A Few of Our Favourite Things Exhibit
8-10-26 - 1-11-26
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
What are the favourite objects of the Museum’s volunteers, staff and trustees, and why?
Events
What's on
The Cromwell Museum has a wide variety of temporary exhibitions, events, talks and tours throughout the year to appeal to a range of interests. The entries below are our current programme for the next few months.
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Cromwell's Huntingdon Guided Walk (Captioned)
22-10-26 - 22-10-26
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
An evening guided walk exploring Huntingdon in the 1600s, including Royal visits, Civil War battles, Witchcraft and Cromwell!
Holiday Activities: Remedies and Recipes, Create your own Spell Book
27-10-26 - 27-10-26
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Drop into the Cromwell Museum during October half term to create your own spellbook inspired by historical recipes and remedies.
The Naseby: Cromwell's Warship
28-10-26 - 28-10-26
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Drop into Huntingdon Library to view the model of Cromwell's warship in working condition!
Holiday Activities: Remedies and Recipes, Create your own Spell Book
29-10-26 - 29-10-26
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Drop into the Cromwell Museum during October half term to create your own spellbook inspired by historical recipes and remedies.
Cromwell's St Ives Guided Walk (Captioned)
29-10-26 - 29-10-26
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Join us for an evening walk around historic St Ives to explore what it was like in the 1600s when Oliver Cromwell was resident!
Halloween Town Hall Tours
31-10-26 - 31-10-26
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Explore Huntingdon's Haunted Town Hall by Candlelight - but beware in case the stories come to life!
Besieged: Sieges of the Civil War Exhibition
3-11-26 - 4-04-27
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Explore how the Civil Wars were a conflict conducted not through big battles, but by sieges.
‘Time for the Protector: Oliver Cromwell’s Watch’ A talk by Stuart Orme
04-11-26 - 04-11-26
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
What is the story behind the recently acquired watch in the Cromwell Museum? What does it tell us about Cromwell, and time in the 1600s?
Cromwell Museum Autumn Online Lecture Series 2026
04-11-26 - 25-11-26
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
A four part lecture series on aspects of the life and times of Oliver Cromwell and the 17th Century by top experts in their field.
Spinning and Weaving Workshop
04-11-26 - 04-11-26
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join us for an introduction to the ancient crafts of drop spinning and simple weaving, using a handheld heddle loom.
Spinning and Weaving Workshop
07-11-26 - 07-11-26
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join us for an introduction to the ancient crafts of drop spinning and simple weaving, using a handheld heddle loom.
'The dimensions of this mercy are above my thoughts': Oliver Cromwell and the campaign and battle of Worcester.
11-11-26 - 11-11-26
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
375 years ago this autumn was the last battle of the Civil Wars in Britain. What was Cromwell’s role in this?
‘Ranters Ranting during the English Revolution’ A talk by Joel Halcomb
18-11-26 - 18-11-26
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
375 years ago this autumn was the last battle of the Civil Wars in Britain. What was Cromwell’s role in this?
‘House of Cromwell: the Family that made Britain’ A talk by Miranda Malins
25-11-26 - 25-11-26
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
How did the same obscure family produce two of the greatest English statesman: Thomas & Oliver Cromwell?
Huntingdon Christmas Market
28-11-26 - 28-11-26
10:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Join us for the town's annual festive event - but will Christmas be cancelled...?
Cannons! Civil War Artillery Living History Day
16-01-27 - 16-01-27
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
See a real cannon and find out how it was loaded and fired and try your hand at loading our mock siege gun.
The Trial of the Warboys Witches
06-02-27 - 07-02-27
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Join us for an immersive theatrical experience, recreating one of the most infamous early witch trials on the site where it took place...
Besiege a Town! Tabletop Game
18-02-27 - 18-02-27
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Can you successfully take over a town? Command a siege in our new tabletop game.
Cromwell Up Close Tour (Captioned)
25-02-27 - 25-02-27
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
A Curator-led tour of the Cromwell Museum with the opportunity to see up close and handle items from the Museum's collections.
Study Day: Civil War Sieges and Fortifications
20-03-27 - 20-03-27
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Join us for a fascinating day of talks by leading historians from Britain & Ireland on aspects of siege warfare during the Civil Wars.
Holiday Activities: Secret Spy Training
1-04-27 - 01-04-27
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Learn to be a 17th century spy with our spymaster!
Holiday Activities: Secret Spy Training
8-04-27 - 8-04-27
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Learn to be a 17th century spy with our spymaster!
Ironsides! Cavalry of the Civil War
11-04-27 - 11-04-27
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Civil War Cavalry return to the centre of Huntingdon! Meet some of Cromwell's 'Ironsides'.