Barleylands Farm Museum
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Barleylands Farm Park and Craft Village is located in Barleylands, Billericay, Essex. It has a range of farm animals, indoor play, outdoor play, tractor rides, small rides, birds of prey centre and a nocturnal and exotic animal house.[1] They are known for their animal care, children's birthday parties, and events at Easter, Halloween, and Christmas.[2]
Events
[edit]The Village has various events available that have a range of stalls including food and crafts to browse.
The Barleylands showground hosts local sports teams for training and matches, as well as weddings and local events such as regular boot sales.
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 blacksmiths, 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 ceased operating in 2016 due to increasing operating costs.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Barleylands Farm Park and Village (Billericay) - Visitor Information & Reviews - WhichMuseum". whichmuseum.com. 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