Rural Life Living Museum, Farnham

Name: Rural Life Living Museum
Address: Farnham, United Kingdom

#17 among attractions in Farnham

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The Rural Life Living Museum is in Tilford, Surrey near Farnham in southern England. Formerly known as the Old Kiln Agricultural Museum and the Rural Life Centre, it is an open-air museum of country life run by the Old Kiln Museum Trust, a charitable trust. It covers over 10 acres of field, woodland and barns, and collects and preserves objects associated with farming and goods used by local craftsmen between 1750 and 1960. There is also an arboretum with over one hundred species of trees. ()

Coordinates: 51°10'59"N, 0°46'19"W

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Farnham United Kingdom

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Rural Life Living Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Waverley Abbey, Bourne Wood, Frensham Common, Gong Hill.

1.3 miNE
Ruins of a 12th century Cistercian abbey
Waverley Abbey, Farnham
34 min walk • Waverley Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128 by William Giffard, the Bishop of Winchester. Located about 2 miles southeast of Farnham, Surrey, it is situated on a flood-plain; surrounded by current and previous channels of the River Wey.
0.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Bourne Wood
10 min walk • Bourne Wood is an area of predominantly coniferous woodland just south of Farnham, Surrey, England and a film location, under 10 minutes from the famous film location of Hankley Common in Elstead.
1.2 miSW
Lake
Frensham Common, Farnham
32 min walk • Frensham Common is a large Site of Special Scientific Interest heathland of 373 hectares which includes two lakes; it is owned by the National Trust.
0.7 miW
Neighbourhood
Gong Hill, Farnham
18 min walk • Gong Hill is a 5.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Farnham in Surrey. This heathland site is dominated by ling, bellheather and wavy hair-grass, with other plants including bryophytes and lichens.