Weald and Downland Open Air Musuem
Singleton
Tel: 01243 811363 |
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Historic buildings
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WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS
26 July 2005 - 30 August 2006
Hands-on activities to occupy children of all ages! Have a go at all kinds of interesting and unusual country skills, crafts, activities and games: many similar to those undertaken and enjoyed by our rural ancestors. Lots of outdoor and indoor fun from 11 am to 4pm, under cover if wet. Please note, some of the activities are weather dependent.
Description
Set in 50 acres of beautiful Sussex countryside is a very special place to wander amongst a fascinating collection of nearly 50 historic buildings dating from the 13th to the 19th century, many with period gardens, together with farm animals, woodland walks and a picturesque lake.
Rescued from destruction, the buildings have been carefully dismantled, conserved and rebuilt to their original form and bring to life the homes, farmsteads and rural industries of the last 500 years.
Wander through these exhibits at your leisure - a majestic timber framed farmhouse from Kent; a striking market hall from Hampshire; a Victorian school; a medieval shop; carpenters, plumbers and brickmakers workshops; barns; a granary and a tread wheel from the South Downs.
Many of the interiors have been furnished, recreating the way the buildings were used by their owners centuries ago: seven historic gardens show the herbs, vegetables and flowers grown to meet the needs of rural households from medieval to Victorian times.
