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Give the gift of rural history

Discover our unique ranges of gifts, art, and homeware, inspired by our rural history collections.

Curious Cards

The world will never be ready for a mouse riding a lobster. But that didn't stop the designer of this Victorian Christmas card, refashioned for the 21st century with the logo of The Museum of English Rural Life.

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Mouse lobster products
Exclusive Absolute Units podcast gifts from the MERL archive

Absolute Units podcast merch

Folks: we have a podcast. 2025 saw us expand our cinematic universe to also include audio with the launch of our official podcast, Absolute Units. At the time of writing we're almost 20 episodes deep into our podcasting journey. Now, you can look the part while you listen with our exclusive Absolute Units merchandise.

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Look at this absolute unit

Browse the official merch store of the world's most famous sheep.

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absolute unit gifts from the MERL collections
A portrait of some very large animals

Livestock Portraiture

Shop products featuring the extraordinarily large animals that can be found in the Museum art collection.

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Huntley & Palmers

Huntley & Palmers, who played a pivotal role in Reading's modern history, were one of the first companies in the world to produce art for biscuit tins. Shop merch inspired by their work in this quirky collection.

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Exclusive Huntley and Palmer Gifts from the MERL archive
Exclusive Diversity of British Farming Gifts from the MERL archive

Michael O'Connell Wall-Hangings

Explore products highlighting beautiful details from two 1951 wall-hangings, designed by Michael O'Connell for the Festival of Britain.

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Giant Hog

In 2024 we changed social media forever when we got our hog out on Bluesky. Now, treat yourself by getting our very big hog on a mug or coaster.

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Blueprint products
Exclusive bespoke gifts from the MERL archive

Phillip Collier

Phillip Collier was an English photographer who motorcycled around and photographed English towns and villages.

Create your own bespoke gifts or prints from over 400 of Collier's beautiful, historic photographs.

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Blueprints and engineering

Do you love steam engines as much as we do?

Explore our collection of agricultural engineering drawings, complete with steam engines, road rollers, and road locomotives.

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Blueprint products

Our retail partners, Heritage Digital are committed to helping us minimise the negative impact we have on the environment.

The products sourced for The MERL are produced with low-impact materials and processes are regularly reviewed to minimise waste.

All packaging is recyclable, recycled or compostable, and where ever possible reused.

To read more about Heritage Digital's commitment to our sustainable retail partnership, visit www.heritage-digital.co.uk