The best place of its kind that I've ever visited, and I can't understand why it wasn't a lot more crowded (though it's not too easy to get to by public transport). We visited on one of the days when the steam train was running, and with that, the tramway, the buildings, the village and everything, I just can't speak too highly of it.

I have visited a number of such exhibitions: Mt Vernon in Virginia, the old village in Denmark. Ferrymead is run by volunteers and therefore is not fully manned all the time. What they lack in numbers, however, the volunteers make up for in spirit. They are truly devoted to their role and quite knowledgable. There is a lot of walking and self touring, but it is all interesting.

A ye olde step back through time with houses, shops and exhibitions to look at. Cheaper to visit on a non-event day but event does have more things for the kids like bouncy castles and trains. The steam train one every month is good I hear.