Epping Forest District Museum

Epping Forest District Museum An independent museum trust housing locally significant collections & running heritage & culture activities, events & workshops on site and out and about.

Epping Forest District Museum has been based in Waltham Abbey since 1981 and tells the story of the Epping Forest District through its collections of over 50,000 objects. The Museum, Heritage and Culture team also run a number of heritage and cultural events, workshops and activities both on site and out and about in the community. The museum is housed in a Grade II* listed Tudor building and is p

art of Epping Forest District Council. Further information can be found at Epping Forest Museum's website www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/museum

Just a reminder that there's no Healing Art Workshop today. We'll see our booked participants on the 29th! Our Healing A...
19/02/2025

Just a reminder that there's no Healing Art Workshop today. We'll see our booked participants on the 29th! Our Healing Art Workshops require advance booking, so please contact us if you'd like to join a future session by emailing [email protected] or on 01992 716882.

Making friendship bracelets at our Saturday event! 💖 Some lovely visitors even made their bracelets as Valentine's gifts...
18/02/2025

Making friendship bracelets at our Saturday event! 💖 Some lovely visitors even made their bracelets as Valentine's gifts. The fun continues all half-term – check out our upcoming events!

These photos are from a recent exhibition research visit to beautiful in the east of the Epping Forest District. They ...
18/02/2025

These photos are from a recent exhibition research visit to beautiful in the east of the Epping Forest District.

They show the interior and exterior of St. Mary the Virgin Church in the centre of the village. A plaque inside the church commemorates the American 391st Bombardment Group who were based at RAF Matching (Matching Green) during the Second World War. They flew Martin B-26 Marauders.

The plaque in the church reads: "This plaque is placed here by the surviving officers and men of the group, in memory of our friends who did not come back, and in appreciation of your friendship, with the hope that Americans and Englishmen will continue to stand together in the great trials still to come for free men."

❤️💚💜Join us tomorrow Wednesday 19 February for our next February Half Term Activity- make your own Sun Catcher or Valent...
18/02/2025

❤️💚💜Join us tomorrow Wednesday 19 February for our next February Half Term Activity- make your own Sun Catcher or Valentine's Day card! Two one hour sessions. 10.30 am to 11.30 am and 2.30 to 3.30pm. Book in advance by phoning 01992 716882 or emailing [email protected]. £3.00 each. ❤️💚💜

17/02/2025

Check out this WW2 tea ticket, entitling factory workers to ½ pound tea and a 2oz. bar of chocolate. These were issued once every 3 months and this one was accidentally preserved for posterity after getting lost under the factory's floorboards!

❄️💮Join us tomorrow Tuesday 18 February for our Drop-In Floral Fun Session! Make beautiful flowers inspired by the seaso...
17/02/2025

❄️💮Join us tomorrow Tuesday 18 February for our Drop-In Floral Fun Session! Make beautiful flowers inspired by the season. No need to book. 10.30 am to 3.30 pm. £3.00 per child. ❄️💮

👞👠Let’s take a walk around the Museum, where we will be looking at a few of our displays, features and objects! 👞👠 This ...
17/02/2025

👞👠Let’s take a walk around the Museum, where we will be looking at a few of our displays, features and objects! 👞👠

This week, we’re putting the spotlight on some hand drawn playing cards🃏, found in the partition wall of 39 Sun Street. They date from between 1650- 1750. Along with the cards, some hair combs, scissors and small toys were found.

🎩Stop by the museum to see our new Winston Churchill display! 🎩And if you'd like to know more about his time as MP for ...
15/02/2025

🎩Stop by the museum to see our new Winston Churchill display! 🎩

And if you'd like to know more about his time as MP for Epping/West Essex, check out our selection of books for sale in the museum shop!

Join us for our fun February Half Term events (today Saturday 15 to Saturday 22)! -Saturday 15, 10.30am to 3.30pm- Drop ...
15/02/2025

Join us for our fun February Half Term events (today Saturday 15 to Saturday 22)!

-Saturday 15, 10.30am to 3.30pm- Drop in Make your Own Friendship Bracelet, £3.00 for children.

-Tuesday 18, 10.30am to 3.30pm- Drop in Floral Fun: Make your own paper flowers, £3.00 per child.

- Wednesday 19, 10.30am to 11.30am and 2.30pm to 3.30pm, Book in Advance to Create a Suncatcher or Valentine's Day Card, £3.00 per child.

- Friday 21, 10.30am to 11.30am and 12pm to 1pm, Book in Advance for Story-telling and Decorating Valentine's Day themed biscuits, £4.00 per child.

