About
The Denny Abbey ruins sit alongside a Farmland Museum and are managed by English Heritage as a single site. Dogs are welcome to explore the open spaces surrounding the historic buildings, offering a tranquil, relaxing experience in a lovely countryside setting.
Dog Access and Rules
Dogs are welcome but must be kept on a short lead at all times and are not allowed to enter the display rooms or buildings.
You will need to take it in turns to look around the museum and exhibits, with one outside looking after the dog whilst the others look around.
What's On Offer
Denny Abbey was founded in 1159 as a Benedictine monastery. In 1170, it was taken over by the Knights Templars and used as a home for the order’s aged and infirm members. After the Templars’ suppression for alleged heresy in 1308, it became a convent of Franciscan nuns known as the Poor Clares. Following the dissolution of the nunnery in 1539 by Henry VIII, it became a farm and was in use until the late 1960s.
The Farmland Museum features an extensive outdoor collection of farming machinery from the Fens, a fenman’s hut, blacksmiths’ and wheelwrights’ workshops, a village shop display, and information about many aspects of Cambridgeshire rural life.
Access and Facilities
Facilities include car parking, toilets, a museum shop, a cafe and picnic tables.
