This page provides information on local events, museums and some local historical societies.
For further details please contact them directly, or click on their names to visit their websites.
Please note: There may be a charge for some of the events.
Local Events
The Copped Hall Trust, Stables Courtyard, Copped Hall, Crown Hill, Epping, CM16 5HS
Sunday 31st May 2026 – Gates open 11:00AM to 4:00PM
‘There will be homemade cakes, tea or coffee and a barbecue hosted by Shaw’s Butchers of Chingford. There will also be the Copped Hall bar, a pizza and ice cream van.’
‘The Royal Heritage Living History Group will be strolling around the grounds and mansion as Georgian Ladies and Gentlemen.’
“Plants, cut flowers and produce will be for sale in the Walled Garden. You can also buy gifts and books in the Copped Hall Gift Shop and at the second-hand Book Stall. There will be children’s entertainment and live music throughout the day. The Chingford Morris Men will also be performing.’
Harlow Museum & Walled Gardens, Muskham Road, Harlow, CM20 2LF
WEAG will be attending the Archaeology Fair at Harlow Museum & Walled Gardens on Saturday 4th July 2026.
Details TBC
Cressing Temple Barns, Witham Road, Braintree, Cressing, Essex, England, CM77 8PD
WEAG will be returning to the Festival of Archaeology at Cressing Temple Barns on Thursday 23rd July 2026.
‘The festival will be a fantastic free and family-friendly festival for anyone with an interest in archaeology, history and the heritage of Essex.’
‘Encounter some of the country’s leading experts and those involved in discovering, preserving and presenting the best of the county’s heritage. Meet experts and browse finds, enjoy children’s activities and re-enactments, talks, tours and so much more including food stands.’
There will also be bookable talks.
Please click on the poster below to view details about the event and the list of exhibitors.
Museums & Exhibitions
British Library: 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB
British Museum: Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG
Exhibition: Samurai – Until 4th May 2026 – Online Event – Booking Required
Exhibition: Sufi life and art – Until 26th July 2026 – Free – No Booking Required
Exhibition: Bayeux Tapestry – Coming September 2026 to July 2027
The City Wall at Vine Street: 12 Jewry Street, London, EC3N 2HT
Open 9:00am-6:00pm Monday to Sunday. Closed Bank Holidays.
It showcases a brilliant collection of archaeological material excavated from the site, 2000 years of history and a large section of the Roman wall. Not just the special finds but also a large quantity of bulk material showing the breadth of evidence used to interpret the site.
COLCHESTER – Roman Circus: Roman Circus Walk, Colchester CO2 7GZ
The visitor centre, gardens and tea room with an interpretation devoted to the Roman Circus, including the reconstructed bases of the starting gates outside the centre, a model of the circus and a computer 3D model featuring the Roman town in the background.
See website for opening times & prices.
Epping Forest District Museum: 39-41 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex EN9 1EL
Permanent Exhibition: Tudor Gallery – No Booking Required
Event: Holy Cross Day in Waltham Abbey – Saturday 2nd May 2026 – Charges may apply
Craft & Wellbeing fayre in The Space (EFDC Museum), workshops & parade
Temporary Exhibition: Town and Country: Life in Roman Durolitum – Until 14th December 2026 – Free
“The exhibition explores what it would have been like to live at the Durolitum site (situated between what is now Chigwell and Abridge) almost 2,000 years ago.
Expect weird bathing practices, amazing Roman objects and the chance to dress up as a Roman God or Goddess!!”
Epping Ongar Railway: Ongar Station, Station Approach, Ongar, Essex CM5 9BN
Wartime and Rationing Weekend – 13th & 14th June 2026 – Prices TBC
Essex Record Office: Wharf Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 6YT
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1RB
Guildhall Library: Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH
Exhibition: Guildhall Library 600 Anniversary – Until 30th April 2026 – Free – No Booking Required
Exhibitions: Heritage Gallery Exhibition: Epping Forest – Until 30th April 2026 – Free – No Booking Required
Harlow Museum: Harlow Museum, Muskham Road, Harlow, CM20 2LF
Open Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday. 9:30am to 3:30pm (last entry 3pm). Free Entry
Archaeology Fair – Saturday 4 July, 2026 – Free
Community Fête – Saturday 15 Aug, 2026 – Free
Horniman Museum & Gardens: 100 London Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3PQ
Talks at the Horniman – 2:00PM every Tuesday & Thursday & 11:30AM every Saturday & Sunday – 2pm – Free – First come, first serve basis
ianVisits: 120 East Carriage House, Duke of Wellington Avenue, London, SE18 6GP
Imperial War Museums: London, HMS Belfast, North & Duxford
London Mithraeum: Bloomberg Space, 12 Walbrook, London EC4N 8AA.
