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Museum Details
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
Denny Abbey
Ely Road
Waterbeach
Cambridge
CB5 9PQ
Cambridgeshire
England
Collection details
Agriculture
Archaeology
Architecture
Social History
Facilities
Parking: yes
Food: yes
Shop: yes
Guided tours: yes
Baby changing facilities: yes
Study area: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes
Cafe is only open at weekends
Contact details
Office (Tel)
:
01223 860988
Education (Tel)
:
01223 863036
Office (Fax)
:
01223 860988
General Enquiries
:
f.m.denny@tesco.net
Education Department
:
education@f-m-denny.fsnet.co.uk
The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey website
:
www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk
Open
19 March-31 October
Daily 1200-1700
Closed
1 November - 18 March, except for school/special group visits
Admission charges
Adults £3.80, Concessions £3.00, Children £1.60, under 5s free, Family ticket £9.60
English Heritage members free to Abbey and reduced entry to Museum
Discounts
English Heritage
Description
Explore the rural life of Cambridgeshire and discover the fascinating story of the Benedictine monks, Knights Templar and Franciscan nuns who lived in Denny Abbey. Find out about farming in the past by a visit to the craft workshops, which include a wheelwright and blacksmith.
Experience home life of the 1940s in our farmworker's cottage and visit the village shop. Peel away the layers of history in the abbey - from the Victorian farmhouse to the Norman interiors of the 12th century church and the 14th century Franciscan refectory.
With exciting displays and interactives for all the family, the Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey is a truly wonderful visit, in a beautiful rural setting.
Collections description
Agricultural objects relating to Cambridgeshire, mostly 19th and 20th century which demonstrate the transition from hand tools to the mechanisation of farming.
Domestic social history collection related to living in rural Cambridgeshire.
Key artists and exhibits
Interactive displays
;
1940's Farmworker's Cottage
;
Sugar Beet Machinery
Articles
News In Brief - Week Ending May 19 2008
Pop Into Your Local - During Museums and Galleries Month 2003!
Available resources
Learning and Outreach School Visits
Activity or art kit; Boxes, objects and other kit; Face to face resources; Handling collection or artefacts; Outreach session; Paper-based and downloads; Resource or activity pack; Taught session (schools); Teachers' pack or notes; Workshop or activity session (Resource)
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