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.

Stitching the Nation: Fashion in Times of Turmoil

08-11-25 - 12-04-26
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
A new exhibit looking at how clothing and fashion developed in the tumultuous times of the 1640s and 1650s.
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The Naseby: Cromwell's Warship

08-04-26 - 08-04-26
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Drop into Huntingdon Library to view the model of Cromwell's warship in working condition for the first time.
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Wonderful Watches

04-04-26 - 12-04-26
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Explore Oliver Cromwell's pocket watch during the Easter Holidays with a new, engaging, activity sheet!
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Wonderful Watches

02-04-26 - 02-04-26
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Drop into Huntingdon Town Hall to create your own pocket watch.
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Wonderful Watches

09-04-26 - 09-04-26
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Drop into Huntingdon Town Hall to create your own pocket watch.
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17th Century School

27-05-26 - 27-05-26
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Discover what school was like 400 years ago!
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17th Century School

30-05-26 - 30-05-26
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Discover what school was like 400 years ago!
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Meet the Barber Surgeon

16-05-26 - 16-05-26
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Discover some of the gruesome cures, medicines and surgery of the 1600s!
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Cromwell's Huntingdon Guided Walk

28-04-26 - 28-04-26
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
An evening guided walk exploring Huntingdon in the 1600s, including Royal visits, Civil War battles, Witchcraft and Cromwell!
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Cromwell's St Ives Guided Walk

21-04-26 - 21-04-26
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!
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