10.00 - 13.00: Guided Agatha Christie Walk

(For full details see Saturday.)

Friday 19th September

Sunday 21st September

10.00 - 13.00: Guided Agatha Christie Walk - Wallingford

to Cholsey - (approx. 3 miles) & single ticket to return on

the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway. Led by Judy Dewey and

Tony Rayner, starting at Wallingford Museum.

[Cross-country walk on grassy paths - please wear suitable

footwear. Sorry, not suitable for very young children, dogs

or wheelchair users]

++ Tickets £10 - Limited numbers, advanced booking advisable.

See www.wallingfordmuseum.org.uk

20.00: ‘A Very British Murder’ - talk by Lucy Worsley, Chief

Curator of Royal Historic Palaces -

*Sorry! Due to its popularity this talk has already sold out.*

Saturday 20th September

14.30—16.00 'Signing and Cyanide' Lucy Worsley Book

signing at Wallingford Museum - A rare and special chance

to Meet Lucy Worsley - well known for her TV appearances -

who will be at the Museum to sign her latest books, ‘A Very

British Murder’ and

‘The Courtiers’, on

sale at the

Museum courtesy

of Wallingford

Bookshop.

19.30: Talk and Film at Wallingford Corn Exchange -

‘Agatha Christie's Local Connection' by local historian Judy

Dewey, followed by a showing of vintage 1974 film 'Murder

on the Orient Express'

“considered one of the most

successful cinematic adaptations

of Christie’s work ever”.

++ Tickets £8 - Limited numbers, advanced booking advisable.

See www.cornexchange.org.uk

Exhibition: ‘At Home with The Queen of Crime’ at

Wallingford Museum - This exhibition looks at Agatha

Christie's home in Wallingford - Winterbrook House, and

puts her quiet life in Wallingford and Cholsey into

perspective. It includes several original letters from her

later life, connected with her role as President of the local

dramatic society The Sinodun Players.

Special opening hours for this weekend: Fri 14.00-17.00;

Sat & Sun 10.30-17.00.

All Weekend ...

Cholsey & Wallingford Railway (Sat & Sun): Heritage trains

running between Wallingford and Cholsey

This preserved railway will run an hourly service:

11.05 - 16.05 from Wallingford to Cholsey Station

11.35 - 16.35 from Cholsey Station to Wallingford

Wallingford Station: 5 Hithercroft Rd, Wallingford, Oxford-

shire OX10 9QD

Cholsey Station: Bay platform, Station Road, Cholsey, OX10

9QD

++ Tickets: Buy on the day at either station. Details

at www.cholsey-wallingford-railway.com

11.00—16.00: Cholsey Exhibition - 'Agatha Christie and

Cholsey'

(For full details see Saturday.)

Town Mystery Trail - Collect a free entry

sheet from Wallingford Museum or the Town

Information Centre . Return your completed

Trail Sheet to the Museum by 16.00 on Sunday to be

entered into a prize draw for correct entries. (Two prizes

for book tokens will be drawn at the Museum at 16.15 on

Sunday. Winners will be notified.)

Family Fun Mystery Quiz - In true Agatha Christie style

use your 'little grey cells' to search out the clues to our

very own 'whodunnit' a special museum quiz - suitable

for adults and children alike.

++Museum entry only: Special 2 for 1 entry for the Agatha

Christie Weekend . No advance booking.

11.00—16.00: Cholsey Exhibition - 'Agatha Christie and

Cholsey' at The Old School, Cholsey - An exhibition of

photographs and documents. Light refreshments will be

on sale. After the walk (see above) Tony Rayner will be

on hand to sign copies of his recent book 'Winterbrook

and Cholsey's East End'. Entry £2.

Special events...

11.00 - 12.30: Guided Historical Town/ Castle walk - If

you enjoy seeking out the hidden corners of an interesting

town, this is for you! In the company of knowledgeable

and entertaining guides, explore the backstreets of

Wallingford and discover its fascinating history from Saxon

times to the present day.

Starting at Wallingford

Museum. (Sorry, unsuitable for

dogs)

++ Tickets £5 per head. No

advance booking. Buy tickets on the day, at Wallingford

Museum.

Agatha

Christie

Weekend 19 - 21 September 2014 -

a Weekend of celebrations in

Wallingford & Cholsey

Wallingford Museum presents... Other things to do during the weekend...

Where is it all happening?

Take a walk around the market place to admire the

architecture and fantastic floral displays

Visit the wide variety of independent shops and

markets.

Charter Market - Market Place - Fri 19 Sept -

there's been one every week since the town's

Charter was granted in 1155!

Wallingford Country Market - Regal Centre - Fri

19 Sept 8.30am to 11.30am

Wallingford Producers Market - Regal Centre - Sat

20 Sept 10am to 1 pm

Don't miss the fascinating Museum in the High Street

with Wallingford's amazing Saxon and Medieval Royal

history. Families welcomed! See

www.wallingfordmuseum.org.uk

Pick up one of the many self-guided town trail

leaflets from the museum or the TIC to discover the

town's Saxon earthworks and other historical places.

Discover the beautiful Castle Gardens and the hugely

impressive ramparts and motte of the great

Medieval Royal Stronghold, destroyed by Cromwell

after the 17th century Civil War.

Take a trip on the preserved Cholsey and Wallingford

Railway and enjoy a pleasant stroll to Cholsey Church

to find Agatha Christie's grave.

Pick up a copy of the ‘Midsomer Murders - The

Wallingford Connections’ trail leaflet and find the

sites which featured in various episodes . If you came

by car you might want to take a drive a bit further

afield to explore Midsomer Murder locations.

www.visitmidsomer.com

For more information please visit

www.wallingfordmuseum.org.uk or contact Judy

Dewey (Curator) on 01491 651127

or judy@piepowder.co.uk

Talk 'Agatha Christie's Local Connection'

& screening of Agatha Christie film

'Murder on the Orient Express'

Guided Agatha Christie walks with train

ride

Two Agatha Christie exhibitions - ‘At

Home with the Queen of Crime’ & 'Agatha

Christie and Cholsey'

Guided historical town and castle walks

Cholsey & Wallingford Railway heritage

train rides

Talk 'A Very British

Murder' by Lucy Worsley,

Chief Curator of Royal

Historic Palaces & book

signing

Town murder mystery trail

and much much more!

Wallingford

Cholsey

Wallingford Museum, Flint House, 52 High St. Wallingford, OX10 0DB

To Agatha Christie’s

House & Cholsey