@butserancientfarm.co.uk
Learning about the past by recreating it! Experimental archaeology, traditional crafts, reenactments & more. Hampshire, UK. https://bio.site/butserancientfarm
@butserancientfarm.co.ukCalling all Dungeons & Dragons enthusiasts!
Step into the world of The Shadows of Elder Marsh, an immersive tabletop adventure inspired by Britain’s mythic and folkloric past, coming to Butser on Saturday 20th March 2027.
Find out more on our website. 🔥
@butserancientfarm.co.ukButser Gathering update After careful consideration, we’ve made the decided to postpone the Butser Gathering. We want to ensure we can deliver the best possible experience, and April will give us a better opportunity to do that, due to several factors. We hope you’ll join us in April 2027.
@butserancientfarm.co.ukWhat would your child do if they could spend a day in the past?
This term, our time travellers will be busy making bread over an open fire, carving chalk with flint, twisting copper wire, weaving wool, firing a Roman siege weapon and digging for artefacts!
Visit our website - tinyurl.com/ywx2ddb2
@butserancientfarm.co.ukIn part 2 of our new series, master thatcher Lyle Morgan arrives with four tonnes of water reed to begin thatching the roof, using traditional techniques and archaeological evidence to explore how a Saxon hall might have been thatched.
Watch part 2 now on YouTube. 🔥
www.youtube.com/@ButserAncie...
@butserancientfarm.co.ukTake a look back at Equinox 2026! ⚔️
A big thank you to Neighbourhood Films for capturing the event and sharing this video with us!
You can still enter our giveaway on YouTube for a chance to win 4 FREE tickets to next year’s event. 🔥
@butserancientfarm.co.ukWe don’t currently have this workshop planned for the future, so this might be your chance to take part 👀
@butserancientfarm.co.ukEnter a world of ancient spirits and winter folklore by the glowing hearth this Yuletide…
This December we're welcoming back award-winning performer Jason Buck for The Horns of Yule – A Winter Tale.
📅 Friday 18th December
🕰️ 7-9pm
Book your tickets now!🔥
www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
@butserancientfarm.co.ukSpend four days learning the traditional skills of bow making with expert Phil Brooke.
From selecting the right wood and exploring bow design through history to learning traditional techniques, you’ll learn how to craft your own bow.
Book your place - www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
@butserancientfarm.co.ukSomething new has arrived at Butser… 👀
What if your next team day involved a prehistoric setting, a handful of challenges and absolutely no idea what was coming next?
Welcome to Survive the Settlement.
Visit our website for more details. 🔥
@butserancientfarm.co.ukIntroducing The Butser Gathering! Come dressed as a Viking, Roman, Saxon, or anything history inspired. A day of costumes, creativity, games, food, drink, conversation and a chance to meet new people!
📅Saturday 14 November
🕰️11am-8pm
Tickets are LIVE! 🔥
@butserancientfarm.co.ukHappy spooky season! 🎃 The leaves are beginning to turn, the mornings are getting crisp and there’s something rather lovely about autumn at Butser. ✨ There’s lots to look forward to, with workshops, reenactment weekends, half term activities and lots of opportunities to explore the past. ⚔️
@butserancientfarm.co.ukFancy making your own copper wire rings? 🔨
Join expert Holly Berkley and learn the traditional techniques needed to create five copper wire rings, each based on archaeological finds.
📅 Sunday 18th October
🕰️ 10am-12pm, 1pm-3pm
Book now on our website. 🔥
www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
@butserancientfarm.co.ukWe’ve loved reading these letters from the children at Cheriton Primary School, hearing about their favourite parts of Butser and what they discovered while they were here.
We’re taking school trip bookings for 2027, dates go quick!
More on our website - www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/learning/sch...
@butserancientfarm.co.ukWIN 4 TICKETS TO EQUINOX 2027! 🎉
Want to join us at Equinox next year? We’re giving one lucky winner 4 tickets to Equinox 2027! 🔥
1. Watch our Equinox 2024 highlights video
2. Subscribe to our channel
3. Comment telling us what looks like the best part!
Good luck! ✨
@butserancientfarm.co.ukStep back into the Saxon era this weekend at Butser!
Saxon reenactors will be bringing the story of King Penda and his conflict with Wessex to life, with battles, archery and axe throwing. ⚔️
Book your tickets on our website. 🔥
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@butserancientfarm.co.ukLooking for something a little different to do this autumn? 🌳
We’ve got a brilliant lineup of workshops throughout October. From traditional crafts and ancient skills to an evening of yoga, there’s plenty for you to do!
Book now on our website. 🔥
www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
@butserancientfarm.co.ukHow do you turn an old oak tree into part of a Saxon hall, entirely by hand? 🌳
In our new video series, we follow our highly skilled treewright as he transforms an oak log into the timbers for the front wall of our reconstructed Saxon hall..
Watch part 1 now - www.youtube.com/@ButserAncie...
@jasonstoryteller.bsky.socialReposted by @butserancientfarm.co.ukRummaging for another pic, I found this one of me with chum / co-host @maryannochota.bsky.social , in the Roman Villa at @butserancientfarm.co.uk :)
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@butserancientfarm.co.ukAs the fruitful year begins to die and fallen leaves blanket the earth, while the mists of Samhain rise from field and forest, join award-winning storyteller Jason Buck for an evening of shadow‑soaked folklore and haunting imagination!
Book your tickets! www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
@butserancientfarm.co.ukWe had the pleasure of welcoming All The Gear YouTubers to Butser Ancient Farm for a rather unusual overnight stay…
Watch the video to see their time at Butser as they put ancient skills to the test and experience what it’s like to spend a night in the Stone Age!
