Museum of Lincolnshire Life to host a Victorian Christmas

The magic of a Victorian Christmas will be brought to life at the Museum of Lincolnshire Life.

A special Victorian Christmas Family Fun Day will be held on Friday (December 22).

Open from 10am to 4pm, the Victorian Christmas event will have fun and games aplenty, including crafts activities, the chance to meet Mother Christmas, and Dickensian lessons in the Victorian schoolroom.

You can also meet Nellie, the cook, who’ll be in the kitchen preparing for the Christmas feast and Mr Black, the printer, will be printing festive cards for the season for you to take home.

The event costs £3 per child, with accompanying adults going free. Simply pay on the door.

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Steve Dunk, visitor experience manager at the Museum of Lincolnshire Life, said: “Much like the big day itself, our Victorian Christmas Family Fun Day has become somewhat of an annual tradition!

“In fact, a lot of the Christmas traditions that we still enjoy today were made popular in Britain during the Victorian era – including decorating a tree and Christmas dinner – so there’s a reason this period is so closely associated with the festive season.

“So come on in out of the cold and enjoy a warm, welcoming, traditional Victorian Christmas with us at the museum.”

The Museum of Lincolnshire Life is located on Burton Road in Lincoln, and is open from Fridays to Tuesdays from 10am to 4pm (last entry at 3.45pm).

Over the festive period the museum will be open from 10am to 4pm on:

Friday, December 22 (Victorian Christmas Family Fun Day)

Saturday, December 23

Thursday, December 28

Friday, December 29

Saturday, December 30

Tuesday, January 2

Normal opening days resume from Friday, January 5.