11 April 2023
Royal Visits
With the Coronation of King Charles III fast approaching, we look back at his visits to the Weald & Downland Living Museum. We have welcomed the monarch here many times,…
6 April 2023
Natural Remedies
You can learn about natural remedies, in our six period gardens at the Museum, including one in our Bayleaf Tudor Farmstead. The Gardens Team have recently been working hard maintaining…
26 March 2023
The Hunger Gap
The Hunger Gap Our Medieval and Tudor ancestors loved eating and drinking well, just as we do, but unlike us they were limited at certain times of the year due…
23 March 2023
Chichester University Conservatoire brings its annual production to the Weald & Downland Living Museum
The Secret Garden musical has found its perfect home at the Weald & Downland Living Museum, presented in partnership with the University of Chichester Conservatoire. Stroll through a woodland path…
27 January 2023
Coppicing at the Museum
As part of our rural life demonstrations, our interpretation team carry out coppicing to manage the working woodland at the Museum. They undertake a plan of sustainable woodland management to…
21 January 2023
Chalk & Cheese Repairs
Our conservation team at the Museum has been busy undertaking repairs to the floor in the Hall House from Boarhunt. Work on the floors in the Weald and Downland Museum…
5 January 2023
Volunteer recognised for exceptional contributions
The Marsh Awards are run in partnership with the British Museum. They recognise the best and most innovative ways in which volunteers work within local and national museums and galleries,…
17 December 2022
Inspiring MSc courses
This month we spoke to Kevin Stubbs, MSc Senior Programme Leader, about the inspiring MSc courses we have here at the Museum. "Learning is an important part of what the…
8 November 2022
Beautiful South Tourism Awards
We are delighted to announce that we have been selected as a Finalist in the Dog Friendly Business of the Year category of this year’s Beautiful South Tourism Awards. From…
22 October 2022
Conserving Titchfield Market Hall
By Ed Morton, Conservation Accredited Engineer, The Morton Partnership Ltd As a Conservation Accredited Engineer, I am privileged to currently be working with Weald & Downland Living Museum on the…
13 October 2022
Museum receives Sandford Award
The Sandford Award is an independently judged, quality assured assessment of education programmes at heritage sites, museums, archives and collections across the British Isles. To achieve the rigorous assessment criteria,…
1 October 2022
Conservation work to Titchfield Market Hall
We are preparing to start work on a significant conservation project which will include extensive repair work to Titchfield Market Hall as well as improvements to access in this area…
