Mini Troopers: Summer Activities

Future Trooper

Future Trooper

Get ready for a summer of fun at the Household Cavalry Museum with our Future Trooper programme! Kids can explore various activities like trails, crafts, and dress-up, all designed to educate, engage and entertain.

Weekly Activities:

Trails

Embark on exciting trails around the museum, discovering fascinating facts and hidden treasures related to the Household Cavalry. Perfect for young adventurers!

Craft Corner

See full details below.

Dress Up

Step into the shoes of a Household Cavalry trooper! Kids can try on replica uniforms, helmets, and other gear. Perfect for photo opportunities and imaginative play.

Daily Ceremony

Combine your trip to the museum with watching some of the daily ceremony at Horse Guards.

Mon, Wed – Friday – Changing of the King’s Life Guard

Tues, Thurs, Sat, Sun – Mounted Inspection

On the hour every hour, 10am – 3pm – Horses Sentry change over

Daily – 4pm Inspection

Family drop in craft activities

Family drop in craft activities

Cavalry Craft Corner Schedule – Summer Activities
We are excited to offer a variety of hands-on craft activities throughout the summer. Join us each week to try something new and unleash your creativity!

On Wednesday and Friday each week, you and the family will be able to make and take something Household Cavalry related home with you!

Weekly Schedule:
Week 1: Wed 31 July and Friday 2 August

Activity: Make your own Cavalry Helmet

Details: Using our craft materials, make your very own Household Cavalry helmet and head out onto Horse Guards Parade to report for duty!

Week 2: Wed 7 and Fri 9 August

Activity: Horse Head Masks
Details: Using our craft materials, make a Cavalry Horse mask and head out onto Horse Guards Parade for a trot around the parade ground!

Week 3: Wed 14 and Friday 16 August 

Activity: Troopers Horse
Details: Using our craft materials, you will have everything you need to make your Trooper’s Horse ready for duty.

Week 4: Wed 21 and Friday 23 August

Activity: Trooper and Horse finger puppets
Details: Using our craft materials, you will be able to design and make your very own Household Cavalry finger puppets

Week 5: Wed 28 August

Activity: Make your own Cavalry Helmet

Details: Using our craft materials, make your very own Household Cavalry helmet and head out onto Horse Guards Parade to report for duty!

 

 

Discover the Household Cavalry Museum

10am – 6pm, April to October / 10am – 5pm, November to March / Last admission 45 minutes before closing.

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Important notice, If you are planning a trip to London in September:

Please note that between 2-24 September 2024, some of the King’s Life Guard Ceremonial duties will change.

There will be no horses at Horse Guards or 1100hrs Mounted Guard Change during this time. 

The soldiers will change from Mounted Review Order to Dismounted Review Order. Dismounted soldiers will still be seen daily in the Tilt Yard between 1000hrs and 1600hrs, with a dismounted Guard change ceremony taking place at 1100hrs and the traditional 1600 hrs parade. This is to allow essential infrastructure maintenance to take place.

The public will also continue to see the dismounted soldiers on duty at Horse Guards on a daily basis during this time.

This does mean that there will be no horses to see through our glass viewing window in the museum during this period but the museum will remain open.