Woodchurch Village Life Museum

11/08/2026

With the harvest well underway around the village, here’s a quick look at how things were done between the two world wars. According to the record for this photo at the Woodchurch Village Life Museum, it shows “Zipper” Brotherwood on a Cletrac tractor at Little Robhurst. It appears to be a Model W 12-20 crawler (although it could be an earlier Model H), built by the Cleveland Tractor Company in Ohio between 1919 and 1932. This new range of post-war farm machinery was designed to replace much of the agricultural work carried out by draft horses. [Woodchurch Museum Photographic Archive WVLM.1454]

02/08/2026

From 1–9 August, come and take part in The Magic Faraway Tree Adventure at Woodchurch Village Life Museum — A free family adventure that's lots of fun!

20/06/2026

Andrew Richardson, Finds Liaison Officer for Kent, will be at the Museum today (Saturday 20 June) between 10 am and 4 pm to identify any archaeological objects you may have found. Here is Andrew discussing the recent exciting discovery of a rare Anglo-Saxon die stamp at Lynsted, Kent.

A rare Anglo-Saxon die stamp discovered near Lynsted, Kent, could c...

19/06/2026

Archaeological Finds Day at Woodchurch Museum

Andrew Richardson, Finds Liaison Officer for Kent Saturday 20 June – 10.00 am to 4.00 pm

Have you found any archaeological objects over 300 years old and would like them identified or recorded? If so, then the Kent Finds Liaison Officer will be at Woodchurch Museum on Saturday 20 June for his next Finds Day.

All are welcome – no appointment necessary

Woodchurch Museum, Susans Hill, Woodchurch TN26 3RE

22/05/2026

At yesterday's meeting of Ashford Borough Council (21 May 2026), it was agreed to allocate £300,000 from the council’s reserve budget for repairs to the windmill. This is excellent, long-awaited news and the first step on a journey that will eventually see our mill fully restored and open to visitors once more. Well done to everyone from the Society of Friends of Woodchurch Windmill, the Woodchurch Heritage Trust and others who worked hard to secure this vitally important seed funding. Two other heritage assets—the WWI tank and the Hubert fountain in Victoria Park—will also receive £300,000 each for repairs and restoration.

31/03/2026

Just three more sleeps before we throw open the doors on Friday 3 April (Good Friday) and welcome visitors back to the museum for 2026. Come and explore the fascinating history of Woodchurch between 10am and 4pm every Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday until the end of October. [La Méridienne, Vincent van Gogh, 1889–1890, Musée d'Orsay]

24/02/2026

Enormous thanks to everyone—over 150 of you—who visited us at the Memorial Hall over the weekend. The perfect start to a year of celebrations for our 25th anniversary. If you enjoyed the exhibition, there’s so much more to see and explore when the Museum opens again to visitors on Friday 3 April and all over the Easter weekend from 10 am until 4 pm each day.

21/02/2026

Well, that was a fantastic first day! Thank you to everyone who came to help us celebrate our 25th anniversary in the Memorial Hall. And the good news...we're going to do it all again tomorrow from 10am until 2pm. Browse our vast collection of newspaper clippings, enjoy some unusual items from the collection, view a selection of our artworks, talk family and local history with members of the Woodchurch Ancestry Group, try to top score at bagatelle, and much more.

21/02/2026

And we're off! Come and join in the celebrations. Open today until 4pm at the Memorial Hall.

20/02/2026