Events

Button Making with Kate Webber

Day & time
Saturday 18th January, 10.30am - 1.00 pm
Cost
£50 per person
Venue
Visitor Centre of David Parr House

Signwriting and Gold Leaf Gilding with Carlie Allan

Day & time
Saturday 25th January, 10.30 am - 3.30 pm
Cost
£85 per person
Venue
Visitor Centre of David Parr House

Sold Out – The Art of Mending with Celia Pym

Day & time
Saturday 1st February 2025 10.30am - 4.00am
Cost
£95 per person
Venue
Visitor Centre of David Parr House

Victorian Valentine’s Puzzle Purse with Nastasha Boyce

Day & time
Saturday 8th February 10.30am - 2.00pm
Cost
£60 per person
Venue
Visitor Centre of David Parr House

Print & Make a Lampshade with Lydia Finney

Day & time
Saturday 15th February, 10.30am - 1.30 pm
Cost
£85 per person
Venue
Visitor Centre of David Parr House

The Art of Broom Making with John Bailey

Day & time
Saturday 8th March, 10.30am - 2.30pm
Cost
£80
Venue
Visitor Centre of David Parr House

Screenprint Mono-printing with Adam Bridgland

Day & time
Saturday 22nd March, 10.30 am - 1.00 pm
Cost
£55 per person
Venue
Visitor Centre of David Parr House

Designing and Printing with Block Print with Nicholas Hughes

Day & time
Saturday 29th March 2025, 10.30am - 4pm
Cost
£80 per person
Venue
Visitor Centre of David Parr House

The Art of The Rag Rug with Lu Mason

Day & time
Saturday 12th April 2025, 10.30am - 3.30pm
Cost
£80 per person
Venue
Visitor Centre of David Parr House

April

Drypoint Etching and Chine Collé with Susie Turner

Day & time
Saturday 26th April, 10.30am - 3.30 pm
Cost
£75 per person
Venue
Visitor Centre of David Parr House

May

The Art of Hand Embroidery with Richard McVetis

Day & time
Saturday 3rd May 10.30am - 3.30pm
Cost
£95 per person
Venue
Visitor Centre of David Parr House

Support

The house has been saved by a dedicated team of workers, volunteers and generous donors. Now we are crafting its future.
As an independent charity the only way for us to share the stories of the house is to build up our endowment so we can continue to work with visitors, volunteers and our community.
By supporting us you are helping to share the house with everyone and tell its stories, forever. Donate now.

Supporters

Join our community of regular donors, funders and supporters who enjoy behind the scenes access, the latest research and special events. By supporting our endowment you are helping to us to deliver tours of the house, exhibitions, talks, workshops and community outreach.

Donations

In April 2021 National Lottery Heritage Fund matched every pound we had raised to create a £1 million endowment. Thank you so much to every single one of you that has helped by giving a gift, your time, your creativity and above all your enthusiasm. The endowment will continue to grow to craft a bright future for the house and its collections.

Volunteering

Make new friends, learn a skill, take part in research and contribute to the growing community around the David Parr House. Email helen@davidparrhouse.org for more details.

Visit

We are open for tours on a Thursday and Saturday. Private tours can be arranged on a Wednesday or Friday, and we are also very happy to discuss creating a bespoke group tour with a talk, slideshow and refreshments.

Email info@davidparrhouse.org to talk to us.

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Explore

Interested in hosting a talk, our museum on a bike at your event or school, or looking for educational resources for your group?

Email us to discuss your needs at info@davidparrhouse.org

About

From the moment that Tamsin first saw the house and spoke to Elsie in 2009 she knew she had stumbled upon something special. How could such a house be saved?

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"A modest terrace house at 186 Gwydir Street, Cambridge preserves an extraordinary series of interiors."

Country Life

"The David Parr House in Britain is a sort of time capsule..."

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