- Saturday 22, 10.30am to 3.30pm, Drop in Make your Own Cardboard Pet, £3.00 per child.

We can’t wait to see you there!💌💞❄️

💖To all our Taylor Swift loving followers! Looking for something fun to do this February Half Term? Come along to our dr...
14/02/2025

💖To all our Taylor Swift loving followers! Looking for something fun to do this February Half Term? Come along to our drop in session tomorrow – making a friendship bracelet! Learn to make bracelets with colourful threads using a disc or design your own beaded creations! Create beautiful bracelets to share with your friends (or keep for yourself!). All materials provided. Suitable for ages 5+ £3 per child – Saturday 15th February 10:30am-3:30pm!

Happy Day! This rather strange looking item is an old penny that’s been made into a love token! It dates to the early ...
14/02/2025

Happy Day! This rather strange looking item is an old penny that’s been made into a love token! It dates to the early 1600s and was found near North Weald by a metal detectorist.
Coins were bent and presented to loved ones as a sign of affection. There is a small hole pierced at the 'top' of the coin that suggests that the coin was worn as a pendant.

🪡💖🧶Join a friendly group, welcoming anyone who likes to knit, crochet or stitch! 🧶💖🪡The Stitchers meets every Frid...
13/02/2025

🪡💖🧶Join a friendly group, welcoming anyone who likes to knit, crochet or stitch! 🧶💖🪡

The Stitchers meets every Friday, 1.30 to 3.30pm in 'The Space' in the Museum. £4.00 per person. To book or learn more contact Diana at [email protected].



The Crochet Chain

We are excited to announce the opening of our new exhibition, "Calm and Courageous: The Second World War Home Front in t...
13/02/2025

We are excited to announce the opening of our new exhibition, "Calm and Courageous: The Second World War Home Front in the Epping Forest District," on Saturday, 5 April, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe.

This exhibition will showcase a variety of objects, stories, and oral histories from the museum’s collection, along with contributions from local history societies, community groups, and other heritage sites in the district. It will highlight the experiences of individuals whose lives were changed dramatically when war broke out in September 1939.

One of the featured items is a post-war ration book that was used by a resident of Nursery Road in from 1953 to 1954. Their local store for purchasing eggs, fats, cheese, bacon, and sugar was International Stores in , while their butcher was W. Penton located in St John's Parade on High Road in .



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At our Healing Art Workshops, we get creative by exploring our emotions 🎨. Yesterday, we brought out toys, a souvenir te...
13/02/2025

At our Healing Art Workshops, we get creative by exploring our emotions 🎨. Yesterday, we brought out toys, a souvenir teacup, a washboard, an inhaler, and an umbrella as symbols of depression and happiness. What objects represent these feelings for you?

❤️⭐💚Sensory backpacks are now at the museum. ❤️⭐💚Engage with the museum differently and enjoy the museum your way. Free ...
08/02/2025

❤️⭐💚Sensory backpacks are now at the museum. ❤️⭐💚

Engage with the museum differently and enjoy the museum your way.

Free to use during your visit. Just ask a Front of House Staff Member for details!

🌈Looking for something fun to do this February Half Term? Come along to our drop in session – making a friendship bracel...
08/02/2025

🌈Looking for something fun to do this February Half Term? Come along to our drop in session – making a friendship bracelet! Learn to make bracelets with colourful threads using a disc or design your own beaded creations! Create beautiful bracelets to share with your friends (or keep for yourself!) 💖. All materials provided. Suitable for ages 5+ £3 per child – Saturday 15th February 10:30am-3:30pm

! This week, we have an old photo of to show you. It’s of the Village School and Reading Room, next to the church and...
07/02/2025

! This week, we have an old photo of to show you. It’s of the Village School and Reading Room, next to the church and on the hill overlooking Warlies. It was built in 1853. It was demolished in 1954.

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39/41 Sun Street
Waltham Abbey
EN91EL

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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01992716882

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Epping Forest District Museum has been based in Waltham Abbey since 1981 and tells the story of the Epping Forest District through its collections of over 50,000 objects. The Museum, Heritage and Culture team also run a number of heritage and cultural events, workshops and activities both on site and out and about in the community. The museum is housed in a Grade II* listed Tudor building and is part of Epping Forest District Council. The museum also manages Lowewood Museum in Hoddesdon on behalf of Broxbourne Borough Council. Further information can be found at Epping Forest Museum's website www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/museum