|
|
The Farmland Museum
|
| | | |
| Looking for: | Learning/Historical, Museums/Art Galleries | | Address: | The Farmland Museum, Denny Abbey, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB5 9PQ | | Postcode: | CB5 9PQ | | Nearest City: | Cambridge | | Telephone: | 01223 860988/489 |
| | | | |
|
Description
At the Farmland Museum...
- Discover farming through the ages and learn about the rural history of Cambridgeshire with objects displays and interactives for all ages.
- Visit a village shop and see a magnificent 17th Century stone barn and the workshops, which include a basket maker and a blacksmith.
- Explore a traditional and a Fenman's Hut.
- FOR 2007, new entrance, ticket office and new look gift shop. Come and visit the Abbey to unravel the many different stories now told with new information boards and archaeological material, produced by the Museum with support from English Heritage and South Cambridgeshire District Council.
| Explore this lovely abbey still featuring superb Norman interiors. At different times, it housed Benedictine monks, the Knights Templars and nuns of the Franciscan order, the Poor Clares. See the Franciscan nuns' refectory of the mid 14th Century and the rooms converted for their founder, the Countess of Pembroke. Learn how Denny has evolved through the centuries with our displays and children's activities.
This museum is supported by South Cambridge District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council.
|
The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey is on the doorstep of Cambridge, just off the A10 from Waterbeach. A fascinating historical site for all the family to enjoy! |
|
|
