Tucked away down a quite street in Wantage, is
a great little place called The Vale &
Downland Museum. Built around a 17th Century
Cloth merchant house, it holds a lot of
information on the town of Wantage and
surrounding countryside, the Vale of White Horse.
Our guide, volunteer and Trustee, Bill Fuller,
took us around and we learnt about the cultural
heritage of the area. We watched videos narrated
by Sir David Attenborough which you can purchase
from the Museum on CDRom.
We had a 'ride' in a tram, and viewed old time
shops of Wantage, bringing back to some of us,
quite distinctive memories of times past. The
museum, has been nationally acclaimed as an
outstanding example of community partnership, and
has a little café which is Egon Ronay
recommended and it is great place to take
visiting friends and relations for a day out.
If you want to learn more, their web site is
at: http://www.wantage.com/museum/
For the Abingdon Branch though, a good evening
out and one which we shall individually visit
again soon.
