Blog: Family Friendly

2022 Season at Crich Tramway Village

2022 Season at Crich Tramway VillageAfter a difficult couple of years, Crich Tramway Village managed to open for some time during 2020 and 2021, though operating under government Covid-19 guidelines, which meant limited access to some of the facilities. Now that the pandemic restrictions have been...

Get Creative for Halloween

Get Creative for HalloweenMaking Cats or Owls You will need: Toilet roll middles or thick paper (A5 is a good size to start with) Felt pens and/or paints Glue or sticky tape or masking tape or a stapler   As you can see from the above, this craft is very adaptable to what you may have...

Supporting the Local Community

Supporting the Local CommunityWe will be offering free admission to residents living within 5 miles of Crich on our Community Day on Sunday 11th October 2020. Residents will need proof of living within 5 miles of Crich by producing a driving licence, utility bill or similar on admission. The...

Make a Unicorn Bookmark

Make a Unicorn Bookmark1. Fold paper in half diagonally 2. Fold the right point to the top, then the left point to the top 3. Unfold, and fold the top layer down from the top point to the bottom 4. Tuck each point in Tuck the back point in 6. Cut as shown and add mane, ear and horn.  You...

Ripley Rattlers Inspire Local Artist

Ripley Rattlers Inspire Local ArtistThe photograph above shows, from left to right: Dani Kirk; Christine Shawcross and Ruth Gray. Ruth Gray, a local artist from Belper, has generously donated an original painting of a ‘Ripley Rattler’ to Dani Kirk of the Tramway Museum’s catering staff and...

Joseph Leads the Way on Father’s Day

Joseph Leads the Way on Father’s DayCrich Tramway Village will be running their 1874 Sheffield 15 horse tram on Wednesday 13th and Sunday 17th June. Joseph the Shire horse will be pulling the horse tram between 11am and 4pm and on 17th June, and the conductor will be, volunteer, Joseph Burberry, so...

Crich Tramway Village is a brand name for the National Tramway Museum (Accredited with Arts Council England), solely owned and operated by The Tramway Museum Society, incorporated in England with liability by guarantee (no. 744229). Registered charity number 313615. Our ICO number is Z6700136.