Eden Camp a WWII museum

On our second day in York we took the children to Eden Camp, which was a WWII prisoner of war camp during the 1940's. It had been converted to a museum in 1985. This was a fabulous exhibit on the history of the war.
Originally the camp had 40 cinder blocked buildings and each could hold up to 65 prisoners. Currently there are 29 buildings in use with each building exhibiting a specific aspect on the conflict. We learned so much while we were there. Here is just a few pictures of what we saw.





This was the typical food ration for an adult for the week.








Looking inside a home and seeing a Morrison shelter.








What the building looked like when Prisoners lived there. I was very surprised how much freedom they had, many agreed to be sent out to work for farmers locally. there were many stories on prisoners returning after the war and a documentation of their memories. One prisoner even married a local girl while at the prison.



What a street might look like after a bomb attack











During the black out everything including doors, windows, lamp posts, even cows were painted with reflector paint.







There was an very interesting building explaining the history and service of the the Bevin's boys. I had never heard of them before











Practicing using a Bren Gun, which was a British light machine gun used during the war. This was a very heavy weapon, can't imagine carrying it around during combat.






An interesting tidbit we found out was during the war all road signs were removed and stored the reason being that if there was a spy in the country they would have a harder time getting around:)








Interesting victory poster that I have never seen before.











We spent over 4 hours in this museum and we learned so much. It is a great place to learn more about the British war efforts. After the museum we decided to drive thru the Yorkshire Moors National Park. We saw amazing scenery just from the car that I thought I would share.

Natural site we found along the road. This occurred during the last ice age and is described as the Grand Canyon of England.






We were surprised to see this amazing castle from the road. Castle Howard, I will be checking it out the next time I am in York.






Two different stone gates we passed under along the road. I believe they are connected to the Castle but can't be sure.




Another stone wall leading to nowhere but I loved how the sun was hitting the stones.






Typical countryside picture. Looks so peaceful, doesn't it.








Please join Tracy, Lynda and myself at the NOBH.