Ant Bed Clay Baker’s Oven

A baker’s oven built at Blenheim in 1931 from ant-bed nest mud and used until 1945.

Self-guided tour stop 8

Located in the likely spot of the original slab hut kitchen, this oven was built at Blenheim in 1931 from ant-bed nest mud and was used until 1945 for baking bread.

At past special events the oven was used to bake scones and damper. To ensure its preservation, it is now kept unused.

The Ant Bed Clay Baker’s Oven.

Historical outdoor oven constructed with clay and bricks, covered with a wooden roof and enclosed by wooden and brick walls in a park or museum setting.

More photographs

Photograph of a wooden and metal structure with handwritten signs mentioning an ant oven, a request not to drink the water, and historical information about its builder Carl Schultz.

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