Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
Denny Abbey
Ely Road
Waterbeach
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB25 9PQ
England
Website
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey website
General Enquiries
Education Department
education@farmlandmuseum.org.uk
Telephone
Office
01223 860988
Education
01223 860988
Fax
Office
01223 860988
A great day out for all the family to explore the area's rich history or just to relax with friends and family in a beautiful rural location.
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. 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.
Find out about farming in the past by a visiting the farmbulidings including a 17th century thrashing barn, explore 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.
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
Additional info
The Docky Box Tea Rom is open at weekends. During school holidays it is also open Tuesdays and Thursdays. Hot drinks available from Museum Shop during the week.
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
Farm and Country Fair
Celebrate the musuem's rural past by coming along to our Farm and Country Fair. Step back in time to discover farming life, cooking in the 1940s, fashion, vintage vehicles, costumed re-enactors and the songs and music popular at the time perforemed by Mike Ruff.
Suitable for
- Any age
When
10:30am-5pm
Admission
Adults £6.00 Concessions £5.00 Children £4.00 Under 5's FREE Family Ticket £14.00
Season Tickets available.
Reduced entry for English Heritage Members.
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Colourful Cows
Did you know how many colours and patterns cows can have?
Don’t be put off by the rather tame colours of most cows you see in the fields; come and design your own.
Pink cows, purple cows, punk cows, hippie cows; the only limit is your imagination. So come along, pick up a paintbrush, and give our cows a makeover, and make sure they stand out from the common herd*.
As well as this, you can find Daisy the Cow* as she hides around the museum; you can practise milking a cow*, sitting on a cow*, making a working cow* to take home with you, and you can also learn how to recognise one cow from another (and, more usefully, from a bull!)
(*These cows are not real cows, but our large, fibreglass models. There should be real cows to look at next to the museum, but these are not for painting!)
Suitable for
- Any age
When
12-4pm
Admission
Adults £5.00, Concessions £4.00, Children £3.50 (under 5s are free), Family Ticket £13 with reduced admission to the Farmland Museum for English Heritage members. Season tickets are also available
Website
Colourful Cows
Did you know how many colours and patterns cows can have?
Don’t be put off by the rather tame colours of most cows you see in the fields; come and design your own.
Pink cows, purple cows, punk cows, hippie cows; the only limit is your imagination. So come along, pick up a paintbrush, and give our cows a makeover, and make sure they stand out from the common herd*.
As well as this, you can find Daisy the Cow* as she hides around the museum; you can practise milking a cow*, sitting on a cow*, making a working cow* to take home with you, and you can also learn how to recognise one cow from another (and, more usefully, from a bull!)
(*These cows are not real cows, but our large, fibreglass models. There should be real cows to look at next to the museum, but these are not for painting!)
Suitable for
- Any age
When
12-4pm
Admission
Adults £5.00, Concessions £4.00, Children £3.50 (under 5s are free), Family Ticket £13 with reduced admission to the Farmland Museum for English Heritage members. Season tickets are also available
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