Festival of British Archaeology 2010
The Festival of British Archaeology is now over for 2010 but its has been an exciting year. For more information about the events that happened click the links below. Please note that some events and exhibitions are still on going, a list of which can be seen below. If you want to find out more about the Festival ready for next year see the bottom of this page.
Successful events
Events still on
| King John's Hunting Lodge Museum, The Square, Axbridge | Displays at King John's Hunting Lodge Museum Open daily until end of September, 1pm-4pm Artefacts from Saxon Dig at St Michael’s House, Brent Knoll. ‘Our District’, showing pictures of interesting items from villages in our area, including church ornaments, etc. Mining on Mendip and bones from the Bone Cave at Banwell. Nearby parking. Free, donations welcome. |
| Bishop's Palace, Wells | Guided Tours of the Bishop's Palace, Wells Daily at 11:30am Children’s trails available. Meet at entrance of the Palace. Parking in city centre. Cost included in price of admission. For more details contact The Bishop’s Palace on 01749 988111 Ext 200 or visit the website. |
About the Festival
The Festical of British Archaeology is a nationwide, annual event that aims to promote archaeology. It has been running for twenty years, and has evolved from a single day to two whole weeks.
There are a number of fantastic events in the region that CANS members can attend and below are just some of these. Whatever your interests you are sure to find something. Details have been arranged in date order, alphabetically. At the end of the page are events further afield which you might be interested in also.
For more information about the Festival of British Archaeology visit the official website. For more information about the Mendip Hills Festival of Archaeology, click here to see the leaflet.
