£10 per person including a glass of wine or soft drink Holloway Lane, Chesham Bois in 1937 Why does Amersham have so many Stanleys? Westanley Avenue, Stanley Hill Avenue and Stanley Hill for example. How did Copperkins Lane get its name, or High & Over? Place names give us clues to our history, particularly local […]
A Hidden History from WW1 To WW2 In the week of the 80th anniversary of VE Day, we are delighted to welcome Dr Helen Fry to give a talk. The ticket price includes a glass of wine or soft drink. In twentieth century, women took on an extraordinary range of roles in intelligence, defying the […]
The Wembley Tower & the First Channel Tunnel Amersham Museum £15 per person (including glass of wine or soft drink) To tie in with Railway200, the national celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway, we are hosting a railway-themed talk. Amersham Museum trustee Pete Healy will charts the story of how […]
£10 per person (including glass of wine or soft drink) Step into the fascinating world of traditional kitchen remedies with local medical herbalist Kristine De Block for an evening of discovery, tasting, and storytelling. We’ll explore the healing wisdom found in everyday herbs and spices - from honey and thyme to vinegar and cinnamon - […]
£10, including wine/soft drink Take a journey back to the 17th century apothecary's garden, where the plants were grown to heal. Join pharmacist and medical historian John Minshull as he guides you through Amersham Museum's garden, using Nicholas Culpeper's 1653 English translation of the Pharmacopoeia Londinensis as a guide.
Join Ralph Hilsdon, museum volunteer and railway historian, to explore the story of the impact that the development of the railway had on Amersham and the surrounding area’
£13 including a glass of wine or soft drink Ever wondered what Valentine’s Day looked like before supermarket roses and pink cards? Local medical herbalist Kristine De Block invites you to an evening of tasting and storytelling that follows Valentine’s Day back to saints, secret notes, midwinter rituals about health, luck, and getting people safely […]
Amersham Museum + Wild Amersham Venue: Amersham Museum Wednesday 25 February 7-9.30pm £8/£5 unwaged or under 25, including tea/coffee and biscuits Amersham is a town rooted in the surrounding countryside and dependent on its farming heritage. Come and watch a remarkable and inspiring film, Six Inches of Soil. It tells the story of three young British farmers […]
Talk and exhibition viewing Wednesday 11 March, 6.30pm-8.30pm, talk starts at 7pm £13 including a glass of wine or soft drink To tie in with our new temporary exhibition, join local historian Alison Bailey for an illustrated talk that explores the diverse communities that have called Amersham home. From ‘aliens’ required to pay tax in […]
St Mary’s Church, Old Amersham £5 suggested donation In partnership with the Tyndale Society and St Mary’s Church, we are marking Tyndale500, the 500th anniversary of the first New Testament in English. 500 years ago in 1526 William Tyndale published the first New Testament in English to ever be printed and the first to be translated […]
St Mary’s Church, Old Amersham £5 suggested donation In partnership with the Tyndale Society and St Mary’s Church, we are marking Tyndale500, the 500th anniversary of the first New Testament in English. Amersham was very hospitable to Lollardy, the heretical movement which flowed from the ideas of John Wyclif (d.1384). Lollards stressed the importance of the […]
Part 2 June 29th In partnership with Wild Amersham, these 2 workshops for adults offer a relaxed introduction to the concept of a ‘Plant Family’, by exploring the Rose family, Rosaceae. This is not a family exclusively of roses - it is also home to a diverse array of other plants. These include many of […]
£13 including wine or soft drink The 1960s & 1970s saw dramatic changes in British society and these were reflected here in Amersham. The growth in housing, changes in shopping & retail habits and in transport all combined to make Amersham a vibrant community nestling in the Chilterns at the end of the Met Line. Pete Healy gives a flavour […]
Part 1 May 16th In partnership with Wild Amersham, these 2 workshops for adults offer a relaxed introduction to the concept of a ‘Plant Family’, by exploring the Rose family, Rosaceae. This is not a family exclusively of roses - it is also home to a diverse array of other plants. These include many of […]
£10 per person There is something about walking into a medicinal garden in summer - the smell of crushed lemon balm on your fingers, the hum of bees in the marshmallow flowers, the silver dust of wormwood, the soft green of lady’s mantle holding the morning dew. Join local medical herbalist Kristine De Block for a […]