The school holidays are in full swing. With the on-off summer we have had this year, you may be looking for somewhere inside to take exuberant youngsters. There is free entry for under 18s to Wymondham Heritage Museum. The museum has added new and improved activities to keep them occupied while you take the opportunity to discover all the fascinating exhibitions and displays that tell the history of our historic town and the people that lived here.

All the children’s favourites are here including dressing up, the sixties switchboard, operating the brushmaking machine and of course plucking up courage to go down to the eerie dungeon.

New for this month is a larger sandbox with tools to do a Time Team dig so young archaeologists can search for more finds. But the exciting new attraction is the market stall. Located next to the recreated shops, it is packed with fruit and veg so your children can fill a shopping basket, good training for when they are old enough to go to the supermarket and do your weekly shop while you put your feet up and enjoy a coffee.

In The Bridewell Tearoom, there is free squash for children. And to keep them occupied while you enjoy a cuppa and a delicious scone or a slice of homemade cake, there is a craft table where they can do colouring and simple crafting. Make sure you have some change handy for the wishing well.

For more information about what to see at the museum go to thewhm.org.uk.

Volunteers are still needed for the Tearoom. If you can spare just three hours once a month to help, email tearoom@thewhm.org.uk.