Ware Museum

15/05/2026

Hopefully the apocalyptic weather is behind us!🌤️

If you’re looking for a free way to get the kids out of the house, pop along to the museum this weekend:

🪏 Try your hand at our archaeological dig
🎭 Dress up for some 1940s role play in the bunker
📚 Explore our under 5s area with puzzles, stories, and hands-on activities

A perfect rainy day (or hopefully sunny day 🤞) adventure for curious little minds. 😊

08/05/2026

🎉 Weekend Plans? Pop into the Museum! 🎉

If you haven’t visited us recently, now’s the perfect time! You can still enjoy Ware Bowling Club’s exhibition celebrating 100 years of the Club’s history.

A particular highlight is a new painting of the Club by local artist Mike Lawrence - and don’t miss our gorgeous new ClickNetherfield display case right beneath it. Thanks to an ‘On Display’ grant from Museum Development South East, the case will enable us to accept loans from other museums, which is very exciting!

🕚 Weekend Opening Hours:
• Saturday: 11 AM – 4 PM
• Sunday: 2 PM – 4 PM

29/04/2026

Ware Town Tour
Ware Museum, Ware, SG12 9AL
Sunday 3rd May 2026 2:00PM

https://www.ticketsource.com/ware-museum-cio/t-lddlmxg

Come along to our first town tour of the year!

Starting from Ware Museum at 2PM, this guided tour led by one of our expert volunteers explores the story of the town’s development and residents through the High Street and other significant locations.

The tour lasts around 90 minutes and walking will be at a gentle pace. Comfortable footwear is recommended.

Maximum of 15 participants per walk. Suitable for age 12 and over.
Tours usually take place on the first Sunday of the month from May – September.

Ticket Price is £7.50
Admission From 2:00PM
Starts at 2:00PM

Location
Ware Museum, Ware, SG12 9AL

Tickets are now available for Ware Town Tour at Ware Museum, Ware on Sun 3 May 2026 at 2:00PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

11/03/2026

Thanks for visiting, well done for finding all the Squirrels! 🐿️🙂

07/03/2026

It’s been a busy week at the museum! Our fantastic volunteers and Museum Manager have been working hard alongside members of Ware Bowling Club to install our latest temporary exhibition, celebrating 100 years of the Club’s history. 🎉

🎨🖼️ A special highlight of the display is a brand new painting of Ware Bowling Club by local artist Mike Lawrence, which is on display to the public for the very first time.

Ware Bowling Club are also marking their centenary with a series of events, including a public open day on Saturday 2 May, a great opportunity to learn more about the club and its place in our local community.

We look forward to welcoming you to the exhibition soon!

05/03/2026

📚✨ Happy World Book Day from the museum! ✨📚

Today we’re celebrating an extraordinary local story, the remarkable life of May Savidge.

Born in Streatham in 1911, May trained as a draughtswoman at the de Havilland aircraft factory in Hatfield, where she worked on the design of the famous de Havilland Mosquito. But aviation wasn’t the only remarkable chapter of her life. In 1947, May bought a large Tudor house at No. 1 Monkey Row in Ware and began restoring it herself. When the local council later ordered the building to be demolished to make way for a new relief road, May made an astonishing decision, if the house couldn’t stay, she would move it.

Almost single-handedly, May carefully dismantled the entire building, numbering every beam and timber, and transported it to Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk to rebuild. Her beloved “Ware Hall-House” became a lifelong project and a testament to her determination, creativity and independence.

📖 You can discover the full story in the wonderful book Miss Savidge Moves Her House by her niece, Christine Adams, which is available to buy in our museum shop.

01/03/2026

Hi everyone 👋

We’re really sorry, but the Museum won’t be open this afternoon (Sunday) due to a family emergency for one of our volunteer stewards.

Thank you so much for your understanding 💛
If you love the Museum and would like to help keep us open for our community, why not consider becoming a Volunteer? We’d absolutely love to have you on the team! Please get in touch to find out more:

https://waremuseum.org.uk/about-us/opportunities-volunteer/

01/03/2026

📢 Join the Board of Ware Museum! 🌟

Are you passionate about heritage, museums, and making a difference in your community? ✨ We are looking for enthusiastic, community-minded volunteers to join the Board in key roles and help us shape the future of this much-loved local museum.

🔍 Vacancies
• Chair of Trustees – Lead with vision and guide the museum’s long-term strategy
• Trustee – Fundraising / Business Development – Support income growth and resilience

🕰️ Time commitment: ~3 days per month
📩 How to apply: Send your CV + cover letter to [email protected]
📅 Deadline: 27 March 2026
📅 Interviews: 27 April 2026

Whether you’re an experienced trustee or someone with a passion for heritage and community impact, we’d love to hear from you!

https://waremuseum.org.uk/join-the-board-of-ware-museum/

25/02/2026

Last chance to book!

The Southern Malting: From Malthouse to Arthouse Tour
Location (NB!) - Southern Maltings, Ware, SG12 7BS
(This) Friday 27th February 2026, 7:30PM

A one-hour tour of the Southern Malting with John Wing the author of ‘A History of the Southern Malting’. John will explain how the maltmakers operated in the building making Brown Malt for the London breweries. You will see its many preserved original features including the Grain Storo, the Steep Tank, the Kilns remnants of the Malting Floors along with the areas in which the malt was processed and bagged.

You will learn how fit and hard working the maltmakers had to be sustaining the Town’s prosperity and gaining for it the accolade of being ‘the premier malting town in England’.

Tickets are now available for The Southern Malting: From Malthouse to Arthouse Tour at Southern Maltings, Ware on Friday 27th February 2026. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

16/02/2026

All set for our Brass Rubbing in the Bunker half term activity – don’t forget to come along!

Tomorrow, Tue 17 Feb 2026
11:00AM - 3:00PM, at the museum
All tickets £3 - pay on the door

07/02/2026

Make the most of a break in the rain tomorrow ☔🌤️ Why not visit the market and pop into the Museum? We’ll be open 2–4pm.