Open Day & Half Term Fun [2nd June 2017]
Bring the family along to Bridge Cottage during half term for some fun! Entry price includes a children’s quiz trail, crafts, exhibitions and colouring competition. £3/adult, £2/child, £8/family. 2nd June 2017, 10am – 2 pm
Uckfield Scouts: Alpha Troop
Well Done Alpha Troop Uckfield Scouts for earning your ‘Local Knowledge’ Badge after attending our workshop here on Thursday evening ‘The History of Uckfield’. Maria and Nicola our Education Officers are here to welcome any local group/club/school and facilitate educational workshops/tours according to your need. More details here: http://www.bridgecottageuckfield.co.uk/school-visits/
A Review Of 2016 And Our Focus For 2017
2016 was a benchmark year for Bridge Cottage Heritage Centre as it emerged from a Lottery and Uckfield Town Council funded restoration to open its doors in April of this year. This new beginning was an exciting step forward as Bridge Cottage Heritage Centre was opened to all on 24th
Wedding Dress Appeal Success
We’ve had an absolutely fantastic’ response to our appeal for wedding dresses for our exhibition next year. We want to include dresses work right up to the present day, and lots of brides have been in touch to tell us about their beautiful dresses from the 1970s onwards. We are
Friday Open Days
Bridge Cottage Open Days – From November 4th to December 16th. A fantastic opportunity to come and discover the restoration work at Bridge Cottage. Join us and explore the intimate rooms of this rare medieval ‘Wealden’ hall house built around 1436. At Bridge Cottage we open our doors for the
Helping Youth Career Prospects
We are pleased to be supporting this East Sussex County Council initiative to help young people experience the world of work in different sectors. We look forward to welcoming young people to the Heritage sector and showing them our wonderful 15th Century Wealden hall house. The Open Doors project, run
The summer holidays are nearly over
Our last Living History Day of the summer holidays today was great fun. We enjoyed talking to our guests about Tudor and Stuart life. Our amazing volunteers, Tricia, Georgia, Maddy and Ellie all engaged our visitors with chats on period clothing, medicines, food and industry. Here you see some of
Last ‘Living History Day’ of the summer holidays
Join us at for the last Living History Day of the summer holidays at Bridge Cottage next Wed 31st Aug 10am-3pm. Our Living History Days have been lots of fun so far – we’ve really enjoyed meeting all our visitors and telling them a little bit about life in the
