Rural Life Living Museum

The Rural Life Living Museum is in Tilford, Surrey near Farnham in southern England. Formerly known as the Old Kiln Agricultural Museum and the Rural Life Centre, it is an open-air museum of country life run by the Old Kiln Museum Trust, a charitable trust. It covers over 10 acres (40,000 m²) of field, woodland and barns, and collects and preserves objects associated with farming and goods used by local craftsmen between 1750 and 1960. There is also an arboretum with over one hundred species of trees.

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Old Kiln Agricultural Museum; Rural Life Centre
open-air museum, independent museum, 

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  Abinger Castle ⓘ
  castle in Surrey, England, UK

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  Farnham Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Farnham, Surrey, England, UK  

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  Guildford Castle ⓘ
  castle in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK  

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  Odiham Castle ⓘ
  ruined castle situated near Odiham in Hampshire, England, UK  

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  Basing House ⓘ
  Tudor palace and castle in Old Basing, United Kingdom  

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  Painshill ⓘ
  18th-century English landscape park in Cobham, Surrey, England, UK

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  Winkworth Arboretum ⓘ
  Arboretum in Surrey, England

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  Clandon Park ⓘ
  country house and museum in Surrey, England, UK

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  Curtis Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Alton, United Kingdom

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  Gilbert White and the Oates Collection ⓘ
  museum in Selborne, East Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Gliding Heritage Centre ⓘ
  aviation museum in Lasham Airfield, Hampshire, England, UK

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  Godalming Museum ⓘ
  museum in Godalming, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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  Guildford Cathedral Treasury ⓘ
  museum in Guildford Cathedral, England, UK

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  Guildford House ⓘ
  house in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

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  Guildford Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Guildford, England, United Kingdom

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  Hatchlands Park ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in East Clandon, Surrey, United Kingdom (National Trust property)

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  Jane Austen's House Museum ⓘ
  historic house museum in East Hampshire, UK

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  London Bus Museum ⓘ
  transport museum located at Brooklands, Weybridge, England, United Kingdom

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  Mesolithic Museum ⓘ
  museum in nr Dorking, England, UK

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  Oakhurst Cottage ⓘ
  a Grade II listed building located in Hambledon, Surrey, in the United Kingdom

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  Polesden Lacey ⓘ
  country house in Great Bookham, Surrey, England, UK

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  Royal Army Physical Training Corps Museum ⓘ
  museum in Aldershot, United Kingdom

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  Rural Life Living Museum ⓘ
  open air museum of rural life near Farnham in Surrey, United Kingdom

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  Stratfield Saye House ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Stratfield Saye, Hampshire, England, UK  

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  The Vyne ⓘ
  16th-century country house outside Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK

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  Uppark ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Harting, West Sussex, England, UK

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  Willis Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Basingstoke, United Kingdom

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  Loseley Park ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Artington, United Kingdom

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  Dapdune Wharf ⓘ
  wharf and boat-builders yard in Wharf Road, Guildford

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  Petworth House ⓘ
  historic estate museum in West Sussex, England, UK

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  Haslemere Educational Museum ⓘ
  geology, natural and human history museum, United Kingdom

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  Watts Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in Compton, United Kingdom

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  Surrey Heath Museum ⓘ
  museum in Camberley, Surrey, England, UK

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  Museum of Farnham ⓘ
  museum in Farnham, England, United Kingdom

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  Allen Gallery ⓘ
  UK museum in Alton, Hampshire, England

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  Chertsey Museum ⓘ
  local museum in the United Kingdom

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  Birdworld ⓘ
  Bird park in Farnham, UK

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  Coultershaw Heritage Site ⓘ
  museum in Petworth, West Sussex, England, UK

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  Museum of Military Medicine ⓘ
  military museum in Mytchett, Surrey, United Kingdom  

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  Aldershot Military Museum ⓘ
  military museum in South East England

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  Challenge at Aldershot (Military & Aerospace Museums) ⓘ
  museum in Aldershot, England, UK

