Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey

Denny Abbey
Ely Road
Waterbeach
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB25 9PQ
England

Website

The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey website

www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk

E-mail

General Enquiries

info@farmlandmuseum.org.uk

Education Department

education@farmlandmuseum.org.uk

Telephone

Office

01223 860988

Education

01223 860988

Fax

Office

01223 860988

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Denny Abbey, East End
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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.

Venue Type:

Heritage site, Agricultural site, Museum

 Opening hours

1April-31 October
Weekends and bank holiday Mondays 10.30-17.00, weekdays 12.00-17.00

Closed: 1 November - 31 March, except for school/special group visits

 Admission charges

Adults £4.00, Concessions £3.00, Children £2.00, under 5s free, Family ticket £10.00
English Heritage members free to Abbey and reduced entry to Museum

Discounts

  • Museums Association
  • English Heritage
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Guided tours
  • Information point provided
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Toilets
  • Cafeteria
  • Parking for coaches
  • Picnic area
  • Refreshments
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Children's play area
 Disability access
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Touch exhibits
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Additional info

Cafe is only open at weekends and Thursdays during the school holidays

Denny Abbey
Ely Road
Waterbeach
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB25 9PQ
England

Website

The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey website

www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk

E-mail

General Enquiries

info@farmlandmuseum.org.uk

Education Department

education@farmlandmuseum.org.uk

Telephone

Office

01223 860988

Education

01223 860988

Fax

Office

01223 860988

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

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.

Collection details

Agriculture, Archaeology, Architecture, Social History

Key artists and exhibits

  • Interactive displays
  • 1940's Farmworker's Cottage
  • Sugar Beet Machinery

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Specialist publications on collections available
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Denny Abbey
Ely Road
Waterbeach
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB25 9PQ
England

Website

The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey website

www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk

E-mail

General Enquiries

info@farmlandmuseum.org.uk

Education Department

education@farmlandmuseum.org.uk

Telephone

Office

01223 860988

Education

01223 860988

Fax

Office

01223 860988

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.
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Pre-School Picassos at the Farmland Museum & Denny Abbey

11 January — 8 February 2012 *on now

A course of 5 x 45 minute sessions every Wednesday 11th January to 8th February with artist Ann Bigss for ages 2 to 5 yr olds. Introducing a range of art activities which you can also use at home.

Suitable for

  • 0-4
  • 5-6

Admission

£15 for 5 x 45 minute sessions. Prior booking essential

Website

http://www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk

Twilight

Puppet Parade

15 February 2012

As part of ‘Twilight at the Museums’ with Cambridge University Museums, Denny Abbey & Farmland Museum presents:
an evening of puppet fun
Make your own puppets – funny, scary, or just plain strange – and then join in the shadow puppet performance. Then, if you dare, go into the old abbey to hear our
Twilight Ghost Story.

This event is part of our regular programme of Children’s Activity Days, but with several differences. Firstly it takes place on a Wednesday; secondly, it takes place in semi-darkness and so makes the most of the atmospheric setting of the Medieval Abbey; thirdly, it is FREE. Children can make their own puppets – either shadow, or finger, in the education room, then join in the shadow puppet theatre in the stone barn, before hearing a performance of the ghost story in the abbey at the top of each hour

Suitable for

  • Any age

When

4:30-7:30pm

Puppet Parade 2

16 February 2012

For those who missed the previous evening’s extravaganza, a chance to design and make shadow or finger puppets, and then see if you can pick out the puppets hiding around the museum.

This event is part of our regular Family Activity Days
Drop-in session. No need to book. Suitable for children aged 4+. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

The Farmland Museum & Denny Abbey is open every day from 1st April - 31st October, weekdays 12-5pm, weekends and bank holidays 10.30am-5pm. It is situated on the A10 between Cambridge and Ely.
Admission prices for this event are Adults £4.50, Concessions £3.50, Children £3.00 (under 5s are free), Family Ticket £12 with reduced admission to the Farmland Museum for English Heritage members.

Suitable for

  • Any age

When

12-4pm

Where

The Farmland Museum & Denny Abbey

Admission

Admission prices for this event are Adults £4.50, Concessions £3.50, Children £3.00 (under 5s are free), Family Ticket £12 with reduced admission to the Farmland Museum for English Heritage members.

Website

http://www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk

Denny Abbey
Ely Road
Waterbeach
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB25 9PQ
England

Website

The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey website

www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk

E-mail

General Enquiries

info@farmlandmuseum.org.uk

Education Department

education@farmlandmuseum.org.uk

Telephone

Office

01223 860988

Education

01223 860988

Fax

Office

01223 860988

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Boxes, objects and other kit

Learning and Outreach School Visits

http://www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk/schools.htm

Our Education Officer provides a wide range of workshops, which cover the Victorians and "Then and Now" subjects, for children at Key Stage 1 or 2 or special needs groups of any age. There is a purpose-built education block, handling collections, Teachers' Packs and a flexible timetable for your school visit. The medieval Abbey also provides Monastic Life sessions, including workshops on Building Clues, Building Patterns and Medieval Tile Making.

How to obtain

Contact us on 01223 863036 or email education@farmlandmuseum.org.uk to arrange a FREE teachers pre-visit, or to request an information pack to help organise your school visit.

Denny Abbey
Ely Road
Waterbeach
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB25 9PQ
England

Website

The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey website

www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk

E-mail

General Enquiries

info@farmlandmuseum.org.uk

Education Department

education@farmlandmuseum.org.uk

Telephone

Office

01223 860988

Education

01223 860988

Fax

Office

01223 860988

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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