Canterbury Tales Reshod - matinee performance
Join Jason Buck and Dave Tonge for an afternoon of culture and comedy, from the annals of Chaucer's medieval writing, rebooted and reshod for modern audiences.
Canterbury Tales Reshod - evening performance
Join Jason Buck and Dave Tonge for an afternoon of culture and comedy, from the annals of Chaucer's medieval writing, rebooted and reshod for modern audiences on a warm summer evening.
SOLD OUT - Full Moon Flow
Gather beneath the full moon in a Saxon meadhall to release, reflect and renew in a supportive circle. Visit the farm after dark for an evening of gentle movement, oracle card pulls, meditation or a soothing sound bath to celebrate the lunar cycle.
Summer Solstice Sounds and Stories
Join us for a unique Summer Solstice experience where we will gather around the fire in our Iron Age roundhouse to hear stories and bathe in the sound of gongs.
Summer Solstice Overnighter
Join us for a unique overnight storytelling and musical experience in our beautiful Iron Age roundhouse. Explore the profound wealth of Celtic stories as doorways to the past and celebrate the sun!
SOLD OUT - Lunar Connect and Reset
Join us under the gentle glow of the new moon as we come together, connect, craft and reset for the month ahead. Visit the farm after dark for an evening of deep connection and personal renewal.
What on Earth Can We Do About Climate Change? - Comedy with Matt Winning
Enjoy a hilarious evening of laughter and learning with expert environmental researcher and comedian Matt Winning exploring the most important questions we have on climate change in our Great Roundhouse.
Midsummer Celtic Harp Concert with Harriet Earis
Experience the magic of live music with an evening of Celtic harp in the incredible setting of Butser’s Little Woodbury Iron Age roundhouse, with internationally-renowned harpist Harriet Earis.
Full Moon Flow
Gather beneath the full moon in a Saxon meadhall to release, reflect and renew in a supportive circle. Visit the farm after dark for an evening of gentle movement, oracle card pulls, meditation or a soothing sound bath to celebrate the lunar cycle.
Deer Butchery & Saxon Cookery Workshop
Learn the most ancient skill there is: how to prepare an animal for the table. Skin, butcher, and cook a deer using traditional tools, techniques, and recipes.
Saxon Cookery Workshop
Learn to cook some of England’s oldest recipes like sweet Saxon bread, nettle and wild garlic soup, and meadowsweet mead, and feast in an authentic Saxon hall! Veggie and vegan-friendly options included.
Midsummer Stomp with Goblin Band
Celebrate summer by the roundhouse hearth with Goblin Band’s charismatic, stomping and alternative expression of English folk music!
Lunar Connect and Reset
Join us under the gentle glow of the new moon as we come together, connect, craft and reset for the month ahead. Visit the farm after dark for an evening of deep connection and personal renewal.
Lunar Connect and Reset
Join us under the gentle glow of the new moon as we come together, connect, craft and reset for the month ahead. Visit the farm after dark for an evening of deep connection and personal renewal.
Kith and Kin - a One-Woman Play
Join us for a summer evening of warm-hearted theatre, with Leela Bunce beautifully bringing to life a Saxon woman's day in the times of Viking invasions.
Ancient Music Weekend
Discover ancient music and have a go with historic instruments! Explore a wide array of instruments from the early Neolithic era to the Middle Ages with merry band of musicians Here Be Flagons.
SOLD OUT - Deer Butchery & Saxon Cookery Workshop
Learn the most ancient skill there is: how to prepare an animal for the table. Skin, butcher, and cook a deer using traditional tools, techniques, and recipes.
Drum Making Workshops
Discover the sound of our ancestors and craft an ancient instrument used in performance and ritual by Neolithic, Celtic, Viking, and modern peoples. Running each day this weekend.
Saxon Cookery Workshop
Learn to cook some of England’s oldest recipes like sweet Saxon bread, nettle and wild garlic soup, and meadowsweet mead, and feast in an authentic Saxon hall! Veggie and vegan-friendly options included.
