The name given to the tight trousers worn by some Regency gentlemen, such as the notorious Beau Brummell and his ‘dandy’ followers, as they showed off their leg muscles.
Half Term Farming Fun!
24th May – 1st June 2025 Help Farmer Jim find his lost flock. Hunt the period rooms to track down his sheep and if you find a Rainbow Sheep you…
Lines from Dunkirk
June 4th 2025
Lines from Dunkirk is an original, illustrated presentation researched and written by Roger W G Curtis. Roger and a cast of local voice actors will tell, on the 85th Anniversary,…
Folk Horror
March 28th 2025
Welcoming back our favourite theatre company, Don’t Go into the Cellar, this time Jonathan Goodwin writes and performs this original theatre show. An eerie and unsettling anthology of tales that…
Christmas Open Day
December 7th 2024
Join us for our annual festive open day, with a chance to wander the house, discover more about Victorian Christmas, and marvel at our huge tree, then warm yourself in…
Charity Shop Sale
November 23rd 2024
We will be at the charity shop in Middleton Street, Llandrindod Wells from Mon 25th – Friday 29th November. Do pop in to see us and grab yourself a bargain…
Half-Term Haunted Halloween!
As the Autumn nights draw in and the house takes on a darker gloom, search the rooms by the light of flickering gas and oil to find spooky objects and…
Summer Holiday Fun!
20th July – 1st September 2024 Someone’s been at it again – sneaking into the Judge’s rooms and putting down all sorts of things that shouldn’t be there. The Judge…
The Hound of the Baskervilles
May 17th 2024
Mr Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound! Don’t Go Into The Cellar Theare return for a night of Holmes suspense in the atmospheric Judge’s Dining Room. In this…
The Pumpkin Patch Mystery
Half term fun – find the pumpkins so the Judge can have his favourite soup!
If you come my way…
September 20th 2023
In Summer 2023, pupils from our two local schools – Presteigne Primary School and John Beddoes High School – joined museum staff on a creative journey through some of the…
A Christmas Carol
December 2nd 2023
Don’t go Into The Cellar theatre company return to the atmospheric Judge’s Dining Room for a festive treat. Join the great Victorian novelist Charles Dickens as he brings to life…
Summer Holiday Fun 2023
The Judge is desperate for his favourite pudding! Can you find the ingredients hidden around the house? You’ll get a ‘Super Chef’ certificate and your own recipe sheet to create…
Raffles: The Gentleman Thief
March 25th 2023
Written by E.W. Hornung (Arthur Conan Doyle’s brother-in-law), A.J. Raffles was the Edwardian era’s most celebrated gentleman thief. In a series of highly entertaining tales, the suave cat-burglar thrilled and charmed readers…
February Half Term Fun
We’re excited to be open this February Half Term. Come and joni us for fun with toys. Games and toys all over the house and a special area where you…
Strictly Sherlock
Join the king of the detectives as he brings to life some of his greatest and most baffling cases. This original one-man show has been adapted from the originals written…