Wartime Farm: Step back to the 1940s home front this August
Step back to life on a 1940s farm this August with Acton Scott Historic Working Farm at ‘Wartime Farm’.
Wartime Farm will be held on Saturday 17 August 2019 and is the first ever home front event at the Farm. The event will run from 10am – 4.30pm and is a perfect day out for the whole family.
Take part in practice drills using broomsticks with a Home Guard re-enactment group, learn about receiving encrypted Morse code with Ystations, take part in 40s style dancing with Blitz Dancers and test yourself in a re-enacted 1940s village fete sports day and games.
You will browse through a vintage bicycle display and see 1940s tractors along with other period vehicles.
Live music will be performed by Eva Evergreen and Harmony Belle. There will also be stalls selling period clothing and collectables as well as Le Petite Creperie handmade pancakes. A café is also on site selling refreshments.
Sarah Green, visitor facilities manager at Acton Scott Historic Working Farm, said:
“We are delighted to be working with local groups and organisations to hold our first ever Wartime Farm event. There will be loads to do for the whole family as we celebrate 1940s Shropshire.
“We’d love to see lots of people in 1940’s and WWII clothing so we’re offering 25% off entry for people in costume. We’re really excited about Wartime Farm and can’t wait to see lots of people at the event.”
Lezley Picton, Shropshire Council Cabinet member for culture and leisure, said:
“Acton Scott Historic Working Farm held their first ever festival in July and it’s wonderful to see them hosting another first which is celebrating another element of Shropshire’s rich history.
“Wartime Farm promises to be an exciting event so I’d certainly encourage people to visit and hopefully the weather treats us well!”
Tickets can be purchased before the event by calling 01694 781307 or by popping into the Farm. You can also buy tickets on the day.
Adults £9 | Over 60s £8 | Child £5 | Family Ticket £25 (admits 2 adults, up to 3 children)
For more information about Acton Scott Historic Working Farm, click here. More information about Wartime Farm can be found on the Facebook page.
Acton Scott Historic Working Farm is managed and maintained by Shropshire Council.
Acton Scott Historic Working Farm | Church Stretton | Shropshire | SY6 5QN
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About Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
Acton Scott Historic Working Farm is one of Britain’s leading working farm museums and is situated in the 18th Century Home Farm of the Acton Scott Estate. Conceived by Thomas Acton more than a generation ago to keep alive the 19th Century farming practices he grew up with, the farm was the first of its kind and has been much copied since. Today, we specialise in practical demonstrations of historic farming using traditional skills and period horse-drawn machines. You can see farm life unfold on the land, around the farm yard and in the cottage with each day being rounded off with milking by hand.
