Acton Scott Historic Working Farm

2009 Season

We open on Tuesday 7th April until Sunday 1st November. We are not open on Mondays except for Bank Holidays. For opening times and further information see the "Planning a visit" button on the left of this screen.

Acton Scott on TV!

Acton Scott Historic Working Farm featured in the BBC2 series, "The Victorian Farm", broadcast in January/February 2009.

A team of historians spent a year in the Parish of Acton Scott recreating farm life in 1885 - no electricity, no gas, no flushing toilet and no tractor. The Working Farm provided a backdrop for some of the key activities. Resident demonstrators and experts supported the presenters as they undertook tasks including blacksmithing, wheelwrighting, threshing and animal husbandry.

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.

New for 2009 are our traditional rural craft and trade courses which offer wide ranging opportunities to experience and learn anything from pastry making to brickwork repair (and a host of other skills in between).

Rare breeds

Children will love the Longhorn and Shorthorn cattle, Tamworth pigs, Shropshire sheep, poultry, ducks and geese.

Museum shop and cafe

Our shop sells seasonal fresh produce, country crafts, souvenirs and ice cream. Throughout the day our cafe offers 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 on two way-marked routes, leave your car in the farm's car park and then head off on the Wagoner's Wander or the Acton Scott Ramble. Both walks have a short-cut 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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