Milton Keynes Museum
About This Museum
It might be the only place where you can watch a heavy horse plow a field just a stone's throw from a concrete roundabout. The Milton Keynes Museum stitches together the area's story, from its rural past to its bold 20th-century creation as a new city. You can wander through a Victorian farmstead, complete with kitchen gardens and heritage breed animals, then step inside to explore reconstructed shops and streets that feel frozen in time. It’s a wonderfully tactile experience, far removed from the glass-and-steel stereotype of the city that surrounds it.
Collection Highlights
The working Victorian farm is the star, with Shire horses and traditional gardening. Inside, you'll find everything from historic printing presses and a gridiron used for punishment to entire recreated period rooms and a classic cinema.
Visitor Information
Check their website for their lively heritage days—that's when the farm is fully animated with demonstrations. It's tucked away on McConnell Drive in Wolverton, an area that itself is a piece of living history.
Architecture & Building
The museum isn't one grand building but a charming cluster of historic structures, including relocated Victorian brick farm buildings and barns, creating the feel of a bygone village.
Contact & Location
Address: McConnell Drive, Stacey Bushes, Wolverton and Greenleys, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, City of Milton Keynes, England, MK12 5JG, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 1908 316222
Website: Visit Website
