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  • As-We-See-It-Saturday

    Chippenham Museum 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, United Kingdom

    Join us for As-We-See-It-Saturday, a celebration of all things photography at Chippenham Museum. This special event marks 25 years since the original ‘As We See It’ project, in which three […]

    Free

  • Yelde Hall Summer Morning Opening

    Recurring
    The Yelde Hall

    Visit the historic Yelde Hall on select dates in August and September, where you can meet characters from the town’s past in the council chamber and pirates from 1709 in […]

    Free

  • Treasures from the Archives – Explore, Discover, Discuss

    Recurring
    Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre Cocklebury Rd, Chippenham

    Make 2025 your year of discovery and join our new Treasures from the Archives group. This is an opportunity for you to explore some of the amazing documents in the […]

    Free

  • Yelde Hall Summer Morning Opening

    Recurring
    The Yelde Hall

    Visit the historic Yelde Hall on select dates in August and September, where you can meet characters from the town’s past in the council chamber and pirates from 1709 in […]

    Free

  • Town Walks with Chippenham Museum

    Recurring
    The Buttercross Market Place, Chippenham

    Curious about Chippenham's past? Our free guided walks are back for 2025 and bookings are now open!🚶 Join a member of the Chippenham Museum team on select Thursdays and Saturdays […]

  • Just Who Were The Awdrys Anyway?

    Wine Monkey 20 Borough Parade, Chippenham, United Kingdom

    I'm happy to announce the next two static sessions of History Portal Club, planned for September. History Portal Club is friendly regular meet-up for curious locals who love stories from […]

    £10 – £14

  • Yelde Hall Summer Morning Opening

    Recurring
    The Yelde Hall

    Visit the historic Yelde Hall on select dates in August and September, where you can meet characters from the town’s past in the council chamber and pirates from 1709 in […]

    Free

  • Town Walks with Chippenham Museum

    Recurring
    The Buttercross Market Place, Chippenham

    Curious about Chippenham's past? Our free guided walks are back for 2025 and bookings are now open!🚶 Join a member of the Chippenham Museum team on select Thursdays and Saturdays […]

  • Why Did Chippenham Have Two Riots?

    Wine Monkey 20 Borough Parade, Chippenham, United Kingdom

    I'm happy to announce the next two static sessions of History Portal Club, planned for September. History Portal Club is friendly regular meet-up for curious locals who love stories from […]

    £10 – £14

  • Chippenham’s myths, legends and rumours

    Wine Monkey 20 Borough Parade, Chippenham, United Kingdom

    A meeting of History Portal Club, with Lucy Whitfield, Historian Together we'll look at commonly-held rumours about incidents in Chippenham's past that pepper local history discussion, and whether there's any […]

    £10 – £14

  • Walk – How much of Chippenham did John Provis build?

    Cousin Norman's 5 Union Road, Chippenham

    A town walk meeting of History Portal Club, with Lucy Whitfield, Historian. The guy that built the house that is now the Brunel Pub, by the arches, was John Provis. […]

    £10 – £14

  • What was life like at the Sanitary Laundry?

    Wine Monkey 20 Borough Parade, Chippenham, United Kingdom

    A meeting of History Portal Club, with Lucy Whitfield, Historian. We'll take a deep dive into the life of the Sanitary Laundry, which was just by Ivy Lane School (the […]

    £10 – £14