AN immersive Victorian attraction that closed four years ago is set to reopen next month.
Acton Scott Heritage Farm is an interactive museum that’s like going back in time, where kids can see what everyday life was like for the people over 100 years ago.
The actors help kids’ experience live on a working Victorian farm[/caption]
Children can have a look around the working farm and take classes[/caption]
It was forced to close back in June 2021 due to financial problems which saw it losing £168,000 a year.
However, they have since confirmed they will be reopening in time for Easter weekend after being registered as a charity.
Anyone heading there can experience life on a working farm where they practice farming, crafts and other Victorian traditions.
Over the Easter opening, you’ll also be able to see newborn animals on the farm from lambs to calves.
During the day, the farm hold Easter-themed activities along with learning heritage skills like harvesting and cider making.
The ‘Victorian’ residents will also show how they go about their daily chores from laundry to butter making in the dairy and baking in the farmhouse kitchen.
For anyone more interested in the farm, you can get up close with some of the animals that would have been part of farming life such as lambs, piglets, chicks and horses.
Visitors have described the heritage farm as a “step back in time.”
One person said on TripAdvisor: “It’s the perfect family day out. Set in Shropshire’s rural ideal, this working farm takes you back to the turn of the century.”
Another saidL “It’s like a snapshot of what was life 125 years ago.”
The farm will be open every weekend from Easter until October from 10am-5pm. Tickets for adults are £15, children are £8 and under five are free.
Farming life isn’t the only immersive experience in Shropshire, the RAF Museum Midlands are also open over Easter.
The farm will open in April after being closed for three years[/caption]
Children can dress up in aviation uniforms at RAF Museum Midlands[/caption]
They offer a look into the past with exhibitions as well as the flight simulators and air shows.
Kids also get the chance to dress up in aviation uniforms and feel like they’re part of the story.
Free exhibits will run in the museum from from 12-27 April where there will be interactive theatrical shows.
There are also hands-on experiences including paper plane design and testing, as well as Easter Basket making and a free Easter Egg trail.
The street party will take place in Oswestry[/caption]
All the events in Oswestry are completely free[/caption]
In the town of Oswestry there will be an Easter weekend takeover – think face painting, games and street circus entertainment.
Oswestry are hosting a range of Easter activities, and the best news is that they’re all completely free.
On Good Friday, which falls on 18 April, there will be a family fun day at the award-winning pub, The Bailey Head.
The following day will welcome a street circus with wacky show’s and live performance troupes from juggles to clowns.
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There are lots of animals around the farm including horses[/caption]
