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How lovely, the cottage decorated for Christmas 😍 we won’t be open tonight as our lovely village Navenby celebrates its Christmas Light Switch On, but our volunteers are supporting the event throughout the village and you might catch us enjoying a mince pie or two!
#christmas #navenby #lincoln #cottagemuseum #oldhouse love

Our special visitor - Father Christmas - will be j

Our special visitor - Father Christmas - will be joining us soon! If you'd like to meet him please come along on Saturday 9th December between 1&3pm.
- No need to book, this event is first come first served.
- We recommend wrapping up warm in your best festive gear during your wait.
- We can't wait to meet you!
#lincoln #navenby #fatherchristmas #santaclaus #lincolnshire #cottagemuseum

Unfortunately we are currently CASH ONLY as our ca

Unfortunately we are currently CASH ONLY as our card machine is down. Thankfully there are cashpoints on Navenby High Street and in the Coop.
Thank you for your patience while we work to resolve this.
#mrssmithscottage #navenby #lincoln #lincolnshire #cottagemuseum

This weekend we are remembering Sidney Arthur Shep

This weekend we are remembering Sidney Arthur Sheppard who died during the first world war. We believe he and Mrs Smith were sweethearts during her time working in Henley on Thames, and if he had survived they likely would have married and she may never have returned to her cottage in Navenby. This must have been a truly tragic loss and it changed her life forever.
We will remember them 🌹
#remembranceday #armisticeday #navenby #henleyonthames #oxfordshireregiment

We wait all year for this very special visitor to

We wait all year for this very special visitor to the cottage, and we can't wait for you to meet them! Can you guess who?

#navenby #lincolnshire #lincoln #cottagemuseum

A lonely sight- Mrs Smith’s miniature Toby jug s

A lonely sight- Mrs Smith’s miniature Toby jug seems to have lost his friend! If you’ve found his twin anywhere please help him find his way back to us. #navenby #mrssmithscottage #lincolnshire #lincoln #cottagemuseum

What do you want to see? Please head to our storie

What do you want to see? Please head to our stories to answer polls to let us know!
We loved hosting workshops throughout our @heritagefunduk project and want to keep going to find new ways to bring people together at Mrs Smith’s Cottage.
#lincolnshire #cottagemuseum #oldhouselove

Our volunteers have been hard at work making tasty

Our volunteers have been hard at work making tasty treats for our tea party today for Mrs Smith’s Birthday! Come and see us for a cake and a cuppa (free, but donations are welcomed) to celebrate this wonderful lady.
#navenby #lincoln #lincolnshire #northhykeham #wellingore #woodhallspa

Join us on Saturday! Tea party & bake sale for Mrs

Join us on Saturday! Tea party & bake sale for Mrs Smith's 131st Birthday. Enjoy homemade cakes, tea, and coffee in our Learning Centre and help us celebrate the life of this very special lady.

(Our bake sale is free to enter but admission to the cottage itself will be charged as usual - £3.50 adults, £2 children, £10 family).

#cottagemuseum #lincolnshire #navenby

@heartoflincs @northkestevendc

After all that rain the clouds have broken and the

After all that rain the clouds have broken and the sun is shining on the cottage again 🌞 we are open as normal but keeping an eye on the forecast - be sure to book your visit on our website so we can let you know if anything changes.
#lincolnshire #navenby #cottagemuseum #oldhouselove

Come and have a go… Make your own rag rug sample

Come and have a go… Make your own rag rug sampler and try out washing the old fashioned way! From Friday 20th-Monday 23rd at Mrs Smith’s Cottage in Navenby find our Make Do & Mend Washday Weekend.
Included in your admission fee, visit us between 1&3pm.

This Friday we'll be learning about Halloween with

This Friday we'll be learning about Halloween with our NavenBees! Bring your 2-5 year olds along to craft their very own bat crowns and to explore our spider trail in the cottage.
Join us between 11&12, admission is £2 per child, adults free.
#toddlergroup #lincolnshire

*Correction: 131st Birthday! Join us on Saturday 2

*Correction: 131st Birthday!
Join us on Saturday 28th of October for Mrs Smith's Birthday Tea Party! 🥰 Free to enter, find cakes and cuppas in our Learning Centre for donations (cash only please). Help us to preserve the memory of this very special lady and her unique home. (Standard admission will still apply inside the cottage itself).

You might have spotted these labels popping up acr

You might have spotted these labels popping up across the #CottageGarden - they’re all part of our volunteer Hazel’s plant file project! Now it’s so much easier to tell our visitors about how we care for a garden that is also a museum, and keep it growing just like Mrs Smith did with something in bloom all year round 💐
We’ve nominated Hazel for the Unsung Hero Tourism Award to thank her for her enthusiasm and efforts here at the cottage - we think she really deserves it 💗
@heartoflincs @visitlincoln @lovelincolnite #lincolnshire #cottagemuseum #oldhouselove #oldhousegarden

Happy #LincolnshireDay! Please come and pick up a

Happy #LincolnshireDay! Please come and pick up a free flag from us today to join in the celebration. 🎉
In our current ‘Museum of Memory’ exhibition, on until May, see all the places in our wonderful county that Mrs Smith visited and wrote about in her diary, and maybe add some #Lincolnshire memories of your own… @heartoflincs #navenby #lincoln

We nominated our volunteer Hazel for a Tourism Awa

We nominated our volunteer Hazel for a Tourism Award for her dedicated work on Mrs Smith’s cottage garden, and she’s been busy in the sunshine today re-potting plants and moving a beautiful lavender bush into the cottage garden. 🤩 In just under two weeks’ time we’ll be heading to the awards evening to see if she’s won - watch this space to find out!
#lincolnshire #volunteering #cottagegarden #cottagemuseum

We had so much fun at our last washday - we’re b

We had so much fun at our last washday - we’re bringing it back! Join us this #HalfTerm from the 20th to the 23rd of October for our Make Do & Mend Washday Weekend. Weather permitting, we’ll be having a go at washing the old fashioned way in the cottage garden. Rest assured there’ll also be recycling crafts to have a go at inside our Learning Centre, like rag rug making and scrappy sewing. Included in your admission fee, book your visit on our website to avoid disappointment. #navenby #lincoln #lincolnshire #washday #makedoandmend

We are so excited to be welcoming back our school

We are so excited to be welcoming back our school visits to the cottage this week! It’s great that pupils are looking at what makes old fashioned homes different, and what life was like in the 1950s. Thanks to our @heritagefunduk funding, we’ve created our brilliant Learning Centre & education offers so we can welcome them 🤩
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(PS- it’s especially important now that members of the public do not use our parking space on East Road, particularly at school times. This is so our classes can be safely dropped off & picked up by their coaches. Thank you!)
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#mrssmithscottage #navenby #lincolnshire #museums #kidsinmuseums

Unfortunately this little friend got left behind a

Unfortunately this little friend got left behind after our Apple Day last week! We’ll keep them safe until you can collect them 💗
Our next weekend of craft activities will be coming this half term so watch this space for details.
#mrssmithscottage #navenby #lincolnshire

Can’t believe it’s been a week since our Apple

Can’t believe it’s been a week since our Apple Day- and you sure kept us busy! A big thank you as always also goes to our fantastic volunteer team, without whom events like this wouldn’t be possible 💗 we are always recruiting for new volunteers- contact us to find out how you could get involved today. mrssmithscottage@n-kesteven.gov.uk 01522811469
#lincolnshire #navenby #volunteering #lincoln

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