Mastodawn

What could be better than morning sunshine and flowers on a spring day?

It's Earth Day!

"A flood of sunshine falling through a roof of rosy pink and delicate white blossom overhead; underneath, grass deeply green with the vigour of spring, dotted with yellow buttercups, and strewn with bloom shaken by the wind from the trees: is not this better than formal-patterned carpets, and the white flat ceilings that weigh so heavily upon the sight?"
Wild Life in a Southern County

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Richard Jefferies Museum 2d ago

We are open to visitors on:
10am - 1pm Mondays (by arrangement), Tuesdays (during Nature Tots), Wednesdays (by arrangement), Thursdays (during Nature Tots)
10am-4pm Wednesday 13th May
1pm-5pm Sundays (during Lazy Summer Sundays)

Richard Jefferies Museum 2d ago

gifted
3rd - 31st May

The Richard Jefferies Museum has been very fortunate to have artistic friends, and for our first exhibition of 2026, it's our great pleasure to share with everyone all the quirky, classic, and beautiful art we've been gifted over the years. We feel privileged that these artists have generously donated their work to be loved and cared for by us!

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Richard Jefferies Museum Apr 16

In October 2023, museum director Mike Pringle embarked on an epic 175-mile cycle ride, visiting every single location that Richard Jefferies called home during his short life. He hoped to raise enough funds to cover the fees for planning, engineering, and archaeological reports required to get the initial stages of our new build under way.

(Spoiler alert: he succeeded, we are eternally grateful for everyone's generosity!)

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Richard Jefferies Museum Apr 16

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Richard Jefferies Museum Apr 14

April showers (and hail, and bright sunshine) bring, er, April flowers?

Some of our fruit trees are letting us know they're awake (just look at those gorgeous white blooms)... thanks to the wassail the Swindon Folk Club brings through our gardens every January!

#TreesOfMastodon #trees #ThickTrunkTuesday #BloomScrolling #nature

Richard Jefferies Museum Apr 13

It turns out today is International Plant Appreciation Day!

While lots of work is still going on in the gardens, nature still lets us know that it's springtime, and everything is waking up!

"A hundred years of cowslips, blue-bells, violets; purple spring and golden autumn; sunshine, shower, and dewy mornings; the night immortal; all the rhythm of Time unrolling."
The Open Air

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Richard Jefferies Museum Apr 1

Well, a centre-piece for our new garden design has been gifted to us by an anonymous donor in America. All we have to do in thanks is change our name to 'The Donald Trump and Richard Jefferies Museum'.

Richard Jefferies Museum Mar 30

A few more shots of Prime Theatre's day at the Richard Jefferies Museum. Many thanks to the team for doing such stellar work!

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