Abingdon County Hall Museum have their last Dinasaur Stomp this coming Wednesday, exploring the land that time forgot. This is part of the activities put on by the museum for the summer holidays.
Then a week after going back to school, Abingdon is turning Medieval on September 10th as part of Heritage Open Days. The 1st Stone of Abingdon Bridge was laid 600 years ago and the festival are celebrating the anniversary. There are leaflets in the museum to tell you all that is happening. There is also the Abingdon Heritage website and the national Heritage Day Site – where you can search Abingdon among other national treasures.
There is not just the medieval festival, but also lots more:
- Fifteen properties in Abingdon open for free
- An exhibition of Abingdon in the 1950s (the week before to remember the Queen’s visit)
- Tours of Culham Science Centre / JET (book in advance by 8th September)
- A talk by Jackie Smith about the history of Abingdon Bridge (on 8th September)
- Walks
- A bell ringing demonstration (part of over 500 bell ringing events during Heritage Open Days nationally).
Well we all (myself included) find a lot to moan about in Abingdon…much of it justified.!! However, the one facility here which consistently ‘produces the goods’ is the Museum. It continues to put on fine exhibitions and a host of interesting activities.
Many thanks to the staff and the host of volunteers who work so hard for this facility.