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  • We are closed for the winter

    We are closed for the winter

    The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey closed for the winter on 1 November. We would like to thank everyone who visited the site and supported us throughout our unusually short 2020 season.
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  • Recycling Craft Ideas

    Recycling Craft Ideas

    We had hoped to be open by the summer holidays and holding our always popular family activity afternoons, but sadly that’s not the case. Instead, our learning volunteers have put together instructions for the crafts they would have made at the museum, so that you can make them at home. This month’s theme is Recycling and how ...
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  • Make your own pomander

    Make your own pomander

    In Medieval times, there was a common belief that illnesses such as Ague (malaria) and the Black Death Plague were caused by the smells in the air, so people carried small pouches of aromatic herbs that they could hold to their nose when they encountered a really bad smell. The rich carried theirs in pomanders, ...
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  • Garden crafts to make at home

    Garden crafts to make at home

    Our learning volunteers have loved seeing the crafts you’ve come up with so far, so they’ve created another set of instructions for you to make some more at home. The PDF below contains instructions on how to make beautiful suncatchers, wind chimes and a wind spiral. Please continue to share your creations with us on Facebook @Denny.Farmland and Twitter @FarmlandMuseum as ...
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  • Spring crafts to make at home

    Spring crafts to make at home

    Our volunteers are really missing the opportunity to hold craft activity afternoons for our younger visitors, so Ros and Ann have put together a fun set of tasks for you to work on at home instead. The PDF below contains instructions on how to make pretty flowers, friendly snails and cute critter bookmarks. Please continue to share ...
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  • Make an Easter Bunny

    Make an Easter Bunny

    Our learning volunteer, Ros, was looking forward to making Easter Bunnies with you as part of our family craft afternoons during the Easter Holidays. As we can’t all get together to make these this year, we’ve created some instructions for you to make them yourselves at home instead. There are two PDFs below with instructions. A  ...
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  • Keep Up To Date - Follow Us On Social Media

    Keep Up To Date - Follow Us On Social Media

    For regular updates on events and what's happening at the museum
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  • Help shape the Museum's future - become a Trustee

    Help shape the Museum's future - become a Trustee

    Have you got the skills and expertise to help the museum become more sustainable?
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  • Make a donation

    Make a donation

    The global Covid-19 pandemic has created an uncertain future for the Farmland Museum. Donations from our supporters help to keep the museum running.
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  • Groups - Tours and Talks at Denny

    Groups - Tours and Talks at Denny

    Our beautiful setting is a great destination for groups.
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