History from the ground up
Travel back through 10,000 years of human history, and discover every day life in the ancient past!
The closest thing we have to time travel…
Butser Ancient Farm is an open-air experimental archaeology museum and active research centre in Hampshire, learning about the past by recreating it.
Our experiments are world-renowned, and our buildings include a Roman villa, Celtic village, Stone Age farm, and Saxon halls — all reconstructed from real UK archaeology, and open to be explored!
Step into the past…
Explore over 10,000 years of history at Butser, and experience the sights, sounds, and scents of the ancient past.
Butser is an active research site and education centre, working to push forward our understanding of the ancient past. Every one of our buildings is an active experiment, reconstructed from real UK archaeology!
