Welcome to Acton Scott Historic Working Farm

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Acton Scott Historic Working Farm is one of Britain's leading working farm museums and is situated in the 18th Century Home Farm of the Acton Scott Estate. Conceived by Thomas Acton more than a generation ago to keep alive the 19th Century farming practices he grew up with, the farm was the first of its kind and has been much copied since.

Today, we specialise in practical demonstrations of historic farming using traditional skills and period horse-drawn machines. You can see farm life unfold on the land, around the farm yard and in the cottage with each day being rounded off with milking by hand.

School House café and shop

Throughout the day our cafe offers home cooked hot and cold meals, snacks and drinks in the setting of the refurbished and restored former school, originally built by Frances Stackhouse Acton in the late 19th Century to educate the children of the parish. The cafe is also open to non-farm visitors.

Our shop sells a variety of gifts, traditional household goods, books, souvenirs and ice cream.

Explore the farm

Meet the animals - Tamworth and Gloucester Old Spot pigs, Dusty the mischievous donkey, Longhorn and Shorthorn cattle, Shropshire sheep and Brecon Buff geese, Norfolk Black Turkeys, Aylesbury Ducks and a variety of hens wonder freely in the farm yard. Our magnificent heavy horses, Charlie and Joe are around the farm every day working the land when required.

Meet the people - Watch the wheelwright, blacksmith, farrier and bodger at work, or see butter being hand churned in the dairy. Each day is rounded off with hand milking the cows.

Call us for specific information on demonstrations on the day you intend to visit.

Walk the fields

The Farm remains untouched by modern farming techniques. Stroll by the fish pool, through Lawn Field to Hall Meadow and discover more about this unique landscape.

Explore an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

The Shropshire Hills are rich in natural and built heritage. Man has been present here, making his mark on the landscape since prehistoric times. Acton Scott has evidence of occupation from as far back as the Iron Age and Roman periods.

Use the car park as a base for exploring further afield taking way marked paths into the surrounding hills. Other places to visit include the Long Mynd and the market town of Church Stretton, the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre and Stokesay Castle at Craven Arms.

Opportunities to learn

We offer a wide range of courses in traditional skills, from blacksmithing to hedgelaying. For more information, click on the button in the side menu entitled "Rural crafts and trade courses at Acton Scott"