Lunar Connect and Reset
Join us under the gentle glow of the new moon as we come together, connect, craft and reset for the month ahead. Visit the farm after dark for an evening of deep connection and personal renewal.
Beowulf Puppet Show with Rattlebox Theatre
Rattlebox Theatre presents part of the famous Anglo-Saxon epic ‘BEOWULF’ in a spectacular puppet adaptation under the roof of a Saxon meadhall!
Beowulf Puppet Show & Viking Tales with Rattlebox Theatre
Rattlebox Theatre presents enthralling Viking tales and the legendary Anglo-Saxon epic ‘BEOWULF’ in this small but perfectly formed puppet adaption in a Saxon meadhall!
The Mists of Samhain - Halloween Storytelling
Experience the mystery of Samhain by the glowing hearth of Butser’s Great Roundhouse as Jason Buck brings spooky Halloween tales to life.
Lunar Connect and Reset
Join us under the gentle glow of the new moon as we come together, connect, craft and reset for the month ahead. Visit the farm after dark for an evening of deep connection and personal renewal.
Lunar Connect and Reset
Join us under the gentle glow of the new moon as we come together, connect, craft and reset for the month ahead. Visit the farm after dark for an evening of deep connection and personal renewal.
Lunar Connect and Reset
Join us under the gentle glow of the new moon as we come together, connect, craft and reset for the month ahead. Visit the farm after dark for an evening of deep connection and personal renewal.
SOLD OUT - Lunar Connect and Reset
Join us under the gentle glow of the new moon as we come together, connect, craft and reset for the month ahead. Visit the farm after dark for an evening of deep connection and personal renewal.
Wild Moon Storytelling and Creative Writing Workshop
Immersive yourself in the ancient art of oral storytelling and experiment with creative writing of all kinds. Be inspired by the full moon and the land on which Butser Ancient Farm stands.
SOLD OUT - The Stone Age Sewing Kit Workshop
Create a Stone Age Sewing Kit with natural materials under the guidance of Sally Pointer. Explore the evidence for kits based on archaeology and anthropology.
SOLD OUT - Lunar Connect and Reset
Join us under the gentle glow of the new moon as we come together, connect, craft and reset for the month ahead. Visit the farm after dark for an evening of deep connection and personal renewal.
Foraging for Words Writing Workshop
Go foraging for writing inspiration, and connect with nature and words on this intergenerational workshop, open to ages 5 to 105!
Beowulf Retold - Storytelling with Bernadette Russell
Explore the world of Beowulf from a monstrous new perspective with word-weaving storyteller Bernadette Russell in an Iron Age roundhouse.
Spring Harp Concert with Keziah Thomas
Celebrate spring and the spellbinding sounds of the harp in the ancient setting of Butser’s Great Roundhouse, with renowned concert harpist Keziah Thomas.
SOLD OUT - Lunar Connect and Reset
Join us under the gentle glow of the new moon as we come together, connect, craft and reset for the month ahead. Visit the farm after dark for an evening of deep connection and personal renewal.
SOLD OUT - Vegetarian Saxon Cookery Workshop
Learn to cook some of England’s oldest recipes like sweet Saxon bread, nettle and wild garlic soup, and meadowsweet mead, and feast in an authentic Saxon hall! Vegan-friendly options included.
SOLD OUT - Deer Butchery & Saxon Cookery Workshop
Learn the most ancient skill there is: how to prepare an animal for the table. Skin, butcher, and cook a deer using traditional tools, techniques, and recipes.
SOLD OUT - Drum Making Workshops
Discover the sound of our ancestors and craft an ancient instrument used in performance and ritual by Neolithic, Celtic, Viking, and modern peoples. Running each day this weekend.
Ostara Overnighter
Join us for a unique overnight storytelling and music experience in our beautiful Iron Age roundhouse. Explore the profound wealth of Celtic stories as doorways to your inner worlds.
