NORFOLK Museums & Archaeology Service
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse

The Museum

Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse houses vast collections relating to the ordinary people of Norfolk, particularly those who worked on the land.

Displays housed in the main workhouse building include:

    • 1950s Room

    • Collections Gallery

    • Land Girls and Lumber Jills Gallery

    • Engine Rooms

    • First Farmers Gallery

    • Toil and Plenty

    • Transport Gallery

    • Workhouse Corridor

In some of the smaller workhouse buildings, shops and homes from the past have been lovingly re-created:

    • Village Row

    • Cherry Tree Cottage

    • Panhard et Levassor Motor House

    • The Dairy

Plus, there are more collections to see on the farm:

    • Farmhouse

    • St Nicholas' Barn

Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse also hosts an annual temporary exhibition.

Make the most of your visit and pick up one of our free audio guides from the main museum. Look out for the numbered stickers as you explore the museum to access additional commentary on some of our collections and galleries.

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