The Ancient High House
Museums & Science Centres · Stafford, Staffordshire
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Open now — closes 4pm
🏠 Indoor5–88–12☔ Rainy-day friendly🆓 Free entryEducationalSchool holiday activities
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The Ancient High House is one of the finest Tudor buildings in the country and the largest remaining timber-framed town house in England. Built in around 1595 for the wealthy Dorrington family, it opened as a museum in 1986 and offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the people who lived there over the centuries. Visit the Civil War Room where King Charles I and Prince Rupert stayed in 1642, the Stuart Bedroom with its magnificent four-poster bed, the Georgian Wallpaper Room, Mr Marson's Edwardian Shop and the Victorian Room, plus the Castle Room display on how the house was built. The attic floor is home to the Staffordshire Yeomanry Museum. With hands-on activities, children's games and quizzes, plus family events and workshops throughout the year, there is something for all the family. The ground floor shop sells gifts, souvenirs, traditional toys, local crafts and local history books.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Spare carrier bagFor the wet things. There are always wet things.
- Travel games
- Portable phone charger
- Lunch boxes
- A penForms, competitions, name badges.
- Bum bag
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