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Eden Camp Modern History Theme Museum is a family owned and run business that started over 30 years ago.


Originally a prisoner of war camp, it was built on an agricultural plot on the outskirts of Malton in early 1942, by a small contingent of army personnel who had travelled from Castle Douglas, Scotland.

Their task was to construct a barbed wire enclosure and erect tents to form a temporary camp to accommodate Italian prisoners of war that had been captured by Allied forces in North Africa.

The camp’s location on Eden House Road earned it the name ‘Eden Camp’ and its first residents, 250 Italian prisoners were escorted from Oldham and marched through Malton to their new home. Once settled, they began work on constructing a larger and more permanent camp.

At its peak, Eden Camp’s 45 huts were supplemented by a large area of tented accommodation and could house around 1200 prisoners at any one time. The Italian prisoners gave way to German POW in the summer of 1944, with the successful Allied invasion of Normandy. The German prisoners, like the Italians before them, were mainly put to work locally in agriculture and they lived in the huts at Eden Camp until 1948, when they were finally released, 3 years after the war had ended.

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Opening Times
Open 10am – 5pm, 7 days a week. Last admission 4pm.

We recommend at least 3-4 hours for a visit.

During school term time we are a popular venue for school groups which generally vacate the museum at around 2pm.

We close over the Christmas period from 23rd December until the second week in January – please check back for the January reopening date each year.

Parking
Free onsite parking is available for up to 400 cars and we have a dedicated area for coaches, minibuses, motorhomes and caravans.

Dogs
We are a dog friendly attraction. Well behaved dogs on a lead are permitted across the museum, including the display huts and a designated area in our café.

Junior Assault Course
Eden Camp is family run for family fun!

You can check out our Prisoner Exercise Compound suited to children 5-12 years.

Watch from the guard tower, sneak through the escape tunnel or zoom down the slide; there are lots of obstacles to keep you fighting fit!

And for the little ones, aged 5 and under, we’ve rebuilt our junior play area this Easter (2020) complete with a tunnel slide, assault course and plenty of space to enjoy eating outdoors in the sunshine!

Please note: dogs are not allowed in the play area. During wet weather the play area will be closed for safety reasons, please call on the day of your visit for more information.

Picnic Areas
In addition to WinStan’s Bunker Café, we offer both indoor and outdoor eating areas.

Disabled Facilities
We have tried to ensure that our museum is accessible to all. All exhibitions and walkways are on one level, with ramps where needed but no steps or lifts. Visitors are welcome to use their own wheelchairs and mobility scooters, though some visitors have experienced issues when using larger (class 3) mobility scooters within some of our display huts. We have a limited number of manual wheelchairs available for loan, free of charge (pre-booking of these is recommended). Braille sheets are available for visitors with visual impairments. Please note, some of our exhibitions contain flashing/strobe lighting and smoke effects. Please contact us for further information.

Notice
During the winter months we strongly advise that all visitors consider a visit to the museum as an outdoor activity and wear appropriate footwear and clothing. Whilst the majority of our exhibits are housed indoors, most of our exhibition huts are not heated, so wrap up warm folks.

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