Q: Sun 13 July: Festival of Thetford & Punjab at Ancient House

Festival of Thetford & Punjab 2025 At Ancient House Sunday 13 July, 10am to 5pm The Duleep Singh Family Step back in time at Ancient House 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, meeting costumed characters, handling real historic artefacts and enjoy a drink. 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. Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life, White Hart Street, Thetford, IP24 1AA Book in advance to avoid disappointment - Click here to book

Q: Sun 13 July: Festival of Thetford & Punjab at Ancient House

Festival of Thetford & Punjab 2025 At Ancient House Sunday 13 July, 10am to 5pm The Duleep Singh Family Step back in time at Ancient House 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, meeting costumed characters, handling real historic artefacts and enjoy a drink. 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. Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life, White Hart Street, Thetford, IP24 1AA Book in advance to avoid disappointment - Click here to book

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Sun 13 July: Festival of Thetford & Punjab at Ancient House

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Festival of Thetford & Punjab 2025 At Ancient House

Sunday 13 July, 10am to 5pm

The Duleep Singh Family

Step back in time at Ancient House 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, meeting costumed characters, handling real historic artefacts and enjoy a drink.

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.

Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life, White Hart Street, Thetford, IP24 1AA
Book in advance to avoid disappointment - Click here to book

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