Barleylands Farm Museum
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51°36′04″N 0°26′45″E / 51.60123974°N 0.44574279°E
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| Location | Barleylands, Billericay, Essex, England |
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Barleylands Farm Museum is a children's event venue located in Barleylands, Billericay, Essex.[1] It is known for animal care, children's birthday parties, events at Easter, Halloween, and Christmas.[2]
Events
[edit]The Barleylands showground hosts local sports teams for training and matches, as well as weddings and local events.
Essex Country Show
[edit]The Farm hosted the annual Essex Country Show on the second weekend in September, from 1986 to 2016.[3]
Founded in 1986, the Essex Country Show featured many aspects of agricultural history and rural life. Skills such as spinning, hurdle making, and blacksmithing, and rare skills like coracle-making and clog-making were demonstrated. Animal displays included heavy horses, a sheep shearing show, working dogs and small animal displays. The show included 50 working steam engines and 60 model engines, vintage tractors, cars and motorcycles, model boats on the lake, a threshing demonstration, a specialist food hall, music, arena events, craft marquees, amusements, funfair and trade stands.
The show closed in 2016 due to increasing operating costs.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Barleylands Farm Park and Village (Billericay)". WhichMuseum. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Warley Place - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting". Travalour. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Essex Country Show". Billericay, Essex. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Popular Essex County Show in Billericay to close after 30 years | The Enquirer Newspaper". The Enquirer. 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
External links
[edit]- Barleylands Farm Park and Craft Village - official site