Make a sheep headband to wear and try your hand at some simple weaving. Help wind the bobbin up and try brushing some wool like people did in the past. Investigate some of the things people used to make cloth in Stroud in the past and try printing with wool. Add a mini fluffy sheep to our mini hillside and vote for your favourite sheep before exploring the museum with our Woolly Wonders Family Explorer Trail.

We invite you to discover and explore together through this range of family-friendly activities designed to help bring the theme of weaving alive.

Designed for families with children over 5 years old to explore together. Drop in between 11am and 1pm. £1 per child. Please pay on the day.

We are trialling pre-bookable sessions aimed at families with neurodivergent children who need a relaxed environment to enjoy these activities.

Make a sheep headband to wear and try your hand at some simple weaving. Help wind the bobbin up and try brushing some wool like people did in the past. Investigate some of the things people used to make cloth in Stroud in the past and try printing with wool. Add a mini fluffy sheep to our mini hillside and vote for your favourite sheep before exploring the museum with our Woolly Wonders Family Explorer Trail.

We invite you to discover and explore together through this range of family-friendly activities designed to help bring the theme of weaving alive.

Designed for families with children over 5 years old who need a more relaxed experience. We ask other visitors to please understand that tickets for this session are reserved for families with children with this need.

The session will run between 2pm and 3pm in the Pavilion at Museum in the Park. All activities are optional, and we will support families taking part in the activities as much or as little as they choose. To support a relaxed environment, there are 10 child tickets available to pre-book. Children must be accompanied, although accompanying adults do not need a ticket.

£1 per child. Please prebook - book online or call 01453 763394.

Get hands on and discover some of the things used by people who made cloth in Stroud in the past. A chance to look closely, touch and hold some amazing objects to find out about the different jobs that people did including shearing sheep, weaving, and dyeing the cloth to explore more the people who worked in this industry in the past. 

Drop in between 11am and 3pm. Free, donations welcome. Family friendly. 

If you are a teacher looking for resources relating to this topic, please see our Learning Resources and Facilitated School Visits.

Be inspired by the history of making cloth in Stroud and try weaving with paper. Learn the basics of weaving and create your own colourful design to take home with you.

Designed for families with children over 5 years old to join in together.

Drop in between 11am and 3pm. £1 per child. Please pay on the day.

Try your hand at weaving, watch a spinning wheel in action, and plan your Open Mill Day visits to learn more about our local textile heritage. Free, family friendly drop-in activities with Gaynor Veal from Stroudwater Textile Trust. All ages welcome.

For more information about when you an visit local mills and the work of Stroudwater Textile Trust please visit their website.