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Thursday 18th & 25th August
11:00am, 12:00pm, 1:30pm and 2:30pm
Explore indoor and outdoor toys from the past, including: hoops, dolls, cup and ball games, skittles, Shove Ha'penny Boards, croquet, puppets and spinning tops.
Children will also have the chance to make some of their own toys from paper and card.
£3.50 per person in addition to Lydiard House Museum admission.
To book your space, please email: LydiardLearning@swindon.gov.uk
Admission to Lydiard House costs £5 for an adult. Our great-value Kids for a Quid offer means up to four children can visit for £1 when accompanied by a full-paying adult this summer (22 July - 4 September). Under 3s go free!
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