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Sharpe's Pottery Museum & Coffee Shop

 
 


A small museum dedicated to the pottery industry of South Derbyshire, offering a varied programme of concerts, lectures, exhibitions and events, in addition to permanent displays and tourist information services.  Last admission for museum - 30 minutes before closing.


Loads to see and do key

Accepts Credit Cards Accepts Credit Cards
Car Parking Car Parking
Children Welcome Children Welcome
Conference Facilities Conference Facilities
Disabled Parking Disabled Parking
Disabled Toilets Disabled Toilets
Gift Shop Gift Shop
Information Centre Information Centre
Restaurant/Café Restaurant/Café
Toilets Toilets
Wheelchair Access Wheelchair Access


Upcoming Events

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Autumn Lecture Brunch - Elizabethan Wardrobe Revealed
25 September 2010
10:00 to 11:00

Maureen Taylor guides you through the many layers of Elizabethan dress with the aid of her beautiful costumes. Lecture starts at 10am and lasts approximately one hour. Tickets cost £5 and include refreshments after the lecture including tea or coffee and a variety of delicious treats such as shortbread, cheese or fruit scones or flapjack. To book contact Sharpe’s Pottery Museum on 01283 222600.


Autumn Lecture Brunch - Elizabeth, Mary and Bess
02 October 2010
10:00 to 11:00

David Templeman explores the lives of Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots and Bess of Hardwick; three formidable women, whose stories continue to resonate through the centuries. Lecture starts at 10am and lasts approximately one hour. Tickets cost £5 and include refreshments after the lecture including tea or coffee and a variety of delicious treats such as shortbread, cheese or fruit scones or flapjack. To book contact Sharpe’s Pottery Museum on 01283 222600.


Autumn Lecture Brunch - Elizabethan Music and Instruments
16 October 2010
10:00 to 11:00

Helen Chambers returns to tell her wonderful tales of Elizabethan music and plays some more authentic songs on her vast array of Tudor musical instruments. Lecture starts at 10am and lasts approximately one hour. Tickets cost £5 and include refreshments after the lecture including tea or coffee and a variety of delicious treats such as shortbread, cheese or fruit scones or flapjack. To book contact Sharpe’s Pottery Museum on 01283 222600.


Autumn Lecture Brunch - Packhorses, Packroads and Drovers
30 October 2010
10:00 to 11:00

Wendy Freer follows in the footsteps of jaggers, packhorses and drovers over windswept prehistoric ridgeways, down forgotten Holloways and paved causeways for a look at what they carried and how they operated. Lecture starts at 10am and lasts approximately one hour. Tickets cost £5 and include refreshments after the lecture including tea or coffee and a variety of delicious treats such as shortbread, cheese or fruit scones or flapjack. To book contact Sharpe’s Pottery Museum on 01283 222600.


Autumn Lecture Brunch - Elizabeth Woodville
06 November 2010
10:00 to 11:00

Sally Henshaw explores the life of this often overlooked historical figure: Mother of 12, including the princes in the tower, and grandmother to Henry VIII. Lecture starts at 10am and lasts approximately one hour. Tickets cost £5 and include refreshments after the lecture including tea or coffee and a variety of delicious treats such as shortbread, cheese or fruit scones or flapjack. To book contact Sharpe’s Pottery Museum on 01283 222600.


Autumn Lecture Brunch - Arabella Stuart
20 November 2010
10:00 to 12:00

David Templeman examines the life of the girl raised to want for nothing, except freedom from her claustrophobic existence. Lecture starts at 10am and lasts approximately one hour. Tickets cost £5 and include refreshments after the lecture including tea or coffee and a variety of delicious treats such as shortbread, cheese or fruit scones or flapjack. To book contact Sharpe’s Pottery Museum on 01283 222600.




     

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West Street
Swadlincote
Derbyshire
DE11 9DG

01283 222600

http://www.sharpes.org.uk

Opening times

Monday - Friday,
10am - 4.30pm
Saturday,
10am - 3pm
Monday - Saturday,
10am - 3pm

Admissions

Pottery:
Adult: Free

Buses

Walking distance from Swadlincote Bus Station. Services to Derby, Burton upon Trent, Ashby de la Zouch and Leicester.