News

Management of the Museum’s woodland has seasonal rhythms, and over the winter months visitors to the Museum have had the opportunity to see coppicing underway. Coppicing is a traditional woodland…

Andy the Museums Working Animal Supervisor completed the ploughing challenge on January 26, having spent over 100 hours in total ploughing since the start of the January alongside Percheron horses,…

Working Animal Supervisor, Andy Robinson has embarked on the tough challenge to plough the Museums 12-acre field in just 12 days using traditional farming techniques and methods which would have…

In this news piece Jez Smith, Site Interpreter, discusses the process of growing Hops and Flax at the Museum and its use for interpretation at the Museum. Hops Hops are…

This month's posts introduces our Working Animals Supervisor, Andy Robinson. I always wanted to work with horses but I didn’t get a chance to follow this passion until I got…

We hope you are enjoying our monthly posts focusing on the people behind the Museum. This month, Steve Scott, Trades & Crafts Interpreter; talks us through his role at the…

We hope you are enjoying our monthly posts focusing on the people behind the Museum. This month, Carlotta Holt, Museum Gardener; explains how the Museum's six historic gardens are designed…

In May, the latest update of the ‘Red list’ of Heritage Crafts at risk was published by the Heritage Crafts Association (HCA). The list has different categories, from extinct in…

After being fashionable and popular in the 14th and early 15th centuries, salads went through a stage of being considered as “food more meet for hogs and savage beasts to…

We hope you enjoy our monthly posts focusing on the people behind the Museum. This month, Julian Bell, Museum Curator; explains the Museum's role in keeping our rural past alive.…

Roger Champion 1937-2021 A hole has been left at the heart of the Museum. It is with great sadness that we share the news with our community of the passing…