Half-term family fun including 'Free Wednesdays' at Crewe Heritage Centre
Crewe Heritage Centre is offering a packed programme of family fun this half-term including free admission on Wednesday 28 May, and a host of talks and workshops.
Half-term is upon us and Crewe Heritage Centre is ready to welcome the crowds, including plenty of local families and new visitors.
The visitor centre and museum is home to a range of attractions including a number of locomotives, a miniature railway, signal boxes, and model railway displays.
Crewe Heritage Centre is also currently hosting a fascinating temporary exhibition that tells the story of Crewe during WWII, all included in general admission.
The Heritage Centre Chair, Gordon Heddon, said: "Wea re looking forward to welcoming lots of local families to the Heritage Centre this half term.
"Our ever-popular 'Free Wednesdays' are a great opportunity for people who haven't been here before to come and see what we have to offer."
"There's lots for visitors to explore when they're here and we've put on a host extra activity to keep everyone entertained. It really is whole day out."
May is 'Local History Month',' with visitors on Saturday 24th, Monday 26th and Saturday 31st, able to enjoy free talks on the history of Crewe, included in their general admission.
On Sunday 25 May, the Heritage Centre will be closed due to Crewe Krazy Races, but people can still show their support for the centre by cheering for the 'Crewe Heritage Carters' as they fly past the finish line in their hand-built Spitfire 'The Spirit of Crewe.'
Family workshops are taking place on Wednesday 28 May and Saturday 31 May, with May 28 seeing the Heritage Centre open for free.
Children aged six and up can also get hands-on making their own fabric art prints with artist, Debbie Goldsmith.
Saturday 31 May sees the team from Crewe Lyceum head to the Heritage Centre to host a drop-in workshop where visitors can design their own sets and costumes.
Gordon added: "Our volunteers will be off-site at Crewe Krazy Races on Sunday, raising much-needed funds for the Centre, before coming back to open up to visitors on Bank Holiday Monday."
The Heritage Centre's 2025 open season runs from Friday 18 April to Sunday 2 November .
During that time, the site is open every weekend and bank holiday, plus free Wednesdays during the Cheshire East school holidays.
The site opens at 10am and closes at 4:30pm (with last admission at 3:30pm). Adult Admission is £8, while children and concessions is £6. Under 5s are free with new discounted prices for family groups.
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