Daytrippers visit to the Weald and Downland living museum at Chichester
On Saturday 27th May, eight of us travelled in two cars to this interesting and delightful outdoor museum.
It was founded in 1970 for the conservation of historic buildings. Recreating rural life from 1300-1910, on a 40 acre site, there are examples of dwellings, craft and industrial buildings.
These have been relocated from across several UK counties including Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Norfolk, Hampshire and Hertfordshire. It is staggering to see how such old buildings have been reassembled on their new site.
They also give a good sense of how people lived their daily lives. In the craft and industrial buildings you can explore the ancient skills and methods which were used.
The ages of the dwellings range from Saxon, and Medieval to Victorian and give a This museum is well worth a visit and if the sun shines, as it did for us, that is an added bonus.
