Events and Exhibitions

Crafty workshops inspired by spy craft

Messages in Stitches: Join us on Saturday 24th August at 2.30pm, or on Thursday 29th August at 11am, for a relaxed stitching session, and embroider your own handstitched greetings card.

£5 per person (museum admission not included) Suitable for 14yrs and over, children must be supervised. Booking essential. To book use the Book Here button at the top of the page.

The Spies Who Stitched: Join us on Thursday 15th August at 11am, or on Saturday 24th August at 11am. Find out more about WWII spies who hid messages in stitches and embroider your own Carrier Pigeon greetings card.

£5 per person (museum admission not included) Suitable for 7yrs and over, children must be supervised. Booking essential. To book use the Book Here button at the top of the page.

Make a Spy Bag Workshop: Join us on Thursday 1st August at 11am, or on Friday 23rd August at 2.30pm. Decorate your own spy bag using fabric markers and write a secret message to hide inside.

£5 per person (museum admission not included) Suitable for 4-8yrs, children must be supervised. Booking essential. To book use the Book Here button at the top of the page.

A Summer of Spies 20th July to 31st August

Find out more about WW2 spies and Operation Fortitude have a go at different types of codebreaking and learn about how spies such a as Phyllis Latore Doyle helped in the lead up to D Day. See items from or military collection not usually on display.

We have something for all the family with a range of summer workshops and two spy themed kids trails throughout the summer priced at £1 each. A spotter trail for our younger visitors and a codebreaking mission trail for older children. Grown ups can have a go at deciphering with a cipher disk or try out signalling in semaphore. Standard admission prices apply.

Join us Saturday August 3rd at 7pm and find out about the ‘Mysterious Medieval Graffiti found in the Medieval Buildings of the Worcestershire Area’. this illustrated talk, by Wayne Perkins, is a fascinating insight into the world of medieval inscriptions.

This event is raising money for the Almonry Restoration Project. Tickets are £10 per person. Places are limited so booking is essential. To book either visit the Almonry or use the Book Here button at the top of the screen.

Please note that the talk will take place at the Almonry, upstairs in the Lecture Room. Access to the room is limited to a staircase with a handrail. If you have any questions regarding access, please telephone the Almonry 01386 446944.