Pitstone Green Museum – A hidden Gem in Beds, Bucks & Herts
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PITSTONE GREEN MUSEUM
Nestling in the shadow of Ivinghoe Beacon, lies a hidden gem of an attraction, just waiting for you to explore. The old victorian Pitstone Green Farm which fell out of use as a working farm in the early 1970s, is now being run as a charity by an enthusiastic bunch of volunteers from Pitstone & Ivinghoe Museum Society (PIMS).
It started life as a farming and country life museum but has evolved into something much more complex, as the years have passed. It now incorporates an enormous range of exhibits to suit almost all tastes. The museum is only open 10 times a year as we have around 50 volunteers on hand to help, explain and encourage visitors to get the most out of their £6 entry fee.
The museum has over 35 areas of attractions ranging from model railways to a Lancaster Bomber cockpit, from farm machinery to Basket weaving, from a huge working rack saw to a 28 litre gas engine. Try your hand at lace making or pottery. All the displays are in the old buildings of the farm,and you can see everything whatever the weather. Most areas are accessible to wheelchairs but a few are not, due to the nature of the old buildings. Bring your dog on a lead, relax in the lovely grounds or buy some refreshments, on sale all day long.
Pitstone Green Museum is open
Sunday 14th August,
Monday 29th August (bank holiday Monday)
Sunday 11th September and 9th October
See our website for more details www.pitstonemuseum.co.uk