Daily Talks & Tours
No matter which day you visit the Food Museum, there's always a talk, tour or demonstration to enjoy.
Forest School
Let the kids go wild in the glorious woodlands of our 84-acre site! Forest School is a unique experience that offers participants the opportunity to succeed and develop confidence through hands-on activities outdoors.
Toddler Time
Food MuseumLooking for fun, educational activities for under-5's? Join us for Toddler Time at the Food Museum every Wednesday!
School Dinners
Explore school dinners past, present and future as memories and tastes of school food are brought to life through our new annual exhibition, opening March 2025.
Akenfield Revisited
Abbot's Hall50 years on from the release of the film, the Food Museum is pleased to tell the story of Akenfield – the groundbreaking book, the film and the people who made it all happen. The exhibition will display original objects and photographs belonging to late author Ronald Blythe, director Sir Peter Hall and producer Rex…
Afternoon Tea
Our stunning new bridge has given the public access to the Fishing Lodge for the first time. Built in the mid-18th century, this building was used by the former residents of Abbot’s Hall as a summerhouse to take tea while looking out over the tranquil pond. In the mornings the Lodge will be open for…
Food Not Cuts
Food not Cuts explores how food and care are connected. It highlights how cuts to care and a lack of support can make accessing food difficult for deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people.
Steam Sunday
Enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of our working steam traction engine, the Empress of Britain, as our volunteers use steam coal to bring it to life.
Family pizza baking
Food MuseumOn Thursday, Friday, Saturday mornings in the Summer Holidays, make your own delicious flatbread pizzas from scratch and bake them in our wood-fired pizza oven.
School Pudding Workshop
Food MuseumMake your own retro-pudding surrounded by our School Dinners exhibition. This is the perfect workshop for all the family to get involved with and share memories of old school days. Prices (including museum entry) Adult – £21.50, includes museum entry (Member £6.50) Child – £16.50, includes museum entry (Member £6.50) Additional child(ren) – £5 (Member £1.50) Ages 5+.…
Thrills and Grills
Pasta, paella, pizzas! Come and feel the heat in our summer cooking programme!
School Dinners Supper Club
We're excited to announce a summer series of pop-up school dinners here at the Food Museum! Enjoy a 3-course meal, served by school cooks Jake Barwood and Sam Story. Working with school recipe books from the museum archives, the menu is a modern day take on traditional school meals from across the 20th century. This…
FOMO Festival
A brand new family-friendly music festival is coming to the grounds of the Food Museum this summer! An unmissable day of music and family fun. With two music stages, funfair and kids entertainment. Licensed bars, top quality street food vendors and a selection of festival traders. Please note this event is a closed-site event and…
Orchard Fruit Preserves with ‘Waste Not Rowen’
From jams and jellies to chutneys and tonics, this workshop will use seasonal orchard fruit to teach you the art of harvest preserves.
Akenfield Theatre Production
On Sunday 5 October, SHAKE Festival will be bringing a new stage production of Akenfield to the Food Museum The newly completed play has been adapted from Ronald Blythe’s iconic Akenfield; Portrait of an English Village. The new play has been written by Glenn Wilhide, who lives in Suffolk full time and is best known…
