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Wassail, Wassail at Shoemakers
Wassail with us on 18 January 2-4.30pm. A friendly family friendly day-time wassail, free for museum pass holders in Shoemakers Museum’s beautiful walled orchard
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Winter at Shoemakers Museum
What’s on this winter at Shoemakers Museum. Visit the museum, cafe and shop for Christmas gifts and winter experiences for all the family.
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NEW Museum tours and Archive tours
New this winter. Shoemakers Museum ticket holders will be able to get a fascinating insight into the collections with guided tours of the new museum and exclusive behind the scenes archive tours now available to book. Let our collections team be your guide into the stories behind the exhibitions.
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Join us for Heritage Open days 2025
Two free to attend talks celebrating the opening of Shoemakers Museum
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Shoemakers Museum Opens 18th September 2025
Step inside 200 years of shoemaking history. Be one of the first to visit Somerset’s newest museum – Shoemakers Museum which opens to the public 18 September 2025
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Crowdfunder – Shoemakers Museum
Shoemakers Museum opens its doors on 18 September. Your donations are welcome to help us complete our landscaping and improve our offer.
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Join our fabulous front of house team
We’re recruiting! Join our fabulous team and help create a warm welcome for our visitors
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The Jamaica Trek
The Jamaica Trek was released by Clarks Originals in 2009, featuring black green and yellow suede – the colours of the Jamaican flag.
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Village Albums
A snapshot of life in Street, created by members of the community between 1857 and 1998.
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Brown Petersburgh
Made by hand using off-cuts of sheep fleece, these cosy affordable slippers became popular and were the foundation of C&J Clarks footwear business.
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Crispin Sewing Machine
The 1863 Crispin Sewing Machine was an Innovation in Sole Stitching
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Latin Verse Machine
‘Eureka’ is a marvellous machine which creates Latin poetry. This remarkable invention was created by Bridgwater eccentric John Clark (1785-1853)
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Join our fabulous team
We’re recruiting! Join our fabulous team and help create a warm welcome for our visitors
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Revival of a community tradition
We’re delighted that Shoemakers Museum has inspired a Kings Trust Project to revive a tradition of community journaling with a pilot project to create a 2025 version of the Street Village Album
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