Acton Scott Historic Working Farm

Acton Scott Historic Working Farm - 2010 Season

Acton Scott Historic Working Farm will reopen on Tuesday 30 March 2010 until Sunday 31 October 2010. We are not open on Mondays except for Bank Holidays. For opening times and further information and access details please see the "Planning a visit" link on this page.

New Television Series Spring 2010

The first programme of a brand new series, 'Escape in Time', was originally to be aired in February on BBC2. The BBC has now suggested that it will be aired in late Spring. As soon as a date has been announced we will publicise details.

Introduced by Ben Fogle (who reported from Acton Scott Historic Working Farm for 'Country Tracks' in early December 2009), this series features families competing to successfully carry out domestic and farm tasks from the Victorian era. 'Escape in Time' is spread over twenty programmes and many locations, craftsmen and staff, familiar to visitors to the Historic Working Farm, will feature in it.

About Acton Scott Historic Working Farm

Acton Scott Historic Working Farm is one of Britain's leading working farm museums. We specialise in practical demonstrations of historic farming using traditional skills and period horse-drawn machines. You can see farm life unfold on the land, around the farm yard and in the cottage with each day being rounded off with milking by hand.

Voices from Shropshire's farming past

You can now listen to people from Shropshire's farming community remembering their rural way of life in early 20th Century Shropshire. Over 150 tapes were originally recorded in the early 1980s. These edited versions are made available for the first time. To go directly to this new resource, click on the link in the "Links and attachments box" on this page.

Activities and opportunities to learn at Acton Scott Historic Working Farm

There are always things to see and do here at the farm. For further information please see the "Activities and events" button on the left.

In 2009 our new traditional rural craft and trade courses (offering wide ranging opportunities to experience and learn anything from Hedge Laying to Smocking and a host of other skills in between), proved extremely popular. A continuing programme of courses for 2010 can be viewed and downloaded from the left of the screen "Traditional Rural Craft and Trade Courses". Please telephone the Museum Service if you require further information.

Rare breeds

Visitors of all ages will love the Longhorn and Shorthorn cattle, Tamworth pigs, Shropshire sheep, poultry, ducks, geese and heavy horses.

Museum shop and cafe

Our shop sells a variety of gifts, traditional household goods, books, souvenirs and ice cream. Throughout the day our cafe offers home cooked hot and cold meals, snacks and drinks in the setting of the newly refurbished and restored School House.

Other local attractions

Build a day around your visit: Discover this beautiful corner of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty through three way-marked routes. These walks have short-cuts for those with less time to explore. Walk guides are available from the museum reception.

The historic market town of Church Stretton is only five minutes away by car. It offers a range of specialist shops and places to eat. The Long Mynd is nearby and at Craven Arms, just four miles to the south, you can find Secret Hills - the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Stokesay Castle and the Land of Lost Content.

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