A knitting and wool craft event
Join us for our special Wild About Wool knitting event and discover different types of textile crafts. Chat to our experts about your knitting conundrums, learn about wet felting and find out the importance of knitting for the troops on the home front during WWI.
Visit our Home Front reenactors and find out about the role of knitting in the Great War, the manufacture of Soldier's woollen comforts and their distribution to the men, and women, at the front by the British Red Cross and First Aid Nursing Yeomanry.
There will be demonstrations of traditional spinning in our Leagrave Cottage and you can see a pre-WW1 Harrison Circular Sock Machine in the Bow Hut
Our sheepdog teams will be herding our Oxford Down sheep on Saturday & Sunday at midday in Skippings Field.
All activities are weather dependent and subject to change.
Book Tickets
Book your tickets now to join us for our Wild About Wool event!
This is a Premium admission day
Free entry for COAM Annual Members
Event Information
With 45 acres at your disposal, there is plenty to explore, including woodlands and an exciting adventure playground
Dogs on short leads are welcome but must not go inside residential buildings
Light lunches, drinks, cakes and snacks are available to purchase from our Skippings Barn
Sensory backpacks are available to borrow (subject to availability)
Mobility scooters are available to borrow (subject to availability - pre-booking is advised)
Lots of free parking
Photography and filming may take place during this event for the Museum archives and publicity. These photographs and video footage may appear in promotional or educational materials including on our websites, social media pages, newsletters, or in newspapers and magazines. If you do not wish to be photographed, please speak to the photographer. For further details please email marketing@coam.org.uk
