Upminster Tithe Barn

Museum of Nostalgia

Next Open Day: 2025

Barn Closure

The Upminster Tithe Barn and Musuem of Nostalgia will be closed for the 2024 season while a significant programme of works is undertaken on the Barn structure and roof, funded by a grant provided by the National Highways Company.
Work is expected to start in early Spring. In anticipation of that, the Barn has to be clear of all exhibits comprising the Museum of Nostalgia. With an inventory of over 14000 items of various shapes and sizes, the scale of the challenge cannot be underestimated. With the support of the LBH Ranger Service and an army of local volunteers who have given freely and enthusiastically of their time to help with the task, however, significant progress has been made. Having said that there is still much to do and the focus is now on those items that are too heavy or bulky to move without some sort of mechanical assistance.
A further update will be issued in due course.
The Barn Volunteers

Volunteer Update: 11 March

The wrapping and packing of general museum exhibits is pretty much complete. Our thanks again to all those who have kindly given of your  time to help us. We are now turning our attention to the removal of larger items. While this is something for which we will need specialist support, we would welcome a few volunteer hands to help us dismantle and remove the brickworks and clear the storage area at the end of the Barn. Anyone wishing to help with this should know this will be dirty and quite physical work. We will be carrying out this work on Tuesday 19th March from about 10 o’clock.
The Barn Volunteers

Welcome to The Barn

The Barn dates from 1450 and was part of an estate that supported the Abbey of Waltham. The Abbott’s hunting lodge next door was later converted to a private house and is now home to Upminster Golf Club.

It wasn’t until 1976 that the Barn was refurbished and then opened as an agricultural museum. Nowadays it is called “The Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia” and houses a broad display of domestic items from the last century as well as agricultural machinery.

About The Barn

Having stood for over 500 years the barn has a rich history

Inside The Barn

Learn more about the fascinating items found in the barn

Next Open Day

2025

10:30am-4pm

“Although the barn itself is 572 years old, the museum is actually a treasure trove of recent history with the collection a mish-mash of stuff from around approx the last 150 years. Take your grandparents and/or mum and dad if they are over 60 and they will love it as they will see tonnes of stuff they remember from their childhood.”
Philip Jones
Local Guide

Curiosity Corner

The barn is full of a wide array of unique and unusual items. This months curiosity is a 1900’s typewriter – Popular with letter writers of the time the device was a serious workout for the fingers when compared to modern to computers