Junior Historians Club

This summer, the iron gates of Friar’s Bush graveyard are opening for children for the very first time. Junior Historians Club is a brand new way for kids who love history to explore new places, learn new things and have fun - all led by a real historian.

For our very first event, Robbie Meredith from BBC News came along to find out more about Junior Historians Club.

Each Grim Graveyards event includes a tour of the graveyard focused on stories for children, learning all about deadly diseases at Plaguey Hill and then a bespoke activity pack for the children (and their grown-ups) to exercise their brains & explore the history contained in the graveyard.

Junior Historians Club in action, 9 July 2026 (photo: BBC News NI)

Some of our first Junior Historians were brave enough to speak to the BBC about their time at Junior Historians Club & what they were learning. Big thanks to Nellie, Eleanor and Scarlett for being such history superstars!

You can read the BBC News article here.

Junior Historians at the grave of the headless man (photo: S. Bicker)

Grim Graveyards is the first Junior Historians Club event but there will definitely be more!

If you have a Junior Historian in your life, dates for Grim Graveyards are filling up fast this summer. Availability and tickets can be found below.

A big thank you to Robbie & the BBC for covering this new event & to all our Junior Historians (& their grown ups) for being so accommodating.