RAT PACK!
RAT PACK
&
Junior
Membership!
(A passport to 500 years of history)
Hello and welcome to our new
Rat Pack & Junior Membership page...
...here you can find information about our Rat Pack trail, competition winners and other fun stuff!
Click here for a Cool Animation!
The Rat Pack
We're overrun with rodents! The rats are on the loose, and have run riot around the museum.
Can you help us find them?
Hunt them down in the nooks and crannies of the museum and they will give you a nugget of Old House knowledge or a random ratty fact.
Here’s a little rat fact to wet your appetite!
Victorian Cooks definitely didn’t want rats in their cupboards. A popular way to keep rats at bay was to use Rat Poison, commonly made from Arsenic.
Unfortunately Arsenic was also deadly to humans, and as chemists sold Arsenic as Rat Poison it was very easy to get hold of…and it soon became the weapon of choice for Victorian murderers!
Competition
When you’ve finished the Rat Pack Trail at the Old House Museum, why not have a go at naming our Rats!
You can name a Rat or come up with a name for our entire Rat Pack… all the names will be entered for judging and each month the winners will be announced here.
Winners will receive a delightfully ratty prize…
Don’t miss out and make sure you enter this month's competition! Come to the museum and ask at reception for a Rat Facts Trail Pack.
Rat Pack Trail - End of Year Winners
We are delighted to announce the winners of the last Rat Pack Trail this year: -
ELISE CHARLTON, who named one of our rats SIR SPRATINGTON.
'This was great fun looking in all places for rats hiding.'
Elise Charlton, aged 10.
EVE CIVIL, who named one of our rats NIBBLES.
Rat Pack Trail - September's Winner
We are delighted to announce the winner of September's Rat Pack Trail:-
EDWARD RHYS WIBBERLEY, aged 7, who named one of our rats THE GERM BRINGER.
Rat Pack Trail - August's Winners
We are delighted to announce the winners of August's Rat Pack Trail:-
OSIAN AND IOAN BEYNON, who named one of our rats RATSCALION.
' We really enjoyed finding the rats in each room. Osian's favourite part was dressing up and Ioan loved the doll's house!'
Osian, aged 4 and Ioan, aged 2.
LEWIS BAKER, who named one of our rats DAVID CAMERAT.
' I really enjoyed visiting the museum and doing both quizzes. I will come again. Thanks'
Lewis Baker, aged 10.
MAT MASLENFLUNT, who named our rats the SKIPPING SCURRIERS.
Please get in touch to claim your prize.
JESSICA ROBINSON, who named one of our rats RAT-A-CHEWYOMNI-VORACIOUS.
Rat Pack Trail - July's Winner
We are delighted to announce the winner of July's Rat Pack Trail:-
GABRIELLE CHLOE STOTT, who named one of our rats TILLY TWIRLY TAIL.
' I really enjoyed the Rat Trail, and especially choosing a name for the rat, it was good fun I really enjoyed my visit to the Bakewell Museum.'
Gabrielle Chloe Stott, aged 9
Rat Pack Trail - June's Winner
We are delighted to announce the winners of June's Rat Pack Trail: -
JACK NEWELL, (all the way from Phoenix, Arizona!) who named one of our rats NIGEL THADDEUS SILVERPELT II.
' Fun and full of surprises, The Rat Trail is good for kids who need to test their adventurous side.'
Jack Newell, aged 11
Rat Pack Trail - May's Winner
We are delighted to announce the winners of May's Rat Pack Trail: -
ANNABEL RUCKLEDGE, who named one of our rats ARISTOC RAT.
' I really liked the Rat Trail and thought the museum was excellent, especially the old toilet!'
Annabel Ruckledge, aged 7
Rat Pack Trail - April's Winner
We are delighted to announce the winners of April's Rat Pack Trail: -
JOSEPH GREAVES, who named one of our rats GARDEROBE GORDON.
' I liked doing the rat trail it was great fun finding them. I enjoyed your museum and I have told all my friends about it too. Thank you.'
Joseph Greaves, aged 10
