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
Monday 1st December 2025 Christmas Meeting with book sales & seasonal refreshments
This will be a round-up of Members Recent Activities by Members of WEAG
Woodford County High School, High Road, Woodford Green IG8 9LA – 7:30pm for an 8:00pm start
Museums & Exhibitions
British Library: 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB
Exhibition: Secret Maps – Until 18th January 2026 – Charges Apply – Booking required
Study Day: Secret Maps – Friday 12th December, & Friday 9th January 2025 – Free – Booking Required
Please Note: These study days are aimed at Years 10 – 13 (Key stage 4 & 5 Students)
British Museum: Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG
Exhibition: Mumbai & London new perspectives on the ancient world – Until 11th January 2026 – Free
Curators’ introduction: Samurai – 19th February 2026 – Online Event – Free – Booking Required
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
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
1425 – 2025 Guildhall Library 600 Anniversary Events & Exhibitions leaflet
The Art of Christmas – Wednesday 3rd December 2025 – 2:00PM to 3:00PM – Free – Online & In Person – 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
Festive Exhibition: Jingle Bells – Tuesday 2nd to Saturday 20th December 2025 – Free
Winter Festival: Winter Wassail & Market – Saturday 13th December 2025
Horniman Museum & Gardens: 100 London Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3PQ
Library Open Days – Once a Month – 14th December 2025 – Free – No Booking Required
Talks at the Horniman – 2:00PM every Tuesday & Thursday & 11:30AM everySaturday & 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
Craft Club: From Object to Art – First Saturday of every Month – 10:30AM to 12:30Pm – Free – Booking required
Saturday 1st November / Saturday 6th December
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
Demonstration Tour: The Golden Touch: A Closer Look at Gilding – Thursday 27th November 2025 – 13:00PM to 14:30PM – Charges Apply
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
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.
Heritage Careers Workshop: Museum of Gloucester – Saturday 29th November 2025 – Free – Booking Required
Webinar: “1042 and all that”: The contents and context of the Sizewell C coin hoard – Thursday 4th December 2025 – Free – Booking Required
Webinar: Pits, pots and people: evidence for Beaker activity at Sizewell C – Wednesday 25th February 2025 – 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
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
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
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