Happy June! This month sees one of the biggest events of the Museum’s calendar: Green Festival 2026. Organised in partnership with Royston Environmental Group, we’re being joined by a host of groups and organisations. Discover practical ways to live greener, enjoy hands-on activities for all ages, and explore stalls packed with ideas for a more […]
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The first images created of the cave carvings were made by William Stukeley who first visited the cave in the autumn of 1742. Those drawings, while not very accurate, were certainly stylistic and show how he interpreted the scene before him. This June, it can now be your turn to create your own artistic version
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Written by Ryan, on behalf of Royston Scaffolding Following our article on Royston’s blue plaques last month, we’re publishing a selection of plaques in each issue. For June, we have focused on the Melbourn Street, Royston: The Banyers Hotel (now The Chalk Hare) 18th Century Home of Rev. Edward Banyer, vicar of Royston 1739-1752 Royston
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Joseph Beldam was born in 1795 and lived most of his life in Royston. In 1827, Beldam joined the Anti-Slavery Society in London and for many years devoted his time and attention to obtaining freedom for slaves throughout the British Empire. The Slave Emancipation Act was passed in 1833, but the Act was violated and
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Written by Ryan, on behalf of Royston Scaffolding Following our article on Royston’s blue plaques last month, we’re publishing a selection of plaques in each issue. For May, we have focused on the old pubs of Royston: The Bull Hotel Royston’s oldest hostelry, prominent during the stage coach era, offering hospitality since the 15th century
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Royston Cave has become increasingly popular as a destination for meditation and now its subterranean atmospheric environment is providing a unique setting for sound. The vibrations of singing bowls can help calm the mind, ease physical tension and encourage the body to shift from doing into simply being. Becky, from Chanting Stork Yoga has been
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Written by Ryan, on behalf of Royston Scaffolding Royston is a small town with a big story to tell, and its history is written not just in its beautiful architecture but also in the blue plaques telling of historic local events. The Blue Plaques in Royston are all thanks to the late Cllr F John
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In the 2000s, an archive of stunning costume designs, which included shows such as Dr Who and Blackadder, was donated to the Museum. However, we knew nothing about their designer, Richard Croft. Following years of research, we have discovered not just his work but his life, including from those who knew him. Our latest exhibition
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Last month we had the pleasure of welcoming John Ambler to the cave. He very generously performed scans of the cave by using 3D Gaussian splattering. This is a rendering technique that represents a scene as thousands or millions of tiny 3D Gaussian blobs, which can be projected and blended extremely quickly to create smooth,
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Operation Overlord: The Fate Of D-Day Is In Your Hands In this exclusive collaboration with Royston Museum, Great Escapists are proud to launch Royston’s first Escape Room experience. Operation Overlord is an immersive game experience with live actors, where you solve puzzles and clues to complete a mission – and learn more about the real-life
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Merchandise may seem a recent commercial development, but during the medieval period there were mass-produced metal badges sold at holy shrines as proof of pilgrimage, and to identify the wearer for hospitality. There is one badge, of Richard Caister, that has been identified which bears a resemblance to the carving in the cave situated in
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Are you looking for a reason to get out into the fresh air this January? Discover Royston’s Historic Town Trail! You may have noticed the triangular bronze markers embedded into the pavement throughout the Town Centre. These mark a 31-point history trail, starting at Royston Parish Church, taking in such points as: Dead Street –
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