Join us and step back in time 12,000 years. Enjoy hands-on craft stalls, live craft demonstrations and our Iron Age trading port.
Welcome to the Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre's Summer Living History Day! Get ready for an unforgettable experience filled with creativity, exploration, and excitement. Whether you're a history enthusiast, a family on an adventure, or just passing through, our vibrant replica Iron Age village will transport you to the past, offering thrilling activities and engaging exhibits that celebrate our ancient heritage. Join us for a day of fun where history comes alive!
Come meet fellow craft enthusiasts, learn new techniques, and get inspired to create your own masterpieces. The day will include a range of hands-on craft stalls, demonstrations, and tours covering human life from the end of the Stone Age to the Roman period.
This event is suitable for all ages, with hands-on craft stalls ideal for children and young adults, face-to-face interaction with craft specialists, and ongoing craft demonstrations that depict how people perfected the crafts needed to survive in the ancient past.
The Living History day will be open from 10 am to 3 pm, with one ticket giving you access for the whole day, so you can dip in and out.
Activities run during the sessions will include the following and much more:
- Palaeolithic pigments and Paints
- Prehistoric Pottery
- Iron Age food
- Guided tours of the museum and scheduled monument
- Iron Age Bronze casting
- Flint knapping and target range.
- Hazel hurdle making
- Ancient textile spinning and weaving
- Mock archaeological excavation
FAQs
- Unfortunately, dogs are not allowed.
- Children must be accompanied by adults at all times.
- There is paid parking on site; however, it is unfortunately not part of the Visitor Centre, and we cannot offer reduced or free parking. Please see tariffs here: https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/parking/find-a-car-park/hengistbury-head-car-park
Location
Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre, Hengistbury Head Nature Reserve, The Broadway, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH6 4EW, United Kingdom
Additional location/direction information
Please enter the Visitor Centre via the courtyard and continue through to the wildlife garden, where your tickets will be checked.
Schedule
Sat, 01 Aug
10:00 AM
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3:00 PM
Duration of event
5 hours. Tickets are valid all day, so you can drop in and out.
Additional booking information
To book tickets, please go to our "What's on" page on our website. We book and take payment for our event tickets through Eventbrite. We will never ask you to send us money directly or resell tickets via Facebook.
Additional fee information
Sliding-scale pricing
We are offering a sliding-scale pricing system to promote accessibility and community involvement at our larger events. We will never ask you to justify your choice, but if you can, please consider selecting the higher-cost ticket option so we can offer reduced rates to adults who might not otherwise be able to come.
Adult tickets: £4, £8 or £13.
Child tickets (under 16): free