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 […]

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 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.

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

On 1st May 2024 members enjoyed a trip to the British Museum for the exhibition ‘Legion: Life in the Roman Army’

Visit to Big Dig Friday 21 June 2024 Tour of Big Dig at Winterbourne Kingston with Miles Russell. View the current Bournemouth University excavations before they are open to the public. Tour will start at 10:30ish. Meet in the farmyard at 10am. From the farmyard lifts can be provided for those who need or want