Sunday 28 July 2024, 10.30am to 11.00am
Free, all welcome. Booking required.
Location: Orange Cafe, N8 0PR
Discover more about Turnpike Lane and South Asian Heritage with Deborah Hedgecock (Curator of Bruce Castle Museum).
Come along and hear this brief introduction with Deborah about how Turnpike Lane has developed over time.
(There is a guided walk later in the morning - please book this separately if you wish to attend that as well).
Sunday 28 July 2024, 11.15am to 12.45pm
Free, all welcome. Booking required.
Location: Starting from Orange Cafe, N8 0PR
Discover more about Turnpike Lane and South Asian Heritage with Deborah Hedgecock (Curator of Bruce Castle Museum). This will be a guided walk with Deborah in and around Turnpike Lane, looking at places, personal stories and events as we explore our local South Asian Heritage and community history.
Sunday 15 September 2024, 10.30am to 12.30pm
Free, all welcome.
Join guide Oona Kelly as she takes you on a walk along the beautiful River Lea, from Tottenham Hale down to Springfield Park (Hackney) and back up to the Ferry Boat Inn. Along the way you will discover the remarkable history of the River Lea and the vital role it played in the development of Tottenham, its industries, transport and the people who lived there.
Starts: Outside Tottenham Hale Station, N17 9LR. Meet at 10.15am for a 10.30am start.
Ends: Ferry Boat Inn, N17 9NG
Saturday 21 September 2024, 1.00pm to 5.00pm
Join us at Bruce Castle Museum and Archive to celebrate this year's Open House Festival!
On Saturday you can enjoy curator-led guided tours of Bruce Castle and the Tudor Tower, 'meet the architect' to learn about the ongoing East Wing restoration project, visit All Hallows Church and the Priory Gardens, plus take part in the Age Well Festival in Bruce Castle Park.
Sunday 22 September 2024, 1.00pm to 5.00pm
Join us at Bruce Castle Museum and Archive to celebrate this year's Open House Festival!
Monday 30 September 2024, 11.00am to 12.30pm
Free, all welcome. Booking required.
Join Val Crosby for a guided tour exploring some of Tottenham's hidden heritage.
On this walk you will visit part of Tottenham Cemetery to look at the historic site of the mansion of Tottenham Park, sometimes called the Moated House, and the charming and unusual Montague Cottage. Learn about the residents, the buildings and what stood there long before the mansion was built.
Please book your free ticket for this walking tour via Ticket Tailor.
Sunday 6 October 2024, 10.30am to 12.30pm
Free, all welcome. Booking required.
Starts: Abney Park main entrance, Stoke Newington High Street. Meet at 10.15am for a 10.30am start.
Established in 1840, the historic Abney Park Cemetery is known for its beautiful woodland, wildlife and its role as resting place for important activists and pioneers. Perhaps less well known, however, is that a surprising number of those buried in this garden cemetery were from Tottenham. Non-conformists, dissenters and radicals from Tottenham found their resting place here, as it was not attached to an established church.
Thursday 17 October 2024, 10.30am to 12.00pm
Free, all welcome. Booking required.
Meet: 10.15am outside the African Caribbean Leadership Company (former West Indian Cultural Centre), N8 0DD for a 10.30am start. Next to bus stop E, Wightman Road.
Tuesday 22 October 2024, 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Free, all welcome. Refreshments included. No booking required.
Summer has drifted away, the weather is cooler, but Autumn brings us many rewards with nature’s harvest of fruits, nuts and berries. We live in the city, but not so long ago there were farms, nurseries and orchards on our land, and there are still some remnants to be found in our green spaces and on the edges. My memories take me back to the mulberry tree – once part of an old orchard – in the factory grounds behind our houses. It was a tree we were able to climb where we could scrump a harvest of juicy berries.
Thursday 24 October 2024, 10.30am to 12.30pm
Join us at Bruce Castle for morning tea and the opportunity to look at our collections and share stories.
October's session is: Bonfires and Broomsticks!
With Halloween and Bonfire night on the horizon, we'll be looking at Autumnal festivities past and present. During the session you will be able to chat over morning tea in a welcoming environment, handle some of our museum and archive collections and share your own stories.
You will also have exclusive access to the museum’s downstairs galleries.
Wednesday 30 October 2024, 6.30pm to 9.30pm
‘Bruce Castle is haunted, as everybody knows…If Bruce Castle is not haunted, then who stalks about in the turret class room when mortals are a-bed? And who…leaves nought behind him but a heavy feeling of presence in the darkness?’ The Brucian, August 15, 1856
Visit the Candlelit Castle and be transported back to the Victorian age of ghost stories by costumed guides. They will share the sinister secrets and eerie experiences hidden inside the walls of one of London’s most haunted buildings.
Thursday 31 October 2024, 6.30pm to 9.30pm
‘Bruce Castle is haunted, as everybody knows…If Bruce Castle is not haunted, then who stalks about in the turret class room when mortals are a-bed? And who…leaves nought behind him but a heavy feeling of presence in the darkness?’ The Brucian, August 15, 1856
Visit the Candlelit Castle and be transported back to the Victorian age of ghost stories by costumed guides. They will share the sinister secrets and eerie experiences hidden inside the walls of one of London’s most haunted buildings.
Monday 18 November 2024, 10.30am to 12.30pm
Join local historian Margaret Burr as she takes you on a guided walk exploring the fascinating stories behind the lives of Luke Howard, Namer of Clouds (1772-1864) and his Tottenham Green neighbours: Priscilla Wakefield (1751-1832), the Quaker philanthropist, writer and feminist economist and the Turner collector, BG Windus (1790-1867).
Tuesday 19 November 2024, 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Free, all welcome. Refreshments included. No booking required.
Thursday 21 November 2024, 10.30am to 12.30pm
Join us at Bruce Castle for morning tea and the opportunity to look at our collections and share stories.
November's session is: Festive Food!
With the festive season on the horizon, we'll be looking at celebratory food past and present. During the session you will be able to chat over morning tea in a welcoming environment, handle some of our museum and archive collections and share your own stories.
You will also have exclusive access to the museum’s downstairs galleries.
Saturday 23 November 2024, 11.00am to 4.00pm
Come to Bruce Castle Museum & Archive on Saturday 23 November and enjoy a FREE day full of talks by renowned writers and illustrators, who all share a love for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Hear stories of their favourite club and the people and players who have shaped its history - all written in their well-researched and beautifully illustrated books.
A great chance to purchase signed copies of books about your favourite football legends, either for yourself or a loved-one for Christmas.
Sunday 24 November 2024, 2.00pm to 4.45pm
Join Tottenham Trees for a walk, a talk, a discussion, a quiz and poetry about Trees.
Thursday 23 January 2025, 10.30am to 12.30pm
Tottenham Heritage Walks with Bruce Castle Museum and Archive bring you a free and fascinating Jewish History Walking tour around Tottenham. Free tickets must be booked via Ticket Tailor.
Sunday 26 January 2025, 10.30am to 12.30pm
Tottenham Heritage Walks with Bruce Castle Museum and Archive bring you a free and fascinating Jewish History Walking tour around Tottenham. Free tickets must be booked via Ticket Tailor.
Saturday 22 February 2025, 10.30am to 12.30pm
Come along to our zine-making workshop and learn how to be a zinester for LGBT+ History Month. Bring your own story or an important LGBTQ+ moment in history and join this collective zine-making workshop with local comic artist and illustrator Wilson So (@morrowdragon). You can document your story in the zine using collage, drawing and writing. No artistic experience required! This session is aimed for 16 - 25 year olds only.
Please book your free ticket via Ticket Tailor.
