 The Village Church Farm | |
  Location within Lincolnshire | |
Former name | Church Farm Museum |
|---|---|
| Established | 1976 |
| Location | Skegness, Lincolnshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°08′46″N 0°19′34″E / 53.146°N 0.326°E |
| Type | Open-air museum |
| Website | www |
The Village Church Farm, formerly known as Church Farm Museum, is an open-air museum of local and agricultural history near Skegness, Lincolnshire, England.[1]
There are a number of traditional indigenous buildings, including a thatched "mud and stud" cottage, moved from the nearby village of Withern, the original 18th-century farmhouse, and a 19th-century stable block and cowshed. The museum holds exhibitions of 19th- and 20th-century farm implements and machinery, and displays about traditional breeds such as the Red Poll cattle, and the Longwool Sheep, although there are no animals on site.[2]
In 2009 the farm won the People's Choice Award at the Lincolnshire Renaissance Heritage Awards.[3]
Following cuts by Lincolnshire County Council, and a fire of the mud and stud cottage, it has been run by a charity and has received help from volunteers.[4]
- ^ "The Village Church Farm Museum - Home". The Village Church Farm Museum. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "The Village - Church Farm museum home page". The Village Museum - Events and Exhibits. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Church Farm Museum tops polls again". Lincolnshire Echo. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2023.[dead link]
- ^ "Closure fear farm museum reopens". BBC News. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2023.