The reconstructed Temple of Mithras within the new Bloomberg building is now open to visitors from Tuesday to Sunday.
For more details, opening times and to book your visit please see their website
Free Entry – Booking Required
London Museum: Closed December 2022 – New museum to open at Smithfield in 2026
London Museum Docklands: West India Quay, Canary Wharf, London E14 4AL
Exhibition: Secrets of the Thames – Open until 1st March 2026 – Charges apply
The exhibition showcasing over 350 mudlarked objects, from personal items to historical relics discovered from London’s past.
The National Army Museum: Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4HT
Exhibition: Beyond Burma: Forgotten Armies – 16th September 2025 to 13th April 2026 – Free
Redbridge Museum: Redbridge Central Library, Clements Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 1EA
Royal Gunpowder Mills: Beaulieu Drive, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JY
Royal Museums Greenwich: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF
Science Museum: Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD
Sir John Soane’s Museum: 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3BP
Online Exhibition: Beyond the Painter-Architect: Artists Reinventing Architecture in Renaissance Italy – Free
‘This is an online exhibition exploring the contribution of artists to architectural practice in Renaissance Italy by focusing on the North Italian Album, a volume of drawings in Soane’s collection’
Online Resource: London’s Lost Village: Timeline – Free
Two Temple Place: 2 Temple Place, London, Greater London, WC2R 3BD
Victoria & Albert Museum: Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2RL
V&A East: Storehouse, 2 Parkes Street, London, E20 3AX
Visit Epping Forest: Tourist Information Centre, Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1DG
The Wallace Collection: Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, W1U 3BN
William Morris Gallery: Lloyd Park, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London E17 4PP
Tours: An Introduction to Women in Print With the Curators – Tuesday 24th February 2026 – Free
Local Societies & Organisations
Church Monuments Society: R.O. The Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD
Past Webinars & Lectures can be view here
Colchester Archaeological Group: Lectures held at Roman Circus House,
Roman Circus Walk, Colchester CO2 7GZ
COLAS: Church of St Olave, 8 Mark Lane, EC3R 7NB or online
COLAS run monthly hybrid lectures where you can either join us in person or online. Please see website for details.
Cotswold Archaeology: Suffolk Branch, Unit 5, Plot 11, Maitland Road,
Lion Barn Industrial Estate, Needham Market, Suffolk, IP6 8NZ
Volunteer Opportunities: From time to time Cotswold Archaeology offers a number of volunteer opportunities.
If interested, an application can be made via Cotswold Archaeology’s link: https://cotswoldarchaeology.rosterfy.uk/register.
Please Note: It is necessary to complete all the volunteer forms before being able to view available dates.
Webinar: Medieval activity around Leiston Abbey: Sizewell C excavation insights – Wednesday 29th April 2026 – Free – Booking Required
Virtual Museum: Cotswold Archaeology Virtual Museum – Free – Online
Information: Oxford Cotsworld Archaeology – Sizewell C, Suffolk – Free – Online
Gresham College: Gresham College, Barnard’s Inn Hall, Holborn, London, EC1N 2HH
Gresham College has provided free public talks within the City of London for over 400 years. Founded in 1597, Gresham College is London’s oldest Higher Education Institution
Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society: St. John’s Church Hall, Leytonstone High Road, E11 1HH
Loughton & District Historical Society: Methodist Church, 260 High Road, Loughton, IG10 1RB
The National Trust: Heelis, Kemble Drive, Swindon SN2 2NA
Oxford University Lifelong Learning: Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JA
Royal Archaeological Institute: c/o Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1J 0BE
Royal Historical Society: University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT
South Woodham Ferrers Local History Society: Champions Manor Hall Community Centre, 94 Hullbridge Road South Woodham Ferrers Essex CM3 5LJ
The Society of Antiquaries: Burlington House, Piccadilly W1J 0BE
Thornton-le-Street History Group (RttP)
UCL: Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology:
University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT
Opening Times: Tuesday – Friday: 1pm–5pm, Saturday: 11am–5pm, Closed Monday and Sunday.
Free entry; no booking required.
Waltham Abbey Historical Society:
Waltham Abbey Baptist Church Hall, Paradise Road, Waltham Abbey EN9 1RL
Activity: Help preserve the Abbey’s cloister markings – Saturday 16th May 2026 – Free
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