The session aims to help children think about all the things that make libraries so important to their users - as well as the practicalities of how the library functions.

Our Relaxed Opening is specially designed for those who prefer a more tranquil museum experience, including autistic and neurodiverse visitors, along with their families and carers.

Get creative this Christmas with our fun-filled Kids' Christmas Relief Printing Workshop, led by the talented Gemma Marissa from Art Room. In this hands-on festive session, children will learn the basics of relief polyboard printing and create their own unique Christmas cards, gift tags, and festive prints to take home. With plenty of seasonal inspiration and expert guidance, this is the perfect opportunity for young artists to make personalised Christmas creations for family and friends.What to Expect:• Learn Relief Polyboard Printing: Discover the exciting art of relief polyboard printing and create festive designs from scratch.• Make Christmas Cards & Gift Tags: Design and print your own handmade Christmas cards and gift tags to give to loved ones.• Festive Creativity: Enjoy a fun and relaxed workshop packed with Christmas cheer and crafty activities.• Take Home Your Creations: Leave with a collection of beautiful handmade prints ready for the festive season.All materials are provided, and no previous experience is needed. Just bring your imagination and get ready for a morning of festive fun and creativity!Suitable for children aged 6+. We can't wait to see what you create! 

Little pumpkins are invited to join us for a Halloween messy play adventure!

This October half term, children are invited to enjoy our free Halloween-themed drop-in activities.

Join us for a spooktacular Halloween Silent Disco!

We’re going on a fossil hunt!  A range of sensory stimuli are used to immerse children in the world of fossil hunting! 

Pupils are cast as palaeontologists and set out to explore clues about what the world was like millions of years ago. 

Pupils are cast as archaeologists, exploring clues about what life was like in the Stone Age through to the Iron Age, with a particular focus on our local area.

With skulls all around the room, pupils work in teams to identify whether they are looking at herbivores or carnivores and then which animals the skulls belonged to.

Join us at The Amelia for our monthly learning sessions open to home educated children across the borough.

Join us at The Amelia for our monthly learning sessions open to home educated children across the borough.

Join us at The Amelia for our monthly learning sessions open to home educated children across the borough.

Using the beautiful book by Emily Hughes, our sensory story immerses children in the world of the little gardener: his garden. 

Pupils are taken on a sensory journey, seeking out butterflies among the flowers, leaves, wind and rain they experience along the way.

We’re going on a fossil hunt! A range of sensory stimuli are used to immerse children in the world of fossil hunting!

Our Pre School classes are designed to nurture listening skills, memory, coordination through imaginative dance exercises. Prices are per month (monthly subscription).

Pupils are cast as palaeontologists and set out to explore clues about what the world was like millions of years ago. 

Pupils are cast as archaeologists, exploring clues about what life was like in the Stone Age through to the Iron Age, with a particular focus on our local area.

Listening to stories is a great way to develop and encourage young children to read books. Come and join one of our Story Time sessions for 3 to 4 year olds - it's great fun!

Come and join our fun and noisy singing session for children under 4 and their parents and carers. Available on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Last month, the student council from Oakley School visited The Amelia for a chance to find out about the workings of another kind of council – Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.

Having helped bring MAGIC PLACE to life, I thought I knew what to expect but being in the space was something else entirely. I stayed far longer than planned, caught up in its shifting colours and playful energy.

Being Inbetween is an exhibition of powerful photographic portraits exploring the complex transition between childhood and young adulthood.