Look out, holiday photos. :-D We visited the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum and had a wonderful afternoon in the sunshine and long grass wandering around ancient, rescued buildings. (http://www.wealddown.co.uk/) The family in the cart barn. Old farm house dating back to the early 1800's. James pumping for water. Jessica also working up a head of steam, pumping for water. Me! An old farm building A gorgeous old stone farm house with a thatched roof, over 200 years old. Mummy bear declared....'who's been sleeping in my bed?' Fantastic ancient tudor building, but Jessica was terrified as it was so rickety - she got upstairs, but it took a lot of convincing and deep breaths to get her down again. Plenty of pretty views. These tudor buildings had been rescued from Kent, Sussex and Surrey Fancy having a call of nature in the middle of the night and perching your bum cheeks on that loo! Jessica was more concerned about walking underneath it when someone was answering the call!! A glorious tudor mansion The tudor town square. And the boy makes three. Such lovely wooden doors and frames. The working watermill. I purchased a bag of stone ground, wholemeal flower from their shop, ground in the mill on huge original stones. This old watermill stood by the pond. I loved this white washed, wooden clad house. I thought it looked very 'Gone with the Wind' if you know what I mean. I hope you enjoyed this tour through the museums grounds. It is somewhere we will definately visit again.
I really liked these pics, EJ. You guys must have been over the moon with all those interesting, old buildings. I am glad that you included some landscapes as well. I felt right at home when I saw that windmill. The pump, water mills and loo were interesting to me as well. I would like it there, cos I like this sort of museum. I thoroughly enjoyed this show, as I said. Thanks much for posting the pics.
I've looked at your photographs three times now and am going to save them in my favourites. I'd love to visit the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum some day as it's just my kind of place. Wandering around old buildings and seeing how they were built and what they looked like in days gone by is something I really find fascinating. I've just realised that out cottage (built in 1685) is actually older than most of those in your piccies - neither wonder the origional roof could now do with replacing!!
That looks like a place I would love to visit too EJ. I love the old buildings with the thatch roofs...I had no idea those roofs lasted so long! The Mill is really cool too and I can see why Jessica was scared to walk underneath the loo! Great pictures!
Now that is the kind of museum I like too. I find it so interesting to wander through all the old buildings and look at how they lived and made do with long before we were born. I'm so glad those houses were rescued. The alternative is hardly bearable.
