Timothy’s Tots

Join Timothy the Tortoise for our interactive sessions connecting your child to the natural world in a fun, engaging and sensory way.

Sessions include stories, songs, craft and activities exploring Gilbert’s Garden and the Museum with a welcome from our puppet Timothy, Gilbert White’s pet tortoise.

Suitable for 2-4 year olds.

Book in advance or pay on arrival at Reception.

We will be outside when the weather allows, so please bring wellies and coats.

 

Date: Tuesdays on 29th April, 20th May, 17th June and 15th July.

Time: 10.30-12:00

Price: £8 per child, adults and under 2s are free. You are welcome to stay on site after the session. Book all four sessions for a reduced price of £28!

Venue: Gilbert Whites House

Directions: How to find us

    Gilbert Whites House

    Gilbert White was aged 7 or 8 when the White family moved from the Vicarage on Selborne’s Plestor, to this house, called ‘The Wakes’ (named after the Wake family who had lived here previously). At that time, the property would have been no more than a ‘two up, two down’ but over subsequent years several extensions and additions have been made, creating the long, sizeable house you see today.

    The rooms have been restored following descriptions in White’s own correspondence and include a chair he used at Oriel College, Oxford (loaned from the College), items of contemporary furniture, family portraits and bed hangings embroidered for him by his aunts.

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