© Bacup Natural History Society 2022
BRING HISTORY TO LIFE WITH A MUSEUM OR IN SCHOOL VISITS
The Bacup Natural History Society museum serves as a great local history
resource for use in both primary and secondary schools, as well as other
children’s groups. Museum and in-school visits can be tailored to cover a
specific topic or just a general Yesterday’s Bacup visit.
The museum collections cover many topics that will support your teaching from
the three archaeological periods: Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age to life in
Victorian Bacup, the mills and mines and to Bacup at War.
The first school visits to the museum is FREE with a suggested donation of
£20.00 for any subsequent visits. In school visits are charged at £35.00 per hour
with a maximum 2 hour visit.
To book a visit please email us.
CHILDREN’S GROUP VISITS
We offer one FREE guided sessions for schools and youth groups visiting the museum.
With a suggested donation of £20.00 for subsequent visits.
For cub scouts / girl guides etc. working towards their badges we can create bespoke
sessions.
WW1 LOAN BOX
WW2 LOAN BOX
CHILDREN’S
LOAN BOX
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WALL OF HISTORY
Adjacent to the museum in Newgate Gardens, is the Bacup Wall of History. The wall of history is made up of a collection of various stone
artefacts that were collected by members over a period of about 100 years from buildings in and around Bacup and Stacksteads that were
being demolished. The garden is also home to the Bacup Stocks, and a large crushing wheel. An illustrated guide of the stones is available
here to DOWNLOAD.
LEGAL
Privacy Policy
GEOLOGY LOAN BOX
We also have topical information packs available
They are £4.50 per pack and contain information which you can print off along with topical photographs, leaflets and
posters were applicable.
Home Front WW1
Packs covers
Home Front
Conscientious Objectors
Spanish Flu
Fern Hill Military Hospital
Bacup at War 1939-1945
Pack covers
Home Front
Bacup Bombed
Evacuees
Victorian Children
Pack covers
Child Labour
A Doffers Tale
Bacupian Mills
Also Available Separately
Bacupian Mines
LOAN BOXES
Our Loan Boxes are a great addition to the classroom with real and replica objects covering a wide range of historical topics. Our loan
boxes can be booked at short notice but we recommend you try to book at least a week in advance to avoid disappointment. Our Loan
Boxes are also available to other educational groups, care and residential homes. All our boxes contain items that are safe to handle by
young and old alike and are available to hire for £5.00 per week. To book a box or request more information on contents etc. please email.
RECENT VISITS & REVIEWS
Thank you very much for letting our Year
5/6 children come down to the museum.
They absolutely loved it and were able to
talk to me in-depth about what they saw and
learnt.
What a great asset it is to the town.
Kind regards,
Andrea Holt Headteacher Sharneyford
Primary School
Home Learning Group Visit February 2022
A friend told us about the Bacup Natural History
Museum after attending an open day, so we
arranged a visit for our home educators group - and
what a treasure trove it is! The staff were extremely
helpful and friendly, not to mention their incredible
knowledge and passion for the history of the local
area.
There are so many interesting elements to the
museum that bring so many learning topics to life.
The fact that sessions can be tailored to
topics/interests/age of children is fantastic, and staff
were great at both preparing for the session in
advance by conversing with myself, and on the day
by engaging with the children.
There was no question the staff couldn’t answer!
Their passion for the history of the area and the
museum is a real gift to visitors.
Gemma
We visited the Bacup Natural History Museum with a
Home Education Group for a fossil talk with expert
Arthur. It was a privilege to have him share his fasinating
knowledge. The children were very intrigued and
highlights included a fossilised turtle poop, which was
135 million years old!
This was our first visit to the Museum and what a treat it
was. The staff were very engaging and gave us a tour
around the rest of the building, told us tales of it's history
and interesting facts on other items on exhibition.
Amazing place to spend a couple of hours soaking in the
areas history.
Claire
Home Learning Group Visit February 2022
Sharneyford Primary School Visit
February 2022
