Experiences
Bring the past to life with unique, immersive experiences from cosy storytelling to a Roman classroom.
Ancient bedmaking
Discover ancient rock art and make your own! Use a flint tool and foraged resources to carve and colour ancient designs into a piece of chalk. You’ll learn about ancient beliefs, art, and symbolism, as well as local geology and safe use of natural materials to explore creativity.
Time periods: Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Saxon & Viking
Availability: November to March
Fireside storytelling
Learn ropemaking, one of the most vital ancient crafts, used to build roundhouses and Viking longships. You’ll work with natural fibres to create your own strong piece of cord — a bracelet, bookmark, or keyring — and learn about the valuable properties of everyday materials in nature all around us.
Time periods: All
Availability: November to March
Keeping warm in winter
Work with wire and pliers to create your own piece of jewellery inspired by ancient artefacts. You’ll learn to work safely with tools, and discover not only how jewellery was made, but also what it meant, who wore it and why, and the symbolism of different ancient styles.
Time periods: ?
Availability: November to March
Shop redux
Work with wire and pliers to create your own piece of jewellery inspired by ancient artefacts. You’ll learn to work safely with tools, and discover not only how jewellery was made, but also what it meant, who wore it and why, and the symbolism of different ancient styles.
Time periods: All
Availability: Year round
Roman board games
Get hands-on preparing and using materials from the ground to design, create, and decorate a piece of pottery. You’ll learn about local geology and where clay comes from, and about the importance of pottery in human development, vital for storage, transport, and cooking, as well as in early human art.
Time periods: Roman
Availability: Year round
Roman maths
Learn about manuscripts and the monks who made them. You’ll make and use a quill or reed pen, and learn to make ink from natural materials, as well as hear about some of incredible manuscripts found from this time.
Time periods: Roman
Availability: Year round
time-travelling Tour
Learn about manuscripts and the monks who made them. You’ll make and use a quill or reed pen, and learn to make ink from natural materials, as well as hear about some of incredible manuscripts found from this time.
Time periods: All
Availability: Year round