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Little Woodham Living History Village
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Ruth2e_007
Worthing, UK33 contributions
Interesting
Apr 2023 • Friends
Considerably smaller than I expected but perfectly well formed! You won’t “stumble” across this place by accident that’s for sure. Difficult to find even with a sat nav. Run by enthusiastic volunteers and hidden away in a lovely wooded spot squashed between a housing estate and a garden centre. An hour on site is probably all you need.
Written 17 October 2023
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iris g
portchester108 contributions
Interesting find
Sep 2023 • Couples
Wonderful place. The people there do interact with visitors. The scribe was especially good. Had an excellent way of describing his work, which was both informative and easy to follow.
Written 17 September 2023
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Emma
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Very enjoyable and educational experince
Aug 2023 • Family
The volunteers are friendly, knowledgeable and engaging. We all thoroughly enjoyed our visit. The volunteers all stay in character which adds to the experience. You really do feel like you have gone back in time!
Written 10 September 2023
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Seb O
Waterlooville, UK388 contributions
A real treasure of an attraction and it’s great to go back in time!
Aug 2023 • Family
Haven’t been here in such a long time but I knew how important it was to interact with the villagers to get the most out of the visit. We visited on a lovely bank holiday Monday and had a wonderful time with lots of villagers there and so much going on. I highly recommend this place if you’re interested in history and happy to chat to find out more. We spent two hours here but our children started to get hungry so sadly we had to go. We did say that perhaps we would’ve got more out of it if we didn’t have the children with us so we could chat for longer but they both said they loved it too. A particular shout out to Mistress Eve and the Midwife who we spent most time with and were fascinating answering every question we asked them. This place doesn’t open often so when you see a date it is open, make sure you book in and go and pay it a visit!
Written 28 August 2023
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Liam A
Havant, UK131 contributions
Very enjoyable visit; a little gem in Gosport
Aug 2023 • Family
Great morning that was educational and fun. The cast are very good at taking you back to the 17th Century and explaining what life would have been like.
Can thoroughly recommend for all ages
Written 28 August 2023
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Jean J
Southampton, UK4 contributions
A day out in the times of the Stuarts
Jun 2023
I visited Little Woodham in Gosport yesterday with my sister. We so enjoyed the marvellous reenactment of life in the time of the Stuarts. Our favourite was the the Mistress of the Ale House who entertained us with stories of what life was like for women of her time with much wit and humour. And we spent sometime with the Surgeon who explained to us how amputation took place. There was also a Wood Turner and Blacksmith who demonstrated they fantastic skills. We were greeted in the reception hut by two lovely ladies who took time to chat to us and explain the history of the site. We will be visiting again and would recommend this for a great day out with family and friends.
Written 4 June 2023
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May pole dancing!!
May 2023 • Solo
The May Day celebrations were amazing, so much to see and do. Interactive May pole dancing! Story telling, Morris dancers and much much more. Truly felt like stepping back in time and so relaxing being in the woodland atmosphere.
Written 1 May 2023
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nickychargreaves
Gosport, UK84 contributions
Wonderful Visit
Apr 2023 • Family
This is a wonderful place to see. Very authentic and the actors were knowledgeable. Real burning wood fires, a Black Smith bending metal and a lady making bread just how they would have done in the 1700's.
Definitely worth a visit. Not too expensive to get in.
Written 9 April 2023
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Stephen L
Twickenham, UK566 contributions
A complete joy
Oct 2022
We visited Little Woodham as a friend in foreign climes asked us to take photos for him. It is amazing how someone outside the UK can point us to one of the country’s hidden gems.

Just outside Gosport, close to royal Navy buildings and housing estates, is a charity dedicated to recreating 1642, the year the English civil war broke out (Not the Roses, wrong place) in a small village environment. There are recreations of the houses, and workings and the volunteers remain in character for the period. I found my conversation with the “scribe” illuminating, educational and embarrassing as I need a spell checker for my typing. It was a warm, well done and heartfelt feel for the period and everyone involved should get credit for it.

We regularly get visitors from outside the UK, this has become a place we will take them to.
Written 2 October 2022
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Blacksmith experience at Little Woodham.
Sep 2022 • Couples
Bought the blacksmith experience day for my husband. What a fantastic day in a beautiful setting! The blacksmith was so kind, knowledgeable and patient. Loads of skills and history facts learnt. A full day of fire, sparks and hammering! Great value and all the proceeds go to the charity as blacksmith volunteers his time. Thank you. A day to cherish and remember forever.
Written 21 September 2022
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