For West Country farmer Keith Sherrell, a lifelong passion for collecting memorabilia from past times has just earned him a new\u00a0award since opening his collection to the public just two years ago.<\/p>\n
Oakham Treasures<\/strong>, in Portbury near Bristol, displays of\u00a0thousands of nostalgia inducing objects and one of the UK’s largest collections of vintage farm machinery.<\/p>\n Now it has been rewarded with a silver medal at enjoyEngland’s National Awards for Excellence ceremony in the Best Small Visitor Attraction category.\u00a0<\/p>\n No stranger to notching up prizes, fifth generation farmer Keith recently scooped a\u00a0 gold award in the regional South West Excellence Awards.<\/p>\n The attraction is the result of forty years of collecting on Oakham Farm which also includes displays of classic toys, confectionery and gadgets.<\/p>\n Described by enjoyEngland’s \u2018mystery shopper\u2019 as an \u2018attraction that goes the extra mile’,\u00a0 it applauded the friendly staff, nice atmosphere and was pleased that kids were ‘well catered for’.<\/p>\n Keith and his family are delighted to have won the prestigious award saying: \u201cDespite being a relatively new attraction, it\u2019s taken years of hard work to create what you can see today, so it\u2019s wonderful to be recognised at a national level. I hope that the award will mean more people hear about Oakham Treasures and come to see what we have here \u2013 we think it really is something quite special, and we are thrilled that our opinions have been confirmed by enjoyEngland\u2019s judging panel.\u201d<\/p>\n The family friendly venue also includes good access, free parking, a caf\u00e9 serving\u00a0refreshments and a large farm shop selling fresh meats, speciality cheeses and organic produce.<\/p>\n Oakham Treasures is based off of J19 of the M5
\nTickets cost \u00a36.50 for adults, \u00a35 for seniors and children aged 6-16 years or \u00a315 for a family (2 adults and 3 children).\u00a0 Children under 6 years go free.
\nOpening times are Tuesday \u2013 Saturday 10am \u2013 5pm; last entrance 3.30pm.\u00a0
\nClosed Sundays, Mondays and Bank Holidays except for Good Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n