What’s on at Butser this Christmas
Drop into our farm shop to pick up your Christmas mead and last minute stocking fillers - and support the farm while you shop! We have a range of gifts for all ages, from delicious mead to handmade jewellery, ancient craft kits and hand-picked books.
Bring nature into your home and craft a gorgeous handmade hedgerow wreath! Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of our Saxon meadhall in this calming escape from the bustle of modern Christmas.
Join us in the great roundhouse for a festive fireside evening of Winter storytelling with Red Phoenix, a magical and enthralling storyteller.
Bring nature into your home and craft a gorgeous handmade hedgerow wreath! Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of our Saxon meadhall in this calming escape from the bustle of modern Christmas.
Step into a world of winter folklore at Midwinter’s Quest. Explore our ancient buildings brought to life with seasonal crafts, storytelling and activities, and discover the traditions and tales that celebrated the return of the light long before modern Christmas.
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.
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.
Join us at Butser Ancient Farm for a relaxed festive weekend of seasonal crafts and family fun. For an additional cost, children can follow our festive trail to help Father Christmas find his way home and enjoy a special visit with him, including toasting a marshmallow around the fire!
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.
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.
Bringing the Past to Life
Travel back through 10,000 years of human history, and discover everyday life in the ancient past!
Events & Workshops
Celebrate the season or learn something old with our series of unique events and workshops, each drawing on the natural rhythms and folk traditions honoured by ancient communities.
Discover the metal that changed the world and craft your own bronze sword, axehead, knife, or torc. Running on the 7th, 13th, 21st.
Drop into our farm shop to pick up your Christmas mead and last minute stocking fillers - and support the farm while you shop! We have a range of gifts for all ages, from delicious mead to handmade jewellery, ancient craft kits and hand-picked books.
Bring nature into your home and craft a gorgeous handmade hedgerow wreath! Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of our Saxon meadhall in this calming escape from the bustle of modern Christmas.
Celebrate winter and the enchanting sounds of the harp in the ancient setting of Butser’s Great Roundhouse, with renowned concert harpist Keziah Thomas.
Discover the metal that changed the world and craft your own bronze sword, axehead, knife, or torc. Running on the 7th, 13th, 21st.
Join us in the great roundhouse for a festive fireside evening of Winter storytelling with Red Phoenix, a magical and enthralling storyteller.
Bring nature into your home and craft a gorgeous handmade hedgerow wreath! Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of our Saxon meadhall in this calming escape from the bustle of modern Christmas.
Step into a world of winter folklore at Midwinter’s Quest. Explore our ancient buildings brought to life with seasonal crafts, storytelling and activities, and discover the traditions and tales that celebrated the return of the light long before modern Christmas.
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.
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.
Get hands-on with history and discover our award-winning educational programme – specifically designed with home education in mind! Learn about how our ancestors celebrated the darkest time of the year in 4 exciting and hands-on activities, based around team building, craft and historical context.
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.
Join us at Butser Ancient Farm for a relaxed festive weekend of seasonal crafts and family fun. For an additional cost, children can follow our festive trail to help Father Christmas find his way home and enjoy a special visit with him, including toasting a marshmallow around the fire!
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.
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.
Join award-winning storyteller Jason Buck this Yuletide for an immersive evening of ancient folklore, haunting tales and winter spirits. Gather around the glowing hearth of Butser’s Iron Age Roundhouse as Jason brings a chilling story of a young boy, an eerie woodland and things best left sleeping through the winter months.
Come make a hullabaloo in the Butser Orchard! Gather after sundown and follow our Wassail Queen in a torchlit procession through time to discover the ancient tradition of Wassailing.
Step into the past and discover our events and workshops.
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Living history at its best.
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Grandparents, parents, and children. There was something for everyone there.
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So atmospheric: true suspension of disbelief.
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You will learn more about how people lived through history in one visit here than you will visiting any museum.
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