Ashwell Village Museum

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Housed in our iconic timber framed building, Ashwell Village museum is filled with a wealth of objects tracing the history of Ashwell from the Stone Age to the Present Day.

01/02/2026

The Museum and Parish Room cafe are open today 2.30-5pm

Time to Vote for Herts Museums Object of the Year. click on this link to read all about it. https://emea01.safelinks.pro...
09/01/2026

Time to Vote for Herts Museums Object of the Year. click on this link to read all about it. https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hertfordshire.gov.uk%2Fservices%2Flibraries-and-archives%2Fhertfordshire-archives-and-local-studies%2Fmuseums%2Fnews-and-campaigns%2Fobject-of-the-year.aspx&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cc7168417601049208ae708de4ed7b404%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639034887636257533%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=mUZavZzvW5c71fBbmWWWgmyx1vlp1o5gSMzkGgWhWpU%3D&reserved=0

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The Museum and Teas will be closed on the 21st and 28th December. Back to normal on the 4th January.
19/12/2025

The Museum and Teas will be closed on the 21st and 28th December. Back to normal on the 4th January.

Foremost expert on Square Pianos Lucy Coad, formerly of Ashwell came to offer her expert opinion on this exciting acquis...
29/11/2025

Foremost expert on Square Pianos Lucy Coad, formerly of Ashwell came to offer her expert opinion on this exciting acquisition which was once owned by Rev Henry Morice

23/11/2025

The Museum is open today from 2.30pm and tea and delicious cakes are available in the next door Parish Rooms.

23/11/2025

We're looking for stories and memories of the Ashwell Academicals - the village youth football team. Please share your stories below or via messenger. Thank you!

Recently donated this nice watercolour of the High Street in 1977 by Peter Gilman
22/11/2025

Recently donated this nice watercolour of the High Street in 1977 by Peter Gilman

We had fun at Makers looking at the history of games, and then making some games! Who remembers these ‘fortune tellers’?...
22/10/2025

We had fun at Makers looking at the history of games, and then making some games! Who remembers these ‘fortune tellers’?!

Did you know that Mill St in Ashwell once looked like this? A large brewery once occupied the site where Fordhams Close ...
21/10/2025

Did you know that Mill St in Ashwell once looked like this?

A large brewery once occupied the site where Fordhams Close now sits, and where the Close gets its name - Fordhams Brewery. The brewery started as a farm brewery for the owners and workers but became very successful in its own right. At its peak in 1952, it had 91 pubs across the south east!

The brewery closed in 1965 and the site was demolished to make way for the current houses of Fordhams Close. A few of the brewery buildings still remain. See if you can spot them when you're next in the area....

For more stories about the brewery, take a look at our website: https://www.ashwellmuseum.org.uk/history/place-2/pubs/fordhams_ashwell_brewery

25/09/2025

The last summer hours opening this weekend!

Saturday 10am-12
Sunday 2.30-5pm

As promised, here is a post about Charlotte Morice (born 22 March 1810), the daughter of Rev. Henry Morice. Born in Esse...
16/09/2025

As promised, here is a post about Charlotte Morice (born 22 March 1810), the daughter of Rev. Henry Morice. Born in Essex, Charlotte moved to Ashwell at the age of two. Although little is known about the details of her life, she is remembered for two significant contributions: her artwork and the founding of the ‘New School’ (a girls' school) in 1842.

Charlotte was a talented artist, known for her striking silhouette portraits—one of which depicts her father—as well as detailed landscapes of Ashwell. Her work offers valuable insight into the people and places of the village during her time. Through her art, Charlotte also raised funds for the construction of Ratcliffe House, which then housed the New School.

Agriculture in Ashwell is a strong part of the village’s history and present, and this week’s object demonstrates this. ...
09/09/2025

Agriculture in Ashwell is a strong part of the village’s history and present, and this week’s object demonstrates this. The ‘Flail’, donated by Mr E O Fordham, was used c.1850 for threshing, which is the process of separating seeds from chaff. Ambrose Anderson, a cowman, was photographed demonstrating this, whilst working at Westbury Farm. Threshing included holding one part whilst hitting the grain that so ‘swipple’ (part of the flail) does the separating. The process preceded the thrashing machine and the Combine Harvester – a more familiar sight in the fields of Ashwell.

Address

Swan Street, Ashwell
Baldock
SG75NY

Opening Hours

Saturday 10am - 12pm
Sunday 2:30pm - 5pm

Telephone

+441462742956

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