An Ostara Story: How Jack Hare Stole the Sun King's Crown with Jason Buck
Join award-winning storyteller Jason Buck around the crackling fire in Butser’s Great Roundhouse as he brings seasonal tales to life. Hear fantastic stories and gaze at the crackling fire, while visiting a truly unique setting.
SOLD OUT - Lunar Connect and Reset
Join us under the gentle glow of the new moon as we come together, connect, craft and reset for the month ahead. Visit the farm after dark for an evening of deep connection and personal renewal.
We Are All Made of Stars - Storytelling with Bernadette Russell
Join storyteller Bernadette Russell around the fire for celestial stories about the stars during the South Downs Dark Skies Festival this February half term.
SOLD OUT - Lunar Connect and Reset
Join us under the gentle glow of the new moon as we come together, connect, craft and reset for the month ahead. Visit the farm after dark for an evening of deep connection and personal renewal.
SOLD OUT - Winter Solstice Celebration
Gather in the Great Roundhouse as we mark the shortest day of the year with an afternoon of storytelling and meditation. Jonathon Huet will recite the ancient stories of the Celtic traditions with gentle drumming, poetry and prose.
SOLD OUT - Tales of Winter Magic - evening storytelling and Mummers' play
Join us in the great roundhouse for a festive fireside evening of Winter storytelling with Red Phoenix, a magical and enthralling storyteller. After the storytelling we will have a cheeky visit from The Prize Old Mummers.
Tales of Winter Magic - family afternoon storytelling
Join us in the great roundhouse for a festive fireside afternoon of Winter storytelling with Red Phoenix, a magical and enthralling storyteller. The perfect way to start your festive season together!
SOLD OUT - Saxon Cookery Workshop
Learn to cook some of England’s oldest recipes like sweet Saxon bread, nettle and wild garlic soup, and meadowsweet mead, and feast in an authentic Saxon hall! Veggie and vegan-friendly options included.
Calligraphy and Illumination Workshop
Discover the art of medieval manuscript creation in our immersive workshop. Dive into the world of historical writing techniques using authentic materials as you master the craft of the medieval scribe.
SOLD OUT - Tree Ornament Workshop
Plait straw to create a range of tree ornament corn dollies for Yule or Christmas. A soothing and relaxing activity, this workshop offers a calming escape from the bustle of modern Christmas, and is beginner friendly.
SOLD OUT - Deer Butchery & Saxon Cookery Workshop
Learn the most ancient skill there is: how to prepare an animal for the table. Skin, butcher, and cook a deer using traditional tools, techniques, and recipes.
SOLD OUT - Lunar Connect and Reset
Join us under the gentle glow of the new moon as we come together, connect, craft and reset for the month ahead. Visit the farm after dark for an evening of deep connection and personal renewal.
Hearth and Home – Neolithic Myths and Mysteries
To celebrate the construction of Butser’s Wyke Down House, join storyteller Jon Norman-Mason for a foray into the beliefs and myths of the past!
SOLD OUT - Lunar Connect and Reset
Join us under the gentle glow of the new moon as we come together, connect, craft and reset for the month ahead. Visit the farm after dark for an evening of deep connection and personal renewal.
SOLD OUT - Samhain Celtic Celebration
Join us to celebrate Samhain with an evening of storytelling and crafting in the atmospheric surroundings of the Great Roundhouse at Butser Ancient Farm.
SOLD OUT - Fearsome Folktales and Enchanted Echoes
Looking for an unforgettable way to celebrate Halloween this year? When the veil between this world and the next is thin and the spirits of the past awaken, dive into the mystical and macabre at Butser Ancient Farm.
SOLD OUT - Bogs, Bodies and the Worlds Beneath – Myths of Land and Water, evening performance
As the seasons turn, settle into the great roundhouse for an evening exploring spooky, spellbinding ancient British myths!
Bogs and the Worlds Beneath – Myths of Land and Water, afternoon performance
As the seasons turn, settle into the great roundhouse for a cosy autumn afternoon diving into spellbinding ancient British myths!