Discover Roman living history and combat reenactments with the Butser IX Roman Legion. Find out what life would have been like in Roman Britain as you explore our open air site.

Step out into nature at Butser Ancient Farm this Summer - where you will craft objects, acquire new skills and overcome challenges while working alongside others.

Discover one of humanity’s oldest crafts, and see expert knappers from the Lithics Studies Society turn raw flint into a range of beautiful tools and objects!

Time Traveller Holiday Club is a unique holiday activity club designed for 6 to 12-year-olds, set in the stunning Hampshire landscape.

Meet members of Colchester Historical Enactment Society sharing crafts and textiles from the Iron Age period.

Step out into nature at Butser Ancient Farm this Summer - where you will craft objects, acquire new skills and overcome challenges while working alongside others.

Join us as we celebrate this year’s Festival of Archaeology with the inspiring theme of Archaeology and Wellbeing. This special event invites you to explore how people in the past found meaning, balance, and calm in everyday life.

Time Traveller Holiday Club is a unique holiday activity club designed for 6 to 12-year-olds, set in the stunning Hampshire landscape.

Discover Anglo Saxon and Viking life with reenactment group The Dark Ages Society. There’ll be craft demonstrations, displays, talks and more throughout the weekend.

Celebrate the longest day of the year with music, merriment, and sun-soaked mead! Join us for a weekend of dance, yoga, food, and fun as we mark midsummer at Butser.

Dads and father figures go FREE! Get hands-on with the past this Father’s Day and meet the Romans of the IX Legion. Find out how the army lived and fought in Britain with living history demonstrations and combat displays, and test your mettle with a spear-throwing activity!

Explore our ancient houses and gardens, meet our rare-breed sheep and goats, follow a free children’s trail, and get hands-on with ancient crafts! A great day out for the whole family, even the dog.

Discover Roman living history and combat reenactments with the Butser IX Roman Legion. Find out what life would have been like in Roman Britain as you explore our open air site.

Discover metalworking through the ages! See the technology that changed the world up close with demonstrations throughout the weekend, and hear talks by master metalworkers all about this ancient craft.

Witness the Saxon invasion of England in one of our biggest reenactment displays of the year! A weekend of living history and spectacular battles, as the Romans and Celts defend their homes against invading Saxons…

Discover Anglo Saxon life with reenactment group Herigeas Hundas. There’ll be craft demonstrations, displays, talks and combat displays throughout the Easter weekend.

Time Traveller Holiday Club is a unique holiday activity club designed for 6 to 12-year-olds, set in the stunning Hampshire landscape.

Time Traveller Holiday Club is a unique holiday activity club designed for 6 to 12-year-olds, set in the stunning Hampshire landscape.

Discover prehistoric pottery as you explore our ancient site! See real Stone Age pottery designs, then have a go making your own with a free drop-in clay activity.

Celebrate Mother’s Day 2025 in the heart of Hampshire with free entry for mothers and mother figures, drop-in crafts workshops, rare baby lambs, and more!

Get hands on with history this February half term! A great day out for all the family with a children’s trail, hands-on crafts and activities, demonstrations, and more every day.

Explore our ancient buildings brought to life by festive crafts & activities this Christmas, and discover festive traditions from a time before commercial holidays!

Explore our ancient buildings brought to life by festive crafts & activities this Christmas, and discover festive traditions from a time before commercial holidays!

Explore our ancient buildings brought to life by festive crafts & activities this Christmas, and discover festive traditions from a time before commercial holidays!

Discover Roman living history and combat reenactments with the Butser IX Roman Legion. Find out what life would have been like in Roman Britain as you explore our open air site.