Special Event

Mudlarking Weekend

27 - 28 September 2025
10am-4:30pm
Free to all

Join us for a discovery-filled weekend as we celebrate the world of mudlarking.

Experience the thrill of holding history in your hands. Explore the playful spirit of Londoners through toys and miniatures uncovered along the Thames foreshore.

Discover the long-lost tools once used by those who lived and worked beside the river, and learn about the vital role the Portable Antiquities Scheme plays in documenting archaeological finds made by the public.

While you’re here, don’t miss Secrets of the Thames, the UK’s first-ever exhibition dedicated to mudlarking.

Mudlarking weekend is part of the Totally Thames Festival celebrations.

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Visitor information

Address

London Museum Docklands

No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, London, Greater London, E14 4AL
020 7001 9844

Free to all

Opening times

Daily 10am-5pm

Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day & Boxing Day

Please note that we will need to start clearing the galleries 20 minutes before closing time.

Exclusions and safety measures

The safety measures n place include the option to book a free ticket in advance to manage capacity, and free-standing hand sanitiser stations at key touch points and entrances. Screens will remain in place at welcome desks, till points and food services, and there will be a continued enhanced cleaning regime throughout all our galleries.

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