1 Reception

The reception is in the thatched barn which contains the refreshment bar and souvenirs shop.

Exhibits of specialist nature are to be found.

  2 Woodshed

Here timbers were placed after cutting so that they would dry out.

The barn beneath contains examples of farm carts.

  3 Chemist Shop

This chemists shop was formerly owned by Mr F.W. Whitwell and was donated as a complete pharmacy, chemist and post office.

  4 Cobbler's Shop

The contents of the cobbler's shop were donated by the Paul family and contain machinery and tools used in the shoe making and repair trade.

  5 Pump Room

This barn contains various tools used to construct dykes and ditches to drain the fen land.

A variety of pipes used to retain the drainage of the soil by taking water to ditches and dykes where water was pumped into rivers.

  6 Barn

A collection of scales, grinders, cake breakers and hand tools make up this exhibit.

Note the carvings on the wooden walls.

  7 Whitehall Barn

This barn provides a cultural centre and demonstration area for conferences and presentations.

  8 The Kitchen

The kitchen and washroom captures the atmosphere of a typical fenland home in pre-electric days.

  9 The Living Room

This room shows the furniture and items found in a fen cottage parlour. Items of Victorian clothing are displayed here.

10 The Bedroom

A brass bedstead and other items were to be found in a cottage bedroom.

11 General Display

This area contains examples of toys, office equipment, Ramsey town band uniforms and instruments, sewing machines, lace making, fen skating and sports equipment.

On the wall can be found school photographs of past pupils from Ramsey School. We have photo's of individuals from 1936 and 1951, and we have photo's of groups from the sixties. We know who some of the people are, can you help identify some more ?

12 Upper Floor

This contains exhibits of

A School Room as would be seen in the late Victorian times.

World war II Memorabilia, Underground Observation Post, Models of planes which flew from Upwood Air Base, Railways in Ramsey.

13 The Open Barn

The open barn display has a wealth of restored farm machines and equipment which extends onto the forecourt area, where a Well was discovered and subsequently reconstructed.

14 Tractor Barn

Some examples of older models of well known tractor designs and manufacture.

15 Trades Display Room

The Trades Display room has tools and implements once used by local craftsmen to make the everyday items used in the home and on the farm. For example the farrier, builder, brickmaker, baker, dairyman, bee-keeper, wheelwright, thatcher and animal husbandman.

16 Ramsey Stores

At the end of the Tea room can be found the Ramsey Stores, which provides a nostalgic view of shop furniture, scales and packaging of yesteryear.

17 The Tea Room

Seating is provided in the Tea room where, after your wanderings around the Museum, you can enjoy tea and refreshments in quiet surroundings and view the farmland outside.

Please note that the objects on display have been donated by local people to provide an account of the area's history.