An incredible afternoon & evening of spectacular entertainment! Join us for the Celtic festival Beltain and welcome in the summer with live folk music, reenactor battles, local craftsfolk, and the burning of a 40ft wickerman. Celebrate the ancient May Day in this unique fire festival!
Get your kids out and celebrating nature with activities from veggie planting to making plant art! Free intergenerational nature day. Also running May 26th, pre-booking essential.
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!
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…
Get your kids out and celebrating nature with activities from veggie planting to making plant art! Free intergenerational nature day. Also running May 11th, pre-booking essential.
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.
Have a hands-on day out this Father’s Day and discover what life was like in the Roman Army!
Discover ancient weapons and be amazed by the lives of brave warriors. Find out how the Roman army lived and fought in Britain with reenactments from the Butser IX Legion and test your mettle with a spear-throwing activity!
Discover Anglo Saxon life with reenactment group Swords of Penda - Children of Loki. There’ll be craft demonstrations, displays, talks and combat displays throughout the 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.
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!
Unveil the history of hags, witches and wild women through enthralling myths by the glowing hearth of our Iron Age roundhouse. In this unique performance, spellbinding storytellers Dawn Nelson and Jason Buck will team up to take you back in time through magical tales.
Unveil the history of hags, witches and wild women through enthralling myths by the glowing hearth of our Iron Age roundhouse. In this unique performance, spellbinding storytellers Dawn Nelson and Jason Buck will team up to take you back in time through magical tales.
Don’t just study history — experience it! Get away from the classroom and hands on with a special day of fun and educational activities bringing history to life.
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 Anglo Saxon life with reenactment group Herigeas Hundas. There’ll be craft demonstrations, displays, talks and combat displays throughout the Easter weekend.
Become a time-traveller this Easter! Have a go at ancient crafts, watch live demonstrations and reenactments, follow a free children’s trail, and more. With tons happening every day, enjoy an incredible day out for all ages at Butser.
Discover ancient explorers this February half term! A great family day out with an all-NEW themed trail, hands on activities, and cosy storytelling.
Discover festive family-friendly storytelling round the fire, and explore our ancient buildings brought to life by festive crafts & activities!
Come join us for some festive family-friendly storytelling round the fire, and explore our ancient buildings brought to life by crafts & activities this Christmas!
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!
Travel back in time to the heart of Roman Britain! Explore our Roman villa and new formal Roman garden brought to life by Roman soldiers and every day people from the past.
An incredible afternoon & evening of spectacular entertainment, straight from Valhalla itself. Witness live folk music, reenactor warrior battles, traditional crafts, and the burning of a Viking longship at dusk…
Discover blacksmithing through the ages! Join us for a weekend of metalworking in action, and explore this craft from its invention right up to the modern era as Butser Ancient Farm is taken over by over 50 blacksmiths!
Get hands on with clay to make an offering for our new Roman shrine, and learn about Roman pantheon! Free drop-in workshops for all ages.
Adventure through 15,000 years of archaeology in this unique show! A Time Team presenter and award-winning storyteller imagine the tales behind real archaeological treasures, and bring the past to life with vivid and educational stories.
Meet members of Colchester Historical Enactment Society sharing crafts and textiles from the Saxon period, alongside a Stone Age traveller!
Let your child release their inner Saxon this Easter! Send them back through time at Butser Ancient Farm for an action-packed outdoors adventure, filled with fun hands-on activities with a historical theme.
Join award-winning storyteller Jason Buck around the crackling fire in Butser’s Great Roundhouse as he brings traditional fairy tales to life. Hear old stories and gaze at the crackling fire, while visiting a truly unique setting.
Don’t just study history — experience it! Get away from the classroom and hands on with a special day of fun and educational activities bringing history to life.
Join author and professional storyteller, Dawn Nelson, for enchanting seasonal family stories around the crackling fire. Listen to tales of the ancient trees and the winter wildlife found within their branches in the magical setting of our Iron Age roundhouse.
A contingent from the Butser IX Roman Legion will be in residence around the Roman Villa. Discover what life would have been like in Roman Britain.
Included in normal admission price.
This October Half Term join us to witness the turning of the seasons at this magical time of year, known to our ancestors as Samhain…
Included in normal admission price.
Come and see staff and students from UCL institute of Archaeology as they conduct a range of archaeological experiments as part of their archaeotech university course.
A contingent from the Butser IX Roman Legion will be in residence around the Roman Villa. Discover what life would have been like in Roman Britain.
Included in normal admission price.
A contingent from the Butser IX Roman Legion will be in residence around the Roman Villa. Discover what life would have been like in Roman Britain.
Included in normal admission price.
As part of our anniversary celebrations artist in residence Steve Wheeler with be creating a community art installation throughout the week which visitors are encouraged to take part in.
Included in normal admission price.
Discover life in the Iron Age with members of Colchester Historical Enactment Society. See displays of cooking, dying, weaving and how Iron Age people used herbs.
A contingent from the Butser IX Roman Legion will be in residence around the Roman Villa. Discover what life would have been like in Roman Britain.
We’re celebrating our big 50 and kicking off the summer holidays with the Festival of Archaeology. Join us to take part in some exciting archaeological experiments… More details released nearer the time!
Join us to explore the ancient past and get hands on with history this summer at Butser Ancient Farm.
Each day of the summer holidays we will have guided hands-on activities for all the family to learn an ancient skill, plus selected days we will be joined by re-enactors bringing the past to life.
Included in normal admission price.
HantsAstro will be joining us to reveal all the amazing things about the sun with the chance to look through their solar telescopes, spot solar flares and understand more about the wonders of our star!
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