02 April Natural Heritage by Tez Otter. Sandford Heritage Community Group
02 April Natural Heritage by Tez Otter. Sandford Heritage Community Group Read More »
Time 2:30pm Meet at 2:30 pm in the inner bailey near the trebuchet, mediaeval siege engine. If you have a National Trust members card bring it with you for entry, otherwise entry will cost £14. Pam will give us a personalised tour of the castle and will bring some of the finds from the castle
30 April Corfe Castle Guided Walk with Pam White Read More »
Archaeologists from Bournemouth University have been excavating near Winterborne Kingston since 2009. Over time they have uncovered a wealth of new information about the people who inhabited this landscape centuries before and after the Roman Conquest. Dr Martin Smith will present the project’s latest findings, including some exciting results from analysis of DNA that reveal
Iron Age people of Dorset 12 March 2pm, Wareham Museum Read More »
Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference this December in Bournemouth. Details here: https://tag2024.wordpress.com/
Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) 45th meeting, 13-15 December 2024 Read More »
Tuesday 29 October 2024 7:00pm (Displays and networking from 6:30pm) This free public lecture will be delivered live in the Fusion Building, Talbot Campus, Bournemouth University, BH12 5BB, and will also be available via Zoom. Abstract Exactly 120 years after Pitt Rivers was undertaking his seminal excavation and dismantlement of Wor Barrow, a new long
Pitt Rivers Lecture 2024 – 29 October 2024 Read More »
On Saturday 28 September there will be a series of talks given by museum volunteers. 11am – Worgret Camp – WW1 and after. Talk by Neil Child. 12:30 – Rev John Hutchins, Dorset Historian (1698-1773). Talk by Peter Scriven. 2pm – Mysteries of Creech Barrow Hill. Talk by Ben Buxton. 7.30pm – The Vikings in
Wareham Town Museum events 28 Sept 2024 Read More »
Wareham Museum is 50 years old this year. To mark this milestone, Lilian Ladle will give a talk, “What lies beneath…? Archaeological discoveries of the last 50 years in and around Wareham”. Saturday 7 September, 2pm, Wareham Town Hall. Entrance free.
Talk by Lilian Ladle, 7 Sept 2024, 2pm Read More »
On the walk we will see The Rings, a 12th century seige castle close to Corfe Castle, hollow ways and Bronze Age barrows on Corfe Common, and parts of Corfe Castle village. It is about 3.5 miles and takes just over 2 hours. There are some moderately steep slopes and be prepared for mud and
Walk to the Rings and Corfe Common 27 July 2024 2pm Read More »
On 1st May 2024 members enjoyed a trip to the British Museum for the exhibition ‘Legion: Life in the Roman Army’
British Museum visit Read More »