Calling all young explorers and their grown ups! Don’t forget our FREE Family Explorer Trails to help families explore the museum together. These are always available during opening hours and are a fun way for children and families to explore the displays during school holidays. Please ask at reception when you visit - we have a range of trails for different ages. Choose your trail, collect your pencil and clipboard and get exploring, and learn about local history along the way! Free, donations always welcome to help support the Museum.

To celebrate 30 Horrible Years of the world’s bestselling children’s history series, Stroud Book Festival invite you to enjoy a free I Spy spotter’s trail inside the Museum. Collect your spotter’s sheet from Museum reception and see if you can find all the ghastly characters! For families with children of all ages.

You can also head over to the Book Festival website and snap up tickets for a special event with Horrible Histories’ illustrator Martin Brown (Saturday 11 November at The Sub Rooms). Book soon to secure your places!

Calling all young explorers and their grown ups! Don’t forget our FREE Museum Quiz Trails. These are always available during opening hours and are a fun way for children and families to explore the Museum displays during school holidays. Please ask at reception when you visit - we have a range of trails for different ages. This half term, look out for ‘Woolly Wonders’ and ‘Discover Materials’ as well as our regular trails. Trails are free, donations always welcome.