Diss Museum

03/09/2026

Last chance to meet the detectorists the year!

Here’s an opportunity to ask questions but metal detecting and listen to their intriguing stories behind their finds.

Joe and Nick will be at the museum this Saturday the 5th September.

🕐 Time: 12 – 2pm.

📍 Diss Museum, The Shambles,4/5 Market Place, Diss, IP22 4AB

🎟️ Free, no need to book.

www.dissmuseum.co.uk

01/09/2026

🖐️✨ BRUSHES, BOBBINS & BANTER – LITTLE HANDS, BIG FUN! ✨🖐️

🎨 MAKE • DISCOVER • EXPLORE!

📅 Saturday 12 September | 11am–4pm
📅 Sunday 13 September | 1pm–4pm

Bring the children along for a weekend of hands-on fun, creativity and discovery!

Tilly from DissCovered will be joining us both days with lots of activities for children to get stuck into:
🧵 Make your own lace bookmarks
🪭 Create lace fans
⚪ Cover polystyrene balls with lace
🎨 Dip scrunched lace in paint to create your own pictures
🐾 Make Scraplings – turn padded pieces of fabric into your own funny faces or animals!

And while you're creating, discover the fascinating story of Diss's industrial heritage:

🧹 Explore the history of the Aldrich Brush Factory
🧵 See lace-making demonstrations
🎧 Listen to recorded memories from local people
🏛️ Discover rare Diss Lace Association artefacts
☕ Take a break at our pop-up café
💬 Share your own memories and help preserve Diss's history

Whether you're a budding artist, a history detective or simply looking for something fun to do, there's something for everyone!

📍 St Mary's Church, Mount Street, Diss, IP22 4QQ

🎟️ FREE EVENT – No booking required

Bring the family and get hands-on with Diss's fascinating heritage! 👐✨

30/08/2026

GHOST WALK RETURNS

Diss Museum’s much-praised Ghost Walk returns for a fourth year, having attracted over 300 people since 2023.

Museum Manager Basil Abbott gives a verbal tour of the Market Place, half of the buildings having spooky tales to tell.

Dressed like an Edwardian character from an M.R. James story, he then leads the audience through the churchyard and up through the Heritage Triangle, meeting historical characters on the way.

These include Tudor poet John Skelton, murder victims, rectors, poets John Betjeman and Mary Wilson and Rights of Man author Thomas Paine.

The tour ends with light refreshments outside the museum.

Mr. Abbott said, “We are doing it later in the year this time, so it will be darker by the end and even more atmospheric.”

The date is Saturday 12 September at 7.00pm, starting from the south end of the Market Place.

Tickets are £5 from the museum.

29/08/2026

29/08/2026

🧵 DID YOU KNOW DISS HAS A LACE-MAKING HERITAGE? 🧵

Lace-making was once an active cottage industry in Diss, yet it is a little-known part of our local heritage.

✨ The ordinary is often extraordinary.

Come along to Brushes, Bobbins & Banter and discover the fascinating story of the Diss Lace Association – the women, the craft and the lives behind this remarkable piece of our town’s history.

🧵 Meet lacemakers, see this beautiful traditional craft in action and discover more about the women and stories behind Diss’s lace-making heritage.

📍 Diss Museum & St Mary’s Church
📅 12 & 13 September 2026

🎟️ Free event – no booking required

Come and uncover a forgotten piece of Diss’s history! 🧵✨

26/08/2026

Tickets now available to book
Brush Making Talks
Free Entry

Brush Making Talks at Brushes, Bobbins & Banter event.

Join Ken Doughty from the Society of Brushmakers' Descendants and discover the history of brush making in Diss and across Britain.

🕛 Saturday 12 September – 12 noon
🕑 Sunday 13 September – 2pm

FREE, but booking is essential for Brush Talks. Booking opens 26 August.

Tickets available online at www.dissmuseum.co.uk/what-s-on

If you cannot book tickets online go into Diss Museum or email [email protected]

📍 St Mary's Church, Mount Street, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 4QQ

A wonderful weekend celebrating everyday working lives and stories that shaped our town.

22/08/2026

Don’t miss The Detectorists today!

Get yourself down to Diss Museum today between 12 noon and 2pm.

Here’s an opportunity to ask questions but metal detecting and listen to their intriguing stories behind their finds.

Joe and Nick will be at the museum on the following Saturdays: 22nd of August and 5th September.

🕐 Time: 12 – 2pm.

📍 Diss Museum, The Shambles,4/5 Market Place, Diss, IP22 4AB

🎟️ Free, no need to book.

www.dissmuseum.co.uk

20/08/2026

Tickets bookable next week.

Brush Making Talks at Brushes, Bobbins & Banter event.

Join Ken Doughty from the Society of Brushmakers' Descendants and discover the history of brush making in Diss and across Britain.

🕛 Saturday 12 September – 12 noon
🕑 Sunday 13 September – 2pm

FREE, but booking is essential for Brush Talks. Booking opens 26 August.

Tickets available online at www.dissmuseum.co.uk/what-s-on

📍 St Mary's Church, Mount Street, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 4QQ

A wonderful weekend celebrating everyday working lives and stories that shaped our town.

18/08/2026

Don't delay this time. Tickets sell out fast.