Little Woodham, also known as "The Living History Village of Little Woodham" or "The Seventeenth Century Village", is a living museum dedicated to recreating life in a rural village in the mid-17th century. It is situated in ancient woodland in Rowner, on the Gosport peninsula, Hampshire.
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What a place!!!!!!! Whatttttttt an experience!! We visited on the last open day of 2023. I couldn’t do justice to it as I had a demanding toddler in tow who got bored just after my 3 chats with the amazing villagers. The ladies at the café Rosie & Linda, were amazing sharing knowledge and information about the place. My only advice to first timers would be to familiarise with the map and the names of the villagers (placard at cafe) to have a more personalised experience with them. It’s nice to address them with their village names and always use Master and Mistress before their names 🥰 I could only experience chatting with the Ale Keeper Lady, Ellen the Peddler, Raymond the Scribe, Roger the Barber Surgeon, Anna the Braid Weaver, David and Andrew the Blacksmiths, Nellie the Seamstress and Christopher the Wood Turner. The young lads were really good too. I couldn’t put my finger on one villager and say they were the best; each one had genuine information of the 17th century to share. They are all so knowledgeable and are volunteers doing it probably for the sheer love of history. I can’t wait to go there again and this time...
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A historical gem in the most unlikely of places. Having lived near here for 6 years now decided to visit yesterday. Firstly the price. £5 for an adult. There aren’t many other things that you can fill half a day for £5. I’d have happily paid twice that.
The village is fascinating to explore and the actors, all volunteers, really bring this place to life. The gentleman talking about weapons was fascinating, especially firing the musket, and the blacksmith was just amazing. A really talented guy.
If you haven’t been before then I’d strongly...
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What an amazing place to visit. A living 17th century village full of volunteers who are very keen to speak to you and answer all your questions. Spent a very interesting 30 minutes listening to how the surgeon used to take blood, remove musket balls and remove limbs. Well worth a visit. Mosquitos are dreadful so make sure to take some insect repellent. Entrance is quite difficult to find to the extent that the wrong road has a sign up to say it's not right. Google Maps hasn't been updated yet to include the new road name. Turn into...
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