Tiptree Jam Museum in Tiptree, England

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Lana Velkov / Atlas Obscura User Vintage Tiptree containers. Lana Velkov / Atlas Obscura User An old Tiptree Jam factory chimney. Lana Velkov / Atlas Obscura User Jelly and other Victorian stuff.

Lana Velkov / Atlas Obscura User The museum is in a former barn. Lana Velkov / Atlas Obscura User Little Scarlet “Tiptree’s signature conserve, a delicious dark crimson luxury jam made from the tiny, rare & intensely sweet Little Scarlet strawberry”. Lana Velkov / Atlas Obscura User A note on the WLA, who helped in the war effort in the farms.

Lana Velkov / Atlas Obscura User The Royal Family with some jam in 2026. Lana Velkov / Atlas Obscura User A four-legged taxidermied chicken. Lana Velkov / Atlas Obscura User A zeppelin went down near the factory.

Lana Velkov / Atlas Obscura User WW1 helmets and cutlery on display. Lana Velkov / Atlas Obscura User Tiptree Jam Museum entrance. Lana Velkov / Atlas Obscura User If you have stayed in hotels in the UK, you likely got a mini jam from Wilkin & Sons at your breakfast buffet.

In a converted barn on the grounds of the Wilkin & Sons preserve factory in an Essex village, the Tiptree Jam Museum tells the story of one of Britain's most beloved jam brands.The entrance is marked by a long, retro-looking pole which was in fact the Tiptree Jam Factory's chimney from 1984 to 2021. The museum collection began informally in the 1970s when a member of the founding Wilkin family started rescuing old equipment and documents that had been destined for the scrap heap. It was not opened to the public until the 1990s.