An incredible afternoon & evening of spectacular entertainment! Join us for the Celtic festival Beltain and welcome in the summer with live folk music, reenactor battles, local craftsfolk, and the burning of a 40ft wickerman. Celebrate the ancient May Day in this unique fire festival!
Don’t just study history — experience it! Get away from the classroom and hands on with a special day of fun and educational activities bringing history to life.
Explore our ancient buildings brought to life by festive crafts & activities this Christmas, and discover festive traditions from a time before commercial holidays!
Explore our ancient buildings brought to life by festive crafts & activities this Christmas, and discover festive traditions from a time before commercial holidays!
Explore our ancient buildings brought to life by festive crafts & activities this Christmas, and discover festive traditions from a time before commercial holidays!
Discover Roman living history and combat reenactments with the Butser IX Roman Legion. Find out what life would have been like in Roman Britain as you explore our open air site.
Enjoy all the excitement of a usual day out at Butser, at a fraction of the cost! Kindly funded by the East Hampshire District Council, this time-limited offer is open to East Hants residents only, though we're also open as normal if you live further afield.
Enjoy our half term activities and get 25% off all entry tickets to say thanks for navigating A3 closures with the code A3CANTSTOPME.
Discover the secrets of ancient skeletons this October half term! An action-packed week filled with a themed trail, hands-on activities, ancient skills demonstrations, and more.
An incredible two days of entertainment and inspiration with bestselling writers! Join us for talks, poetry readings, storytelling, workshops, book signings, hands-on crafts, and more, with some of historic fiction's bestselling authors.
As the seasons turn, settle into the great roundhouse for a cosy autumn afternoon diving into spellbinding ancient British myths!
Enjoy all the excitement of a usual day out at Butser, at a fraction of the cost! Kindly funded by the East Hampshire District Council, this time-limited offer is open to East Hants residents only, though we're also open as normal if you live further afield.
Our biggest reenactment of the year! Witness a Viking raid as a village of Saxons defends the farm against a Viking warband.
An incredible afternoon & evening of spectacular entertainment, straight from Valhalla itself. Witness live folk music, reenactor warrior battles, traditional crafts, and the burning of a Viking longship at dusk…
Discover life as a Viking! Meet villagers and warriors, see them and their weapons in action, and craft your own mini Viking shield.
Unveil the history of hags, witches and wild women through enthralling myths by the glowing hearth of our Iron Age roundhouse. In this unique performance, spellbinding storytellers Dawn Nelson and Jason Buck will team up to take you back in time through magical tales.
Discover Roman living history and combat reenactments with the Butser IX Roman Legion. Find out what life would have been like in Roman Britain as you explore our open air site.
Meet members of Colchester Historical Enactment Society sharing crafts and textiles from the Saxon period.
Warrior Camp is a unique holiday activity bushcraft club for 8 to 14-year-olds, set in the stunning Hampshire landscape.
Discover Roman living history and combat reenactments with the Butser IX Roman Legion. Find out what life would have been like in Roman Britain as you explore our open air site.
Time Traveller Holiday Club is a unique holiday activity club designed for 6 to 12-year-olds, set in the stunning Hampshire landscape.
Travel back in time with immersive drop-in workshops that bring the Roman world to life! This week, we’re turning part of our villa into a Roman classroom with the experts from Reading University’s Ancient Schoolroom project — join us to have a go with wax tablets, discover ancient Latin curses, hear Roman fables, and more!
Discover one of humanity’s oldest crafts, and see expert knappers from the Lithics Studies Society turn raw flint into a range of beautiful tools and objects!
Time Traveller Holiday Club is a unique holiday activity club designed for 6 to 12-year-olds, set in the stunning Hampshire landscape.
Discover ancient music and have a go with historic instruments! Explore a wide array of instruments from the early Neolithic era to the Middle Ages with merry band of musicians Here Be Flagons.
Warrior Camp is a unique holiday activity bushcraft club for 8 to 14-year-olds, set in the stunning Hampshire landscape.
Get hands on and help us with our new Stone Age build, discover the power of the ancient communities that built monuments like Stonehenge, see metalworking, and more this week as we celebrate the Festival of Archaeology!
Meet members of Colchester Historical Enactment Society sharing crafts and textiles from the Iron Age period.
Go on a time-travelling adventure at Butser this summer! Test your skills with hands-on activities and crafts, and prove yourself for the chance to win a prize! On every day this summer.
Join us this summer holiday for an action-packed month filled with ancient activities! Travel through time and fill out your Time Passport as you learn skills from each era. A great day out that’s fun for all the family — even the dog!
Discover Anglo Saxon life with reenactment group Herigeas Hundas. There’ll be craft demonstrations, displays, talks and combat displays throughout the weekend.
Members of the Dark Ages Society will be in residence in our Saxon hall, transporting visitors back to 884 AD. Explore aspects of Saxon and Viking life with ancient skills demonstrations and displays.
Treat yourself or your family to a whole year of incredible days out with our annual passes!
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