Roe Valley Country Park, 41 Dogleap Road, Limavady, Co. Londonderry, BT49 9NN.
Visitors can view historical exhibits relating to the linen and agricultural industries and experience the true flavour of days gone by in Limavady and…
3 Mart Road,
Alford,
Aberdeenshire,
AB33 8BZ.
Tel: 01975 562 906.
Extensive collection of rural bygones, one of the largest in Scotland. Rural and domestic artefacts, horse-drawn implements and vintage tractors.
Godworthy House, High Street, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1QB.
Wide and varied collection, including agricultural items, Cider Room, local 'curiosities' and the best collection of the work of John Stringfellow who…
Lamport Hall, Lamport, Northamptonshire, NN6 9HD.
The museum gives a glimpse into agricultural life in the 19th and 20th centuries. Tractor collection.
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 200 year old rush thatched Caithness longhouse just north of Dunbeath, and is a typical example of the older style of Caithness croft dwellings.…
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…
Lister’s Road , Halifax, Yorkshire, HX3 6XG.
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…
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.
Shugborough ,
Milford,
Nr Stafford,
Staffordshire,
ST17 0XB.
Tel: 01889 880 160.
Explore sweeping parkland, ancient woodland and a landscape peppered with monuments, then discover Park Farm, created at the cutting-edge of agricultural…
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…
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…
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…
University of Reading,
Redlands Road,
Reading,
Berkshire,
RG1 5EX.
Tel: 0118 378 8660.
The museum aims to challenge perceptions about rural England by revealing the historical and contemporary relevance of country life. Interactive, galleries…
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…
Waterperry Gardens, Nr. Wheatley, Oxfordshire, OX33 1JZ.
The gardens include an 18th century granary building provides the perfect backdrop for the wide range of horticultural and agricultural tools, which give…
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…
The National Park, Kenare Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry, IRELAND.
Step back into the past and visit a very different Ireland – the Ireland of the 1930s and 1940s. Then, a trip to the well was still a daily chore for…
Foresters Hall, Pike Street, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3JE.
The museum is housed in a Victorian Gothic style stone building, that was the former East Cornwall Savings Bank. Called Forester’s Hall, it was designed…
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…
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…
Dairyland Farm World, Tresillian Barton, Summercourt, Nr Newquay, Cornwall, TR8 5AA.
Displays of Cornish rural heritage from the 1800s onwards, also there is a good display of tractors and engines in the Old Timers Tractor House.
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