26 May 2026 (past event)
- 10:30 to 12:00
- 14:00 to 15:30
Family activity
Time Travel Club: music through history
Explore the history of music and have a go at making your own instruments!
- Date
- 26 May 2026
- Location
- The National Archives, Kew
Explore the history of music and have a go at making your own instruments!
Perfect for curious kids who love Horrible Histories, these hands-on workshops bring the past to life! Budding historians will get up close with real documents and artefacts from The National Archives incredible collection, exploring stories from across 1,000 years of history. Each session includes original items from our collection and a creative activity inspired by the past, with something to make and take home.
There are two bookable Time Travel Club sessions taking place in one of our learning spaces. Whilst parents do not need to book a ticket, due to limited capacity at our craft stations we do ask that you let us know the approximate number of adults in your group at point of sale.
Find out more
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Event details
- Date
- 26 May 2026, 10:30 to 15:30
- Price
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£7.50
- Age
- For ages 8 to 11
- Location
- Clore Learning Centre
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The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DU
- Part of series
- Time Travel Club
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What is The National Archives?
The National Archives is the official archive of the UK government, and England and Wales. We are the guardians of over 1,000 years of iconic national documents.
Everyone is welcome to visit our headquarters in Kew. We put on exhibitions, events and displays and offer reading rooms giving access to our collections there.
Getting here
The National Archives is located by the River Thames in Kew, 30 minutes from Central London. We offer advice on travelling to us by car, bike, train or bus.
Children and families
We provide a warm welcome to visitors of all ages, including children and family groups.
- Free activity sheets (for ages 1+) are available from the Time Travel Club trolley in our entrance hall
- Our café is child-friendly and there are picnic benches outside
- Prams and buggies are welcome, and we have a buggy park
- Baby changing facilities are located by our entrance hall, at the top of the main stairs, and in the library
- Emergency supplies of nappies and wipes are available
Eat and drink
We have a café and coffee bar provided by Maids of Honour, a historic local tea room and bakery. It has spacious indoor and outside seating and a soft play area.
On the menu is a variety of high-quality lunchtime meals, sandwiches, snacks, soft drinks, tea and coffee. Vegetarians, vegans and other dietary requirements are all catered to.
Series
Time Travel Club
Come along to our regular events for children. Spend time together – with an archives twist!