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We are pleased to be joining forces with The Sussex Heritage Trust and the Sustainable Communities Fund – South Downs Trust to bring an exciting initiative to young people who…

Visitors to Weald & Downland Living Museum recently had the chance to watch our Interpretation Team demonstrating the historic brewing process to make beer and ale. Led by our Museum…

Discover the Power of Plants at Weald & Downland Living Museum this spring and summer as we explore the important role of herbs and plants through a series of events.…

Wattle and Daub is a building method that has been used for thousands of years to create walls and fences, and sometimes entire structures. Wattle and daub was a much…

Situated in an area of natural outstanding beauty, we are lucky to play sanctuary to a wonderful range of wildlife on our 40-acre site and welcome many nature experts and…

Back in 2007 the Museum developed a Historic Clothing Project, led by the then Head of Interpretation, Hannah Miller, with supervision from historian Ruth Goodman and historical costumier Barbara Painter.…

Our volunteers are always encouraged to develop their interests in the old ways of village life and the many crafts that go along with them. In our Victorian blacksmith’s forge,…

These 18th century Heart Cakes are a variation on Queen Cakes, which were often baked in heart-shaped tins as a Valentine’s Gift. This recipe, from Charlotte Mason’s 1777 book The…

Shrovetide consists of the three days before the start of lent, where Christians prepare for the coming of Easter. Each day has significance; Shrove Sunday involved the confession of sins,…

As part of the continuing interpretation of Bayleaf Farmstead at the Museum, our team have hosted a series of immersive interpretation days, enabling visitors to see, hear, smell and even…

One of the great delights for visitors at Weald & Downland Living Museum is the six historic gardens. Each garden sits alongside one of our historic homes, and has been…

The heart and soul of the Weald & Downland Living Museum is the volunteers who put so much of their passion and time into our Museum. A volunteer who is…