After 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...
Making 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...
We 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...
1. 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...
The 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...
Further to the news that The National Tramway Museum has received a National Lottery grant of £84,800 for an exciting project ‘Exploring the Historic Landscape of Crich Tramway Village’, work has begun at Wakebridge with the sandblasting and re-painting of the...
Crich 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...
Coronation Street actor, Oliver Farnworth, who plays Andy Carver in the popular Soap, was the major attraction at Crich Tramway Village on Monday 23rd October 2017, when he officially turned on the lights to illuminate the period Village. The event officially launched...
Visitor input is required to help an artistic award winning duo create a contemporary First World War Memorial at the National Tramway Museum. Further to securing £15,000 from Arts Council England (ACE) and £7,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the project...
The theme for Crich Well Dressings this year is Myths and Legends, and so our Learning Department decided to re-create a well dressing of The Green Man (which can be found as a wooden sculpture on our Woodland Walk and Sculpture Trail). We like to think of the Green...
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.