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.
Learn an endangered craft deeply rooted to rural life, from one of the last remaining tutors in the country. Connected to the rhythms of the earth, corn dollies were also known as harvest tokens. A soothing and relaxing activity, this workshop is for those with some previous experience.
Time Traveller Holiday Club is a unique holiday activity club designed for 6 to 13-year-olds, set in the stunning Hampshire landscape and based around memorable hands-on historical activities.
Learn how to craft your Bow using simple Bushcraft tools, discovering the knowledge and skills that have been passed on from one generation of Bowyers to another. Explore Bow design through the ages and find the right design for you.
Join us fireside to travel through a year of nature as you hear old stories about familiar flowers. End with making scented Saxon Amulet Beads with ingredients you have heard about from the ancient tales.
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 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.
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.
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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