Banbury Museum

Banbury Museum is a great museum full of local interest with a range of activities for kids of all ages.

There are prize trails for all ages, plus Drawing for All, activity backpacks for 3 to 5 year olds and Craft Activities through the ArtCart.

The different trails available include a Toy Trail where you look for all the toys hidden in the museum and a Codebreaker Trail for older kids and adults, where you crack codes to find your way around the galleries.

There is also an Art Alert Trail for all ages and The Banbury Doom trail, which may not be.

The Small Talk activity backpacks are based on different themes such as transport, armour or even the nursery rhyme ‘Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross’ and help little ones to explore the musem. The ArtCart is free and gives kids the chance to draw some of the things that they see.

Check online for events and exhibitions that are held throughout the year.

The museum is fully accessible for wheelchair and pushchairs.

Schools

Banbury museum offers a wide range of learning opportunitiies for all ages. The education service provides a framework for learning through a series of specialist programmes and activities.

With four galleries, museum shop and stunning position overlooking the Oxford Canal, Banbury museum offers a rich and varied programme.

KS 1 Ride a Cock Horse workshop

KS 2 Time Travellers

Under 5s Small Talk activity backpacks