North Yorkshire attraction set at former POW Camp is put up for sale as owners retire

A North Yorkshire visitor attraction based at a former Prisoner of War camp is up for sale after the founding family announced plans to retire.

Specialist leisure property adviser, Christie & Co, has been instructed to sell one of the UK’s most iconic, award-winning visitor attractions: Eden Camp Modern History Museum in North Yorkshire. Originally a prisoner of war camp, Eden Camp was built on the outskirts of Malton, North Yorkshire, in early 1942 to accommodate POWs, the majority of whom were not Nazis but ordinary men conscripted into the German forces.

The site was bought 40 years ago by Stan Johnson, who invested £750,000 investment into a two-year project to turn it into Eden Camp Modern History Museum, opening it to the public in 1987.

Today, the museum tells the story of The People’s War, the social history of life in Britain from 1939 to 1945, as well as its historic background as a POW camp. The museum tells its story through moving figures, authentic sounds and even smells to transport visitors back in time.

Over the last few years the owners has invested over £1.25m in renovation and restoration works to the fabric of the buildings, while also adding a new 'Blitz Experience', a remodelled entrance