Pendon Museum

Discover 1920s/30s rural life through extraordinary model landscapes, villages, transport & railways

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01/06/2026

This week is Volunteers' Week where we recognise, celebrate and thank volunteers throughout the UK. The United Nations have also declared 2026 the International Volunteer Year - recognising volunteerism as a key driver of sustainable development. Simply put, Pendon Museum wouldn't exist without the hard work and dedication of our volunteer staff - they are the heart, soul and backbone of the Museum and we owe so much to them all, past, present and future! Thank you Pendon Museum Volunteers 🙏

26/05/2026

Tomorrow: We are running half-hour scenic model making sessions for children aged 6-14 from 11am with the last session at 3.30pm. These are FREE and included with the price of admission. The sessions are run by expert modellers who are part of the Pendon team. Each participant will work on their own small diorama to take home. Sessions are available on a first-come, first-served basis while space is available - please ask at reception and you will be allocated a timed ticket on arrival. Please note that each child must be accompanied by an adult. We'll also have real objects from the 1920s and 1930s to handle that help tell the story of everyday rural village life, represented in miniature form in our huge Vale scene.

23/05/2026

We're open this Bank Holiday Weekend Saturday, Sunday & Monday from 11am until 4pm! Come and see what rural life was like in the 1920s/1930s in exquisite miniature form with trains running on the Vale, Dartmoor and Sea Wall scenes.

16/05/2026

Monday Morning 18th May: Preschool drop-in crafts and activities for ages 3 - 5 from 10am until 12pm, £5 per child (siblings under 3 come free). No need to book a space, simply turn up and pay on entry. We'll be running these sessions monthly during term time, see our website for further details https://pendonmuseum.com/events

14/05/2026

We are sorry to say that this evening's talk on the Wilts & Berks canal with Brian Stovold has been postponed due to illness. We will reschedule as soon as we are able. Please keep an eye out for dates.
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13/05/2026

Pendon Museum are going to Didcot Library on Tuesday 26th May and will have a FREE craft session for children aged 6 to 14 from 10am - 12noon! Learn how to use model making materials and create a miniature scene to take home. No need to book a place, just turn up!

08/05/2026

Spotlight on the amazing Amanda's Mini Arcadia who specialises in 1:48 scale items, especially food, but also including accessories, pets, fine furniture and architectural detail both in DIY (paint your own kits) and painted form. See them at our Doll's House Exhibition 29th & 30th August!

05/05/2026

We are open this Thursday 7th May from 11am - 4pm!

We are also open weekends and bank holidays (Feb-Nov), Wednesdays in the school holidays and the first Thursday of the month until Oct.

29/04/2026

A reminder we are open from 11am - 4pm on both bank holiday Mondays in May (4th & 25th), as well as our usual weekend openings. See if you can spot the recently installed larger scale models of a typical rural cottage interior and vicar's study, which show a great deal of detail illustrating what life was like in the 1920s and 1930s rural southern England.

24/04/2026

Spotlight on the brilliant Smaller Things who will be at our Doll's House Exhibition 29th & 30th August. They create highly detailed 1:48 and 1:144 scale miniature scenes and illusion-based room boxes combining traditional dolls house miniatures with atmospheric storytelling, unusual themes and visual effects including Pepper’s Ghost and infinity mirror illusions.

Address

High Street
Long Wittenham
OX144QD

Telephone

+441865407365

Website

http://www.pendonmuseum.com/

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