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  Brooklands Museum ⓘ
  sports museum in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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  Send and Ripley History Society Museum ⓘ
  museum in Woking, England, United Kingdom

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  Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  local museum in Petersfield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Milestones Living History Museum ⓘ
  Heritage centre in Basingstoke, United Kingdom

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  Surrey Police Museum ⓘ
  museum in Guildford, England, UK

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  Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry ⓘ
  museum in Sindlesham, England, UK

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  Shere Museum ⓘ
  museum in Guildford, England, UK

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  FAST Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Midhurst Museum ⓘ
  museum in Midhurst, England, UK

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1531 Basing House

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1568 Loseley Park

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1651 Dapdune Wharf

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1688 Petworth House

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1888 Haslemere Educational Museum

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1904 Watts Gallery

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1930 Surrey Heath Museum

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1961 Museum of Farnham

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1964 Allen Gallery

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1965 Chertsey Museum

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1968 Birdworld

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1980 Coultershaw Heritage Site

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1982 Museum of Military Medicine

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1984 Aldershot Military Museum

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1989 Challenge at Aldershot (Military & Aerospace Museums)

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1991 Brooklands Museum

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1993 Send and Ripley History Society Museum

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1999 Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery

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2000 Milestones Living History Museum

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2001 Surrey Police Museum

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2002 Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry

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2009 Shere Museum

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2009 FAST Museum

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2011 Midhurst Museum

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Frensham Rural Life Centre

Frensham Rural Life Centre

The Museum of Rural Life, near Tilford

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Car park at the Museum of Rural Life, Tilford

Museum of Rural Life entrance

A view across Farnham Heath towards the Museum of Rural Life

Rural Life Centre, Tilford

Anderson Shelter, Rural Life Centre, Tilford

Aveling and Porter 10 ton type R10 steamroller

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Abinger Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Farnham Castle	castle, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Guildford Castle	castle, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1207	Odiham Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1531	Basing House	museum, castle, English country house, independent museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Painshill	English garden	Wikidata
site	garden		Winkworth Arboretum	botanical garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Clandon Park	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Curtis Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Gilbert White and the Oates Collection	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Gliding Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Godalming Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Guildford Cathedral Treasury	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Guildford House	house, museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Guildford Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hatchlands Park	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Jane Austen's House Museum	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		London Bus Museum	transport museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Mesolithic Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Oakhurst Cottage	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Polesden Lacey	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Royal Army Physical Training Corps Museum	military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rural Life Living Museum	open-air museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stratfield Saye House	military museum, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Vyne	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Uppark	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Willis Museum	museum, city hall, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1568	Loseley Park	historic house museum, English country house, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1651	Dapdune Wharf	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1688	Petworth House	art museum, mansion, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1888	Haslemere Educational Museum	charitable organization, didactic museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1904	Watts Gallery	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1930	Surrey Heath Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1961	Museum of Farnham	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1964	Allen Gallery	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1965	Chertsey Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1968	Birdworld	bird park	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Coultershaw Heritage Site	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Museum of Military Medicine	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Aldershot Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Challenge at Aldershot (Military & Aerospace Museums)	military museum, aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Brooklands Museum	automobile museum, transport museum, independent museum, sports museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Send and Ripley History Society Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Milestones Living History Museum	local museum, heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Surrey Police Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	Shere Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	FAST Museum	aviation museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	Midhurst Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Frensham Rural Life Centre		Commons
commons	image		Frensham Rural Life Centre		Commons
commons	image		The Museum of Rural Life, near Tilford		Commons
commons	image		Prefab 20060625		Commons
commons	image		Car park at the Museum of Rural Life, Tilford		Commons
commons	image		Museum of Rural Life entrance		Commons
commons	image		A view across Farnham Heath towards the Museum of Rural Life		Commons
commons	image		Rural Life Centre, Tilford		Commons
commons	image		Anderson Shelter, Rural Life Centre, Tilford		Commons
commons	image		Aveling and Porter 10 ton type R10 steamroller		Commons