A
few weeks ago, Norfolk had some Heritage Open days meaning certain places which
usually charged admission were open for free. There was loads of places I would
have liked to have visited but I just didn’t have the time off. One of the places
involved in the open days was Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse. Gressenhall is a
50 acre site with a museum, historic workhouse, farm and a great day out. The
main buildings were built in 1777 and you can learn a lot about how things used
to be here.
There
are some lovely gardens here, they also have a little cottage set up to look
how it would have been back in the day.
One
of my favourite places here at Gressenhall is the set-up shop. I just love looking at
the really old packaging, and find it really interesting. They also had a post
office too!
I
also love the 1950’s room, filled with retro and vintage items from the 50’s
including recipe books, and even a photo album filled with old photos and
memories.
Of
course, I had to try on one of the hats!
We then looked around the
upper part of the museum and saw some really cool and interesting things from different eras.
This
doll really creeped me out! I can’t imagine having one of these when I was
younger.
I
was drawn to this picture as it looks a bit like my sister when she was younger.
Spooky!
This
story was a bit strange, I’m not sure what to think of it, but the alleyway this
sign was down was pretty eerie.
We
then took a walk outside through the orchard which interestingly used to be a
burial ground.
After
that we went for a snack. The café was located in what used to be the itch
ward, which was a bit odd. I didn’t get itchy thankfully! I had a coconut
flapjack which was really good.
After
lunch we popped over to the farm which is across the road from the main museum.
There’s a really nice walk here with lots of animals to see. You can also have
a ride on horse and carriage and a tractor, but we opted to walk.
Overall,
I think Gressenhall is a great day out for people of all ages and really
interesting. You can check out their website here. I’d love to hear your recommendations
for other places to go on days out!
