Visit on Friday 7th August for The Misadventures of Thor, a live puppet show from Rattlebox and Angel Heart Theatre. With handcrafted puppets, bold characters and hilarious storytelling, this show brings Norse myths to life. Book now on our website! 🌙✨ www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...

Wood Fayre is this weekend! 🌿🪾 Join us this Saturday and Sunday for a weekend celebrating traditional woodland crafts and skills in association with Hampshire Coppice Group. Book now via the link below. We can't wait to see you this weekend! 🔥✨ www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...

Yesterday was sheep shearing day at Butser Ancient Farm 🐑🌾 Shearing keeps sheep cool by removing their thick winter fleece. In the past, this was done by hand using simple blades, with the wool cleaned, spun, and woven into textiles 🛖 Visit us this weekend to see them 🐏 www.butserancientfarm.co.uk

Immerse yourself in living history with our time-travelling weekends this summer! ✨🌙 Normal entrance prices apply - and annual pass holders can enjoy them all for FREE! Explore our season of living history weekends now, and book your next adventure: tinyurl.com/upjwsm5r

Under the expert guidance of experimental archaeologist Vanessa Bunton, we have two fantastic workshops taking place in July - opportunities to step inside the mind of ancient 'makers': 🔥 18 Jul - Amber Pendant Workshop tinyurl.com/mryh7ffy 🦴 19 Jul - Net Making Workshop tinyurl.com/3af63zed

Dads and father figures go FREE this Father's Day weekend! ✨ 20 - 21 June 🌞 See combat displays and try on armour! 🔥 Normal entrance prices apply - annual passholders go free! Book here: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/calendar/fathers-day-roman-reenactment-living-history-h5ayy

Did you know that good pups on leads are welcome at Butser? 🐾 Bring your four-legged friend for a visit this summer! Book your visit today: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/visit/things-to-do (Warning: All dogs may be smothered with affection by our staff, sorry not sorry.)

School trips are booking up FAST for the autumn term! 🍂✨ Our award-winning, all-inclusive educational programme covers over 10,000 years of history. Get away from the classroom & into the great outdoors - and experience the ancient past up close! www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/learning/school-trips

Join us for a Historic Plants workshop on Saturday 4th July! ✨ Explore how plants have been used through time 🌳 Create an ancient remedy to take home 🪾 Investigate Saxon & Tudor recipes Book your space: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/calendar/historical-plants-2

Join us this month for our new event STONE TO STEEL, exploring ancient crafts through history! ✨ Sat 27 - Sun 28 June A team of blacksmiths & craftspeople will be making items from the Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, Viking & Medieval periods. www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/calendar/stone-to-steel

This month we’ve shared some of our regular wildlife sightings from around the farm, including hares in the Roman garden and an elusive white stag on the hill! Find out more on our behind-the-scenes blog - exclusive to Butser Plus supporters: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/butserplus-blog-home

Dads and father figures go FREE this Father's Day weekend! ✨ 20 - 21 June 🔥 Normal entrance prices apply - annual passholders go free! Get hands-on with the past this Father’s Day and meet the Romans of the IX Legion. Book here: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...

How fantastic is this drawing of our Iron Age enclosure? 😍 One of our Experimentalists has drawn the roundhouse village with exceptional detail. We love seeing how our beautiful ancient farm captures the imagination of creative observers. Hand-drawn by a very talented human - magnificent! ✨

Welcoming the month of June in our beautiful Saxon garden, bursting with medicinal plants, wildflowers & pollinators! ✨🌞 We are now back to term time opening, which means visitors can enjoy our wonderful ancient farm every Saturday and Sunday throughout this month.

Calling all local hurdle and spar makers! Put your traditional skills to the test at the Butser Wood Fayre, with hurdle and spar making competitions taking place on Sunday 12th July as part of the weekend celebrations. Enter & book here: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/calendar/wood-fayre

The Vikings are coming to Butser this weekend! ✨ 🪓 🔥 Meet Viking villagers and warriors from BjarnarFolk this Saturday & Sunday. Explore their encampment as they bring our early medieval meadhalls to life - and discover their weapons, crafts and way of life. Pre-book to save £ with every ticket!

June workshops are live! ✨🔥 Learn something old this midsummer season, from chainmail and bronze swords to coil baskets and corn dollies. (Pssst! They also make great last-minute gifts!) Browse & book online: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/calendar

Immerse yourself in the world of maille, an armour as strong as metal but as flexible as cloth! ✨ Sat 13 June 🔥 10am-3.45pm 🌱 £110 per space Ticket includes entrance to the farm & use of all tools and materials. www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/calendar/chainmail-maille-workshop-4-336y5

Two jobs in one week?! We're spoiling you! ✨ If you'd like to join our lovely team (in the greatest place on earth), we currently have two vacancies: MARKETING ASSISTANT and TEACHING ASSISTANT www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/vacancies We can't wait to hear from you! 🔥

Last few spaces for half term holiday clubs! ✨🔥 Immersive and unforgettable, our bestselling holiday clubs are the perfect way for kids to recharge outside the classroom. Book your spot here: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/calendar?tags=Holiday%20Clubs

The woad flowers are in full bloom in our Iron Age enclosure! ✨ Did you know that woad is a natural source of indigo dye? It has been used for several thousand years throughout Europe and the Middle East - not only to dye textiles, but also as body paint.

This Sunday, enjoy hands-on learning beside the fire in our Neolithic House & see what life was like in the Stone Age. 🌿 £30 each 🐐 Includes FREE all-day entry to the farm 🦴 Make & take home a Stone Age necklace Last few spaces: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/calendar/stone-age-intro-may

We can’t wait to welcome visitors of all ages to the farm for May Half Term! 🔥✨ Join a special event or turn up for a relaxed day exploring our beautiful ancient farm at your own pace. Pre-book online to save £ on all standard entry tickets: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/calendar

It's time for another update from our wonderful group of volunteers, the Experimentalists! 🐓✨ Not satisfied with weaving their own Iron Age coop, they have now made a set of willow chickens to match - plus a foxy friend to keep the flock on their toes! www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/blog/2026/5/...

This month on our Butser Plus blog we’ve been sharing details from this year’s Beltain wickerman design. Read the blog post to learn exactly how each of the wickerman's trinkets were inspired by real artefacts from the Amesbury Archer's grave! www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/butserplus-blog-home

What is it like to work with ancient tools & materials? 🔥 Saturday 16 May - Amber Pendant Workshop Create your own attractive pendant & string to hang it: tinyurl.com/48n3nfk4 🦴 Sunday 17 May - Bone Artefact Workshop Create your own bone item using tools from prehistory: tinyurl.com/24chwhjw

The wickerman is almost ready for his one-and-only Beltain blaze… 🔥 Will you be there next weekend to welcome in the summer?

Immerse yourself in living history with our time-travelling weekends this summer! ✨🌙 Normal entrance prices apply - and annual pass holders can enjoy them all for FREE! Explore our season of living history weekends now, and book your next adventure: tinyurl.com/upjwsm5r

What was in a Stone Age sewing kit? 🧐 Find out on our next workshop with award-winning heritage educator and experimental archaeologist Sally Pointer! 🔥 Saturday 25 April 🪨 10am - 3.30pm 🍃 £90 per ticket Last spaces available here: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...

Beltain is SOLD OUT! 🔥 Thanks to all our Butser Plus supporters who scooped up the last few tickets yesterday. We'll have a special video on YouTube after Beltain if you didn't manage to get tickets this year. Check out last year's Beltain highlights here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=teHZU6SSKqk