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Step Back in Time - Rations in World War Two

Step Back in Time

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Join our learning activity leader at Scaplen's Court and Garden to explore the past through role-play, interactive activities, and object-handling.

Get involved in hands-on activities and discover what it was like to cook with rations.

Think about what you would take in your suitcase if you had to be evacuated?

And…Knit for victory!

Step Back in Time is running each Tuesday throughout August. Come and join in our free historically themed activities.

Free. Available during museum opening hours. No booking required. Donations are welcome.

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Poole Museum Service
4 High Street
Poole
Dorset
BH15 1BW
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oole Museum, Scaplen's Court and Poole History Centre are all situated very close together on the lower high street just off Poole Quay.

Parking - We do not have dedicated on-site parking available. The nearest car park is Quay Visitors car park, Strand Street, BH15 1SB and is within walking distance of the Museum.

Please note: From 1 April to 31 October, 10am to 10pm, the Lower High Street, Paradise Street and Poole Quay will be closed to motor vehicles.

Public Transport Directions

Buses - Route One links the town's car parks, bus and rail stations with the Lower High Street.

Train - The railway station is just over half a mile from the museum by a mainly traffic-free walk.

Bicycles - We have parking for bicycles and many cycle friendly routes in Poole.There is a Beryl bike bay outside Poole Museum. Beryl is a bike share scheme across Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch.

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