Heritage Open Days: Route to War Civilians into Uniform

History in Huts; original First World War buildings with terrific tales, extraordinary artefacts and plenty of, “I never knew that” facts! Part of a groundbreaking First World War visitor centre; Great War Huts is a heritage project preserving a number of original First World War Barrack Huts.

Great War Huts hold a number of events throughout the year which will enable you to see the progress of a project to provide a ground-breaking First World War museum and visitor centre near Bury St Edmunds

Group Tours

They welcome tour groups for private tours - get in touch if you'd like to arrange a visit.

The Future
Great War Huts at Brook Farm Camp will be a ground-breaking First World War museum and visitor centre in the heart of the Suffolk countryside, in Hawstead near Bury St Edmunds.

Built on a four and a half acre site, the original plan would have seen eleven replica wooden barrack huts built to provide a lecture theatre, exhibition and display space to tell the story of the First World War in a fresh way.

However, the discovery of an original Recreation Hut in Ipswich, which was due to be demolished, changed everything. The eleven huts will all now be original buildings, constructed over a century ago to house the servicemen and women who served during the war.

The huts are all different and show many types of construction. Some have been dismantled from across the country and others found within a few miles of Brook Farm Camp. All of them are being restored to their original condition using the methods, tools and materials of the time.

Once completed Great War Huts will provide a unique setting in which to learn about the personal, military and social history of the conflict.