Morning all! We hope your day is full of happy visitors.
We're mostly caffeinated and keeping our fingers crossed that our delivery with more half term resources arrives soon!

@merchantshallyork.org sending you lots of love and energy for another day of your 10th century traders market! 😘

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Thanks friend 😘

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We think we're going to need something a little stronger.

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Very true... this was us after using what would usually be a week's work of resources in just over a day 😬

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We feel you. Today and yesterday's half term activities have been beyond busy (like beating previous record numbers busy 😬)

Buy tickets – Music at the Museum – Royston Museum Music at the Museum – Royston Museum, Fri 6 Mar 2026 - Hosted by the Friends of Royston Museum, join us on Friday 6 March for our first evening of Music at the Museum in 2026. There'll be music from…

Join us on Friday 6 March for music from two brilliant local bands!. Plus by purchasing a ticket to this fundraising event, you will be helping the Friends of Royston Museum in their mission to support the ongoing work of the Museum

📆 Friday 6 March, Doors open 7pm
🎟 £15, including a drink

Due to the popularity of our half term activities, we're introducing timed slots for Saturday and Sunday, to help us manage numbers inside our little Museum.

We'll continue to do our best to welcome everyone, but please pre-book online to guarantee a spot.
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Looking for something to do with the kids this half term? Join us for a hands-on adventure into the world of fossils! Families can dig, discover, and create as they explore the secrets of prehistoric life together.

📆 Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 February, 10am to 4pm
🎟 £3.50 per child
✨ Drop in

Voting for the Hertfordshire Museums Object of the Year closes this Sunday: buff.ly/7qUYq6M

This belonged to Private Wedd from Royston, who was captured when Singapore fell to the Japanese in 1942. He transformed his mess tin into a record of survival, engraving the places that marked his ordeal.

Just 1 more sleep until we reopen! 😁

Drop in between 10am and 4pm for...
🔎 A new layout with new displays
📸 Royston Photographic Society's annual exhibition
🪏 Our Fabulous Fossils half term activities

Buy tickets – Talk: The de Havilland Aircraft Company - Hertfordshire's Contribution to Aviation History – Royston Museum Talk: The de Havilland Aircraft Company - Hertfordshire's Contribution to Aviation History – Royston Museum, Wed 18 Mar 2026 - Discover the history of the de Havilland company from Geoffrey de…

Discover the history of the de Havilland company; from Geoffrey de Havilland's earliest flights in a home-made aeroplane, through to the development of the Comet - the world's first jet airliner, in our first evening talk of 2026.

📆 Wednesday 18 March, 7:15pm
🎟 £6 per person
💻

Spark is our monthly art club for 8–13 year olds. Each session explores a different artist or technique, with a chance to experiment, learn new skills, and create unique artwork.
📆 2nd Thurs of the month, 4pm to 5:30pm
🎟 £6 per young person
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✨ Museum Tots and Spark Art Club are back next month!✨

Museum Tots is especially for children under 5 and their adults. With stories, songs, crafts and hands-on activities there's plenty for your littles ones to explore
📆 1st Weds of the month, 9:45am to 10:45am
🎟 £4 per child,
💻 buff.ly/jKwnbWN

What can you enjoy when we reopen this Thursday?

🔎 A new layout with new displays.
🌱 A warmer building thanks to our air source heat pumps and new heating system
📸 Royston Photographic Society's annual exhibition
🪏 Our Fabulous Fossils half term activities

Pop down Thursday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm!

✨ Sneak peak time! ✨

Here's a little glimpse of what we've been up to this winter. We reopen to the public on Thursday 19 February. Pop down Thursday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm to have a closer look.

Join us this February half term for a hands-on adventure into the world of fossils! Families can dig, discover, and create as they explore the secrets of prehistoric life together.

📆 Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 February, 10am to 4pm
🎟 £3.50 per child
✨ Drop in, no booking required

Love music and museums? Then we have an evening just for you!

Hosted by the Friends of Royston Museum, join us for our first evening of Music at the Museum in 2026 with 2 brilliant local bands, Backyard Bonfires and Two of a Kind.

📆 Friday 6 March, 7pm
🎟 £15
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Remind us on Monday! Our brain is more like a sieve than a bowl these days...

Our new information panels and signs have started to arrive! We can't wait to see what they look like up in the Museum. 😁

You're welcome to grab a paintbrush or screwdriver and pop over to help. We restocked the biscuits today as well.