Sat 12 & Sun 13 July: Festival of Thetford & Punjab at Ancient House
Festival of Thetford & Punjab 2025
At Ancient House
Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 July, 10am to 5pm
Step back in time at Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life to find out about Maharajah Duleep Singh and his family. Explore the brand-new displays including miniature models of rooms at Elveden Hall where the Maharajah lived. In honour of the Festival, there will be free entry all weekend! Drop-in, no booking required.
Ancient House Secrets Museum Trail
Explore our Tudor timber-framed building saved for the people of Thetford by Prince Frederick Duleep Singh to win a small prize.
New Displays at Ancient House
Maharajah Duleep Singh’s son, Prince Frederick, gifted Ancient House to the people of Thetford and it opened as a museum in 1924. To mark the centenary, there are new displays telling the story of Maharajah Duleep Singh, his parents, Maharajah Ranjit Singh and Maharani Jind Kaur, and his first wife, Maharani Bamba. See items from the private collection of Peter Bance, Sikh historian relating to the Maharajah’s children.
Meet the Duleep Singh Family Event
On the Sunday you are invited to this special event with lots of extra activities at the museum – meet costumed characters, handle real historic artefacts, and enjoy a drink.
- Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life, White Hart Street, Thetford, IP24 1AA
- Free entry all weekend!
- Drop-in, no booking required