Kent Life is a 28 acre, premier heritage farm attraction that encompasses a wonderful farmyard with a family of friendly animals ranging from donkeys, horses and ferrets to piglets, goats and lambs, many of whom are reared on site. The site also plays host to a variety of historical buildings including Petts Farmhouse, Ulcombe Village […]
Museum Of The Jewellery Quarter
When the proprietors of the Smith & Pepper jewellery manufacturing firm decided to retire in 1981 they ceased trading and locked the door, unaware they would be leaving a time capsule for future generations. Tools were left strewn on benches; grubby overalls were hung on the coat hooks; and dirty teacups were abandoned alongside jars […]
Museum Of Cannock Chase
The Museum of Cannock Chase site was once home to the Valley Colliery; the training pit for thousands of young men beginning their working lives in the local coal industry. The pit has gone and in its place are over 30 acres of green space on the edge of Cannock Chase, at the gateway to […]
Museum Of Brewing
CLOSED – Announcement The National Brewery Centre will be opening in Burton Upon Trent next Spring (2010). Following the closure of the Coors Visitor Centre and Museum of Brewing (formerly the Bass Museum) last year, Planning Solutions Ltd, a British company specialising in the operation of visitor attractions, has announced that it intends to open […]
Muckross Traditional Farms
Muckross House and Gardens are among the most popular of Irish visitor attractions. Take a stroll down memory lane to visit Ireland in the 1930s and 1940s. This was a period before the widespread use of electricity, when all work was carried out using traditional methods. You will visit three separate working farms (small , […]