Burwell Museum

Set among beautifully preserved historic farming buildings, Burwell Museum tells the story of a bustling fen-edge village. Alongside the 19th-century mill, displays from the everyday to the amazing vividly recreate Burwell life over the ages.

• The Barn: this stunning 18th-century timber-framed barn contains reconstructions of an old Burwell wash room, kitchen, living room and child’s bedroom. There are agricultural displays of historic farm tools and machines, local building materials, plus historic plumbing and carpentry tools.
• Vintage Vehicles Gallery: see the last remaining ‘Burwell and District’ bus, rare carriages and vintage vehicles including a working (though slightly temperamental) 1907 Holsman, an Austin 7 and a mobile butcher’s shop.
• Nissen Hut contains items from both World Wars including a serviceman’s bed and locker and a range of uniforms. Contemporary songs and
  radio broadcasts play in the background. There is a working air-raid siren.
• Wagon Sheds house historic carts and farm machinery.
• Village Shop and Victorian Schoolroom, with interactive 1950s/60s mechanical telephone exchange and a reconstructed cab from a Burwell and District bus.
• Forge and Wheelwright’s Shop: originally from Haddenham Museum, this includes a working forge and hand-operated wheelwright’s lathe and is used for craft skills workshops and blacksmithing demonstrations.
• Audio-Visual Gallery: have a look through the archive of photographs and books of Burwell activities and events. Listen to oral recordings of Burwell people’s lives, and watch videos of life in East Anglia …
• Roman Pottery: contains a Roman kiln from Huntingdon, a replica potter’s wheel and pots.
• Shepherd’s Hut: an authentic local shepherd’s hut, complete with its own sheep …
• Revolving Summerhouse
• Museum shop in the Barn selling interesting gifts, books and light refreshments.