The Devil's Porridge Museum

Fantastic story telling

Fantastic local history museum telling the story of thousands of women’s endeavours to support British efforts to win WW1. Ground floor gives history of the Devil’s Porridge production with an emphasi...

How did I not know about this piece of history!

This museum is really fantastic. It tells the story of how a munitions factory popped out of nowhere during the First World War and employed 17000 women and was the largest munitions factory in the wo...

Great museum to visit

Great place information well laid out with interactive displays well worth a visit and a piece of history I didn’t know that much about cafe well priced and and lovely to sit after our visit in the mu...

Local wartime history collections

Some interesting displays of local wartime history covering a variety of topics, not just the munitions factory. Modern fully accessible building. Displays cover every inch of the walls so there’s q...

An Enlightenment on Women's Work!

What a fascinating museum. It deals with aspects of the world wars from a local perspective. I learnt a great deal about the production of explosives and the role played by the thousands of women in...