Waterperry Gardens, Nr. Wheatley, Oxfordshire, OX33 1LA.
The gardens include an 18th century granary building provides the perfect backdrop for the wide range of horticultural and agricultural tools, which give…
Murton Park,
Murton Lane,
York,
Yorkshire,
YO19 5UF.
Tel: 01904 489 966.
Illustrates 200 years of Yorkshire rural life with the railway age represented by a preserved half mile long section of the Derwent Valley Light Railway…
Shipston Road, Swalcliffe, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 5DR.
Medieval half cruck barn. One of the finest in the country. Houses some of Oxfordshire Museum Services' agricultural and trade vehicles.
Woodbridge Walk, Hollesley, Suffolk, IP12 3JR.
Dedicated to preserving the Suffolk Punch breed but also the skills of the people needed to handle these wonderful horses. The exhibition hall contains…
Laidhay is a two hundred year old rush thatched Caithness longhouse just north of Dunbeath, and is a typical example of the older style of Caithness croft…
Lower Gryllis Farm, Treskillard, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 6LA.
Meet the gentle giants of working horse world! The farm has Shires, Clydesdales and Suffolk Punches. A large collection of horse-drawn private, commercial…
Set in beautifully restored gardens and estate that forms Shibden Park, the hall dates back to 1420. The adjacent 17th century aisled barn and workshops…
Catmos Street,
Oakham,
Rutland,
LE15 6HW.
Tel: 01572 758 440.
Tells the story of England‘s smallest county with displays of local history & archaeology. Rural life collection includes carts & wagons, ploughs, farm…
Shugborough ,
Milford,
Nr Stafford,
Staffordshire,
ST17 0XA.
Tel: 01889 881 388.
Explore sweeping parkland, ancient woodland and a landscape peppered with monuments, then discover Park Farm, created at the cutting-edge of agricultural…
Greenfield Road,
Greenfield,
Nr Holywell,
Flintshire/Sir Fflint,
CH8 7GH.
Tel: 01352 714 172.
North Wales’ museum of buildings and farm is set in a 70 acre country park with seven scheduled ancient monuments, including St Winefride’s Well and…
Bouth, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8JA.
The farm is worked using 19th century methods to grow its crops and harvest the land. Horse power alongside steam and early vintage tractors and their…
Alford Manor House, West Street, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 9HT.
Houses many of the town's historic artefacts, including a rare man-driven wheelwright's lathe, and winnower, huller and threshing machine. Many old workmen's…
Pylands Lane,
Bursledon,
Nr Southampton,
Hampshire,
SO31 1BH.
Tel: 01489 787 055.
Shows the development of agriculture in Hampshire between 1850 and 1950. Tools, artefacts, implements and machinery are used to display the many aspects…
Burton Road,
Lincoln,
Lincolnshire,
LN1 3LY.
Tel: 01522 782 040.
Illustrates all aspects of Lincolnshire life during the last 200 years, including horse-drawn transport, agriculture and industry. Major exhibits are locally…
University of Reading,
Redlands Road,
Reading,
Berkshire,
RG1 5EX.
Tel: 0118 378 8660.
The new museum aims to challenge perceptions about rural England by revealing the historical and contemporary relevance of country life. New interactive,…
Holkham Hall,
Wells-next-the-Sea,
Norfolk,
NR23 1RH.
Tel: 01328 713 111.
Tells the story of Holkham’s unique farming history and demonstrates, in a fun and engaging way, the relationship between the land and food production.
Wide and varied collection, including agricultural items, Cider Room, local 'curiosities' and the best collection of the work of John Stringfellow who…
Wenlock Lodge,
Acton Scott,
Church Stretton,
Shropshire,
SY6 6QN.
Tel: 01694 781 307.
Agricultural museum showing farming before the advent of tractor power with Shire horses used for all farming tasks. Traditional breeds of livestock on…
Main Street,
Carrbridge,
Inverness-shire,
PH23 3AJ.
Tel: 0800 731 3446 .
Highland display and exhibition in a forestry setting. Steam powered sawmill powered by a 60hp Marshall portable engine in operation daily with heavy horses…
Rosaburn, Brodick, Ayrshire, KA27 8DP.
The present group of buildings were a croft and smiddy, and include a farmhouse, cottage, bothy, milk house, laundry, stable, coach house and harness room.…
Johnstown Castle Estate,
Johnstown,
Co. Wexford,
IRELAND.
Tel: 00 353 53 918 4671.
The museum located in the restored farmyard on the estate, explores Irish country life from the 18th century with farming and rural life as its main themes,…
Horam, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 0JB.
Traditional barns and cart sheds in an unspoilt area of Sussex countryside. Once a site of the Wealden iron industry, the farm now offers a wide range…
Ely Road,
Waterbeach,
Cambridgeshire,
CB25 9PQ.
Tel: 01223 860 988.
Historic farm buildings house a collection relating to Cambridgeshire farming and village life adjacent to Denny Abbey.
Edmondsham Road,
Verwood,
Dorset,
BH21 5RJ.
Tel: 01202 824 040.
Learn how heavy horses faithfully served man for thousands of years. Carrying soldiers into battle, transporting goods up and down the country, hauling…