Stay and Play

We’re reopening from 20 May!

The whole Museum including Café, Shop and all galleries will reopen from 20 May 2021.

Last chance to see Elmer and Friends Exhibition – extended until 21 June.

All tickets on sale from 27 April. We will keep you informed on our website, social media and via our e-newsletter.

Please keep checking back here for further updates or Sign up to enews including for details of our online events programme.

Looking for some creative inspiration from home?

There is plenty do with the River & Rowing Museum.  Keep checking this page for fun activities for all ages and don’t forget to share your creations with us!

Mr Benn Red Knight

Explore a world of castles and adventure inspired by Mr Benn Red Knight by David McKee, published by Andersen Press.

Nature Activities

Make a Bug Hotel – watch this simple instruction video

John Piper Art Activities

Local artist John Piper loved experimenting with art.  Find out more about his methods and creations and have go at making your own clay bowls, mask, collage picture and vegetable print masterpiece.  Just click on the buttons below or watch the instructions.

Make vegetable print art – watch this simple instruction video

Make paper mache bowls – watch this simple instruction video

Wind in the Willows Activities

Colour a postcard, take the character quiz, paint stones with Wind in the Willows and river animals and draw your own cartoon characters – just click on the buttons below or watch the instructions.

Draw your own cartoon Toad – watch this simple instruction video

Draw your own cartoon Mole – watch this simple instruction video

Henley Themed Activities

Unscramble the places, discover Henley stories, add colour to the town and make your own clay from kitchen ingredients – just click on the buttons below or watch the instructions.

Make your own Clay Heads: Isis and Tamesis – watch this simple instruction video. 

Rowing Themed Activities

Get smart for Henley Royal Regatta, help Teddy Henley find his boat, take up the RRM Raft Challenge and make your own origami craft – just click on the buttons below or watch the instructions.

Follow the dots to help Teddy Henley find his boat

Design a blazer for next year’s Henley Royal Regatta

Take the River & Rowing Museum’s Raft Challenge

Make your own origami floating boat – watch this simple instruction video.

Make a origami standing boat – watch this easy to follow instruction video

Chinese New Year Activities