Somerset Rural Life Museum
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| Somerset Rural Life Museum | |
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| Established | 1975 |
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| Location | Glastonbury, Somerset |
| Website | Museum Website |
The Somerset Rural Life Museum is situated in Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. It is a museum of the social and agricultural history of Somerset, housed in buildings surrounding a 14th century barn once belonging to Glastonbury Abbey. The barn has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.[1]
The barn contains displays of farm machinery from the Victorian or early 20th Century period. Other exhibits show local crafts, including willow coppicing, mud horse fishing on the flats of Bridgwater Bay, peat digging on the Somerset Levels, and the production of milk,cheese, and cider. In reconstructed rooms detailing domestic life, the story of one farm worker, John Hodges, is told from cradle to grave.
Outside, there are beehives and rare breeds of poultry and sheep, in the cider apple orchard. Regular craft demonstrations and talks on farming are held, as are activities for children and families. There is a shop, tea room, free car park and disabled access. The shop and tea room are run by the Friends of the Somerset Rural Life Museum.
Admission to the museum is free.
[edit] References
- ^ Abbey Tithe Barn, including attached wall to east. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
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