The Village Church Farm facts for kids
The Village Church Farm
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| Former name | Church Farm Museum |
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| Established | 1976 |
| Location | Skegness, Lincolnshire, England |
| Type | Open-air museum |
The Village Church Farm, once known as Church Farm Museum, is a cool open-air museum. It's all about local history and farming near Skegness, Lincolnshire, England. This museum lets you step back in time to see how people lived and farmed long ago.
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Discovering The Village Church Farm
This special museum shows you what life was like in the past. It's an "open-air" museum, meaning many of its exhibits are outside. You can explore old buildings and see tools used for farming.
What Can You See at the Farm?
The museum has several old buildings that show how people lived. One is a thatched cottage made from "mud and stud". This type of building uses a wooden frame filled with mud and straw. This cottage was moved here from a nearby village called Withern.
You can also see the original farmhouse, which is from the 1700s. There's also a stable block and a cowshed from the 1800s. These buildings help you imagine what a farm was like many years ago.
Old Farming Tools and Animals (Kind Of!)
The museum displays many farm tools and machines from the 1800s and 1900s. You can see what farmers used before modern tractors and equipment.
They also have information about traditional farm animals. These include Red Poll cattle and Longwool Sheep. While there aren't live animals on site, you can learn about these important breeds.
Awards and Community Support
The Village Church Farm is a much-loved place. In 2009, it won a special prize called the People's Choice Award. This award was part of the Lincolnshire Renaissance Heritage Awards. It showed that many people in the area really liked the museum.
How the Museum is Run Today
Running a museum takes a lot of work! After some funding cuts and a fire that damaged the mud and stud cottage, the museum is now run by a charity. Many amazing volunteers help out. They give their time to keep the museum open and looking great for visitors like you.
See also
- Gordon Boswell Romany Museum, Spalding
