The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey, Ely, England United Kingdom

Discover farming through the ages and learn about the rural history of Cambridgeshire with objects displays and interactives for all ages.

Visit a village shop and see a magnificent 17th Century stone barn and the workshops, which include a basket maker and a blacksmith.

Explore a traditional and a Fenman's Hut.

Come and visit the Abbey to unravel the many different stories now told with new information boards and archaeological material, produced by the Museum with support from English Heritage and South Cambridgeshire District Council.

Explore this lovely abbey still featuring superb Norman interiors. At different times, it housed Benedictine monks, the Knights Templars and nuns of the Franciscan order, the Poor Clares.

See the Franciscan nuns' refectory of the mid 14th Century and the rooms converted for their founder, the Countess of Pembroke.

Learn how Denny has evolved through the centuries with our displays and children's activities

The Cafe is open at Weekends and Thursdays during the school holidays only:

for teas 12.30pm - 4.30pm and, on special event days,
for lunches 12.30pm - 5.00pm.

Disabled Wheelchair access is available throughout the museum (gravel paths), and there is restricted access to Denny Abbey and Walnut Tree Cottage. Wheelchairs are available - please ask at the ticket office or arrange before your visit

At the gift shop choose from a selection of gifts, books, toys and craft itemsDaytime and evening tours are available for pre-booked groups of any size. We also offer talks and object handling sessions to groups in their local communities. Topics include the "History of the Museum and Abbey" and "Rural Life".