Thread by @heritage_lizzie

Day one of this week’s @Heritage_NGOs #SouthernProgress in Sussex and I had the chance to return to the wonderful @WealddownMuseum for the first time since the pandemic. Great to catch up with @heritage_notes & chat to volunteers. Here’s a little tour 👇

Firstly big ups to the education team @WealddownMuseum - some great & engaging activities around the site. This week there’s a model railway & chance to create mini medieval buildings, vintage hobby activities & games. Activities vary each week. More here wealddown.co.uk/whats-on/famil…

It’s a working site where visitors can try their hand at traditional techniques & the team farm, cook Tudor meals & use the environment to provide materials (such as for the stove). I love that @WealddownMuseum is a place where traditional skills are practiced & passed on.

Bayleaf farmstead was a favoured house when I visited as a child - we loved the fire & the early in-house toilet.

I also love the Medieval shop from Horsham @WealddownMuseum - reconstructed, how it was found & what replaced it.

Here’s the Bayleaf Privy by the way & the nearby Tudor kitchen where you can (when it’s open) sample Tudor cooking

Here’s my perennial 80s vibe pictures of me as a child visiting @WealddownMuseum - so it’s great to bring my girls & pass on the memories - definitely an inspirational place.

This visit I popped into a new archaeological reconstruction of a Anglo-Saxon house I hadn’t seen before. It’s fabulous - separate sleeping compartment areas, tiny holes in the wall for light & pre-Norman techniques of tree wrighting. Here’s the project wealddown.co.uk/buildings/angl…

Workshop, chapel, schoolhouse & mill in the Victorian village area

And I’ve always liked the Toll Cottage

The new cafe & shop area is transformational for the entrance with great views across the site

So interesting to hear about what’s going on, challenges & projects. Thanks for having me today @WealddownMuseum @heritage_notes