
Autumn at Preston Park
As summer comes to an end, we look forward to welcoming the change in weather and digging out our cosy jumpers. It’s one of our favourite times of year as...


Victorian Beauty
The history of Victorian makeup is a fascinating one; from using deadly arsenic to achieve a translucent complexion, to women using secret back doors to purchase beauty products, here we...


Latest news from the Walled Garden – Summer
Our Park and Gardens Coordinator, Beka shares what she is looking forward to in the garden at Preston Park Museum this summer and what changes you can expect to see...


Our Christmas wish list 2020
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in our museum shop and we can't wait to share these gorgeous gift ideas with you. The hard part will be deciding...


5 signs that autumn is here
Autumn is one of our favourite times of year here at Preston Park. It’s the season of change and a time to slow down. Soon, the grass will be covered...


Britain’s first ever Viking helmet discovered
New research has shown that a corroded, damaged helmet unearthed in Yarm, Stockton-on-Tees, in the 1950s is a rare, 10th century Anglo-Scandinavian (Viking) helmet, the first ever found in Britain...


5 family summer craft ideas
School (and home school) is finally out for summer and we can't wait to welcome you back to the park and museum. This summer is going to be rather different...


Rebuilding Stockton Castle in Minecraft
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to live in a castle? Or to stand on its walls with a bow and arrow? It’s this kind of imagination...


Five Lockdown Objects
We have been in various stages of lockdown for several weeks now and we are all experiencing different things. Last month the museum launched a contemporary collecting project called Covid-19...
