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.
The Retiring Rooms @ The Judge’s Lodging
1st July 2025 If you have walked past our building in recent months, you may have heard strange banging noises, seen clouds of dust or even people in bright orange…
Summer Holiday Fun
19th July – 31st August 2025 Summer Holiday Fun 2025 The Judge is desperate for his favourite pudding (we’ve all been there!). Can you find the ingredients hidden around the…
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,…
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…
Dracula: Evil Never Dies
November 30th 2024
We welcome back Don’t Go Into The Cellar Theatre for our ever-popular Winter chiller evening. Warming fires and festive drinks to revive you, served under the 16 foot Christmas tree….
Yn newydd ar gyfer 2024!
Taith sain Gymraeg newydd, gyda chast dan arweiniad y comedïwr a darlledwr, Tudur Owen. New for 2024! Welsh language audiotour, with a cast led by comedian and broadcaster Tudur…
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…
Festive Open Day
November 25th 2023
Join us for our annual open day – the great Christmas tree will be up, the fires will be roaring, and there will be plenty to entertain you as you…
Community Ownership Fund success!
September 29th 2023
On Thursday 26th September 2023, we were host to a visit from Secretary of State for Wales, David TC Davies, with Fay Jones, MP for Brecon & Radnorshire. This celebrated…
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…
