After the success of The Longest Yarn tour last year, we are delighted to be chosen to host the highly anticipated follow-up exhibition, The Longest Yarn 2: Britain at War. This will be held in Welshpool Town Hall for the whole of September 2026.
The Longest Yarn 2 is an exhibition made up of 80 panels of "wool art", each 1m long. This time the focus will be on what it was like in Britain between the declaration of war on September 3rd 1939 to VE Day on 8th May 1945. This includes significant events such the King’s Speech, D-Day, The Blitz, the bombing of major cities, Britain coping with the war, the Home Guard, the Women’s Land Army, rationing, and much more.
Accompanying this will be ‘The Gang’ - life-size representatives of all the services that saved Britain in its hour of need - from a Land Girl to a Spitfire Pilot. on what is was like in Britain between 3 September 1939 to VE Day on 8 May 1945. Accompanying this will be ‘The Gang’ - eight life-size representatives of all the services that saved Britain in its hour of need - from a Land Girl to a Spitfire Pilot.
Book your tickets now before they all go! Please note there will be a small number of tickets set aside each day for walk-ups, but when they're gone they're gone, so it is highly recommended to book your ticket to guarantee entry. A maximum of 6 tickets can be reserved per booking - if you need more than 6 you can make multiple bookings. We politely request that people only book what they need, as we only have a limited number of tickets.
Entry Ticket is £5 although we hope that you will make a further donation per adult (payable on arrival). All donations will help the various charitable organisations that will benefit from the exhibition.
Please check our website for occasional closure times.
Also check out other Exhibitions in Welshpool, Nonprofit events in Welshpool, Arts events in Welshpool.
