Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury

Abbey Farm
Glastonbury
Somerset
BA6 8DB
England

Website

www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/culturecommunity/museums/somersetmuseums/somersetrurallife/

E-mail

county-museums@somerset.gov.uk

Telephone

01458 831197

Fax

01458 834684

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In the Abbey Farmhouse the social and domestic life of Victorian Somerset is described in reconstructed rooms and an exhibition which tells the life story of a farm worker, John Hodges, from the cradle to the grave.

The magnificent fourteenth-century Abbey barn is the centrepiece of the Somerset Rural Life Museum. The barn and the farm buildings surrounding the courtyard contain displays illustrating the tools and techniques of farming in Victorian Somerset. Unusual local activities like willow growing, mud horse fishing, peat digging and cider making are included.

Venue Type:

Museum

Opening hours

1st April - 2nd November: Tuesdays to Friday and Bank Holiday Mondays 10.00am to 5.00pm Saturday and Sunday 2.00pm to 6.00pm

4th November - 31st March: Tuesdays to Saturday 10.00am to 5.00pm Closed Good Friday

Admission charges

Admission free

General services and facilities