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Food Museum We engage visitors with where their food comes from on our 84-acre rural site. An 84 acre open air museum located in the heart of Stowmarket, Suffolk.
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Road works updatePlease be aware that we have some road works happening in the middle of the site, from Lockington Road ...
12/10/2026

Road works update

Please be aware that we have some road works happening in the middle of the site, from Lockington Road to the Collections Stores building. This will be taking place today (Monday) and Tuesday.

This may cause some disruption, especially during school pick-up and drop off time. We will have marshalls in place to help direct if need be. Pedestrian access in and out of Lockington Road gate shouldn’t be affected.

We ask that you please take extra care when visiting this part of the site, as heavy machinery will be in use.

Thank you for your patience while we undertake these important improvements around the site.

09/10/2026

“Branching Beneath the Fields” is now open. Artist Annabel Howland’s multimedia installation takes you into the hidden world beneath our feet, where fungi and the roots of East Anglian crops work together in an intricate partnership. Explore it through microscope images, drawings, sculpture and sound.

Alongside the exhibition, we’re hosting Fungi Discovery Day. Dig into the fungal networks in the soils that sustain our food, with hands-on experiments and imagination games led by plant scientist Jen McGaley (Crop Science Centre, University of Cambridge) and designer Dan Lockton (Institute for Sustainable Worlds, Norwich University of the Arts).

📍 “Branching Beneath the Fields”: on until 1 November. Free with admission.
đź“Ť Fungi Discovery Day: 24 October, 11am to 3pm. Free with admission.

08/10/2026

Last week, we were honoured to have Councillor Andy Mellen join us for the launch of our newly restored medieval barn.

We're incredibly grateful for the support of Mid Suffolk District Council, which makes vital projects like this possible.

06/10/2026

What would be your dream event to host in the barn?

At our barn launch last Wednesday, we asked guests to imagine their dream event. The answers ranged from elaborate medieval dinners to live theatre.

This beautiful building is full of character and wonderfully versatile, making it the ideal setting for celebrations, performances and gatherings of every kind.

Want to host yours here? Contact us at [email protected] to enquire, or follow the link in our bio to find out more.

The restoration of the barn has been made possible thanks to generous funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Mid Suffolk District Council, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Garfield Weston Foundation and Pilgrim Trust.

🍎 Apple Week is back this October half-term!Press your own juice, bake spiced buns, taste local apples, and get your mys...
06/10/2026

🍎 Apple Week is back this October half-term!

Press your own juice, bake spiced buns, taste local apples, and get your mystery apples identified by the experts.

📅 Saturday 24 Oct – Sunday 1 Nov 2026

What's on:
Apple Pressing – Daily, 10.30am & 1.30pm
Chop, press and bottle your own juice to take home.
From ÂŁ18.50 per child, ÂŁ24 per adult.
(ages 5+, booking essential).

Family Baking: Spiced Apple Buns – Monday–Friday (26–30 October), 11am–12pm
Learn how to whip up this simple, comforting treat, filled with butter and spiced apples, baked in our wood-fired oven.
From ÂŁ18.50 per child, ÂŁ24 per adult.
Booking essential.

Apple Identification – Saturday 24 & Wednesday 28 October.
Bring your mystery apples to the Suffolk Traditional Orchard Group experts.
Included in admission.

Apple Week Tasters – Daily, 11am–3pm
Sample heritage apples and juices.
Included in admission.

Apple Crafts – Daily, 11am–3pm
Make your own Apple Week masterpiece.
Included in admission.

Don't miss the special apple menu at our cafe, .

Book now via the link in the comments.

03/10/2026

Meet the actor behind Mrs Wilding! Kathy Hipperson is the face behind Mrs Wilding in The Food Museum Presents... series, garnering a loyal following who very much appreciate the sassiness and wisdom of this character.

Watch the latest video, where you can learn all about stuffed marrow, via the link in the comments.

This project is made possible thanks to .

The Food Museum is looking to commission a specialist audio visual software contractor responsible for user interfaces a...
02/10/2026

The Food Museum is looking to commission a specialist audio visual software contractor responsible for user interfaces and digital interactives for The Factory and The House.

Deadline: 6pm, Wednesday 14 October 2026

For more information about the brief and how to apply, follow the link: https://foodmuseum.org.uk/about/careers/

This weekend, Branching Beneath the Fields launches at the Food Museum – a mixed media installation by Annabel Howland e...
02/10/2026

This weekend, Branching Beneath the Fields launches at the Food Museum – a mixed media installation by Annabel Howland exploring the hidden underground world of fungi and the intricate partnership between mycorrhizal fungi and the roots of East Anglian crops, through microscope images, drawings, sculpture and sound. The exhibition runs from 3 October to 1 November and is free with admission.

Running alongside the exhibition, we have two complementary events:

Wild Food Walk –> 10 October, 11am–12.30pm
Join wild food enthusiast Bill Sterland for a walk around the Museum's grounds, discovering the foods and fungi that inhabit our landscapes.
Booking required

Fungi Discovery Day –> 24 October, 11am–3pm
Unearth the hidden world of fungal networks in the soils that sustain our food systems, with interactive experiments and imagination games led by plant scientist Jen McGaley (Crop Science Centre, University of Cambridge) and designer Dan Lockton (Institute for Sustainable Worlds, Norwich University of the Arts).
Free with admission

Head to the link in our bio to find out more.

What an incredible evening last night, celebrating the launch of our medieval barn! We gathered around the table to shar...
01/10/2026

What an incredible evening last night, celebrating the launch of our medieval barn!

We gathered around the table to share a delicious meal, prepared on site by our team. Performances by the East Anglian Storytelling Festival made the night all the more special, and we heard brilliant speeches from our Director Jenny Cousins and Leader of MSDC Andy Mellen.

The restoration of the barn has been made possible thanks to generous funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Mid Suffolk District Council, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Garfield Weston Foundation and Pilgrim Trust.

The Barn is where your visitor experience begins. Come and discover this wonderful medieval building for yourself.

30/09/2026

Pops has a glut of marrows in his garden, so Mrs Wilding shows us a simple recipe to use up the harvest and make the most of your kitchen leftovers.

Watch the full episode, along with the whole treasure trove of The Food Museum Presents… videos, via the link in the comments.

New to the series? It brings historic cookery to life through filmed recipes, created in collaboration with food historian Dr Annie Gray and historical interpreter Kathy Hipperson.

This project is made possible thanks to .

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Food Museum, Crowe Street
Stowmarket
IP141DL

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01449 612229

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