Housed in an ancient malt barn with adjacent buildings, the Museum has 5000+ exhibits collected by local enthusiasts over the past 50 years in order to preserve the heritage of the life and work of country people in the Welsh Borders from Victorian times and onwards. The museum houses a unique collection of over 5000 artefacts from the smallest handtools and household items through to large agricutural machinery and vintage tractors.
The museum portrays rural life in Monmouthshire covering a period of approximately 100 years from 1850 - 1950. The collection is housed in a 16th century malt barn and an extensive collection of adjoining buildings. Specialist collections include a Victorian cottage, a forge, carts, a cobbler, cheese making, WWII (including a bomb!), a stable, a hardware shop and many more.
The museum portrays rural life in Monmouthshire covering a period of approximately 100 years from 1850 - 1950. The collection is housed in a 16th century malt barn and an extensive collection of adjoining buildings. Specialist collections include a Victorian cottage, a forge, carts, a cobbler, cheese making, WWII (including a bomb!), a stable, a hardware shop and many more.
Services
We have a light airy community room ideal for group meetings of up to thirty people. The room is fully equipped with audio visual presentation facilities including laptop and wi-fi access if required. Seating can be arranged in boardroom or conference style. Refreshment facilities are available for your meeting and a light buffet can be provided on request.
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Peter Denton
Sep 29, 2021
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Jan Freeman
Sep 08, 2021
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Camilla Beckman
Aug 22, 2021
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Kevin Hardy
Jul 15, 2021
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Aaliyah Livermore
Jan 18, 2020
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This is a really interesting museum, it has historical artifacts that, depending on your age, you would have had some of these in your home, or come across them at some point. The museum is interesting for all ages and they even have a plastic cow with working udders that the children can sit and milk!
The couple that work there are very sweet, kind and friendly. They even have a lovely cafe that you can enjoy after your visit!
Usk is a beautiful village, I truly recommend a visit to the museum and the village! 😍 😍
The couple that work there are very sweet, kind and friendly. They even have a lovely cafe that you can enjoy after your visit!
Usk is a beautiful village, I truly recommend a visit to the museum and the village! 😍 😍
Richard Bartlam
Oct 13, 2019
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Iain Crawford
Sep 08, 2019
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This detailed collection deserves more than one visit, this is my fifth and still I'm learning more about rural life in past ages, before mechanisation superseded manual labour. The forge and wheelwright features are excellent.
Coffee at the cafe was hot, tasty and reasonably priced, however credit card machine apparently not working.
Coffee at the cafe was hot, tasty and reasonably priced, however credit card machine apparently not working.
Iwan Davies
Sep 01, 2019
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What a little gem of a museum, run by totally committed and enthusiastic volunteers. Plenty of objects and displays to see, traditional museum, but, non the less very interesting and enjoyable. Well done to the volunteers that keep the museum operating
Very nice cafe forms part of the complex thoroughly recommended.
Very nice cafe forms part of the complex thoroughly recommended.
Glynn Hicks
Aug 06, 2017
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Lovely place to go and learn a bit of rural history, its free and they have over 5 thousand items. You can even sit on a cool tractor and try milking a model cow! They've done the museum really well but rely on donations so please give generously to keep this gem of a place going. The volunteer staff were really friendly and enthusiastic. There's also a small cafe there we had just eaten but there was a lovely smell of food there. Well done all involved...
Emmy Hawk
Jul 24, 2017
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