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13 & 14th October, 10am-4pm *FREE ENTRY*
We have a very exciting programme of activities lined up for our first Anglo-Saxon open weekend, as part of our House of Wessex project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Over the two days we will offer opportunities for all the family to come along and experience a wide range of Anglo-Saxon activities.
- Watch and learn about Anglo-Saxon treewrighting (not ‘carpentry’!) including cleaving and hewing timbers, and timber framing techniques.
- Have a go at hurdle making and the opportunity to try your hand at mixing wattle and daub!
- A thatcher will be holding demonstrations on the thatching techniques to be used for our building.
- Children can join in milling, from start to finish, to help make bread using a rotary quern-stone.
- International award-winning living history society, the Wulfheodenas, will be demonstrating a wide range of Anglo-Saxon arts and crafts. There will be textile production, from fleece to fabric, bone carving, antler working, leather working, jewellery and material making and lots more.
- Children can listen to an Anglo-Saxon storyteller and learn and play games from this fascinating period in history. Each tent will have a mini display and people can see and ask questions about each activity.
We look forward to welcoming you and your family. See the event on Facebook.
Location: Sylva Wood Centre, Long Wittenham, OX14 4QT (map)
Read more about the House of Wessex project
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