Dimock family, before 1918, last farming family who lived in Denny Abbey
Our independent museum tells the 850-year story of farming and life in the Cambridgeshire Fens. It is also the location of Denny Abbey, the beautiful former Benedictine monastery which we manage on behalf of English Heritage.
The area around Denny Abbey has been farmed for almost 2,000 years, since Roman times. The land here rises slightly above the surrounding fen. This provided a firm base for the barns, stores, and monastery buildings, which were constructed from 1159. Later, the Abbey was adapted to provide a large farmhouse and yard for generations of farming families.
Today you can visit the Farmland Museum, housed in historic farm buildings, and discover how life in the Cambridgeshire Fens has changed over the past 100 years.
