Protecting Norfolk’s history for people to enjoy everyday
We work with local communities to save Norfolk’s irreplaceable historic sites and to share them with everyone.
St Benet’s Abbey gatehouse and the mill from the ponds. Photograph: Nick Stone.
About NAT
NAT is a local conservation charity which aims to protect Norfolk’s significant archaeological or historic sites at risk. We take monuments into our care, repair them, provide interpretation, and open them for everyone to enjoy.
We actively engage with local communities so that they can be involved in the future conservation of the sites that they treasure.
We rely on grants and donations to fund our work – looking after our heritage is an expensive business.
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Current and recent projects and campaigns
NAT’s work is guided by values of sustainability, action, accessibility and community. Explore here more detailed information about current and recent projects.
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Caistor St Edmund Roman Town. Photograph: Nick Stone.
News and events
News
NAT’s Director to step down in January
Norfolk Archaeological Trust’s Director for the past six years, Caroline Davison, will be stepping down from her role at the end of January 2021 to pursue her writing career. Her connection with NAT began in 2012 when she project managed the community engagement...
Film release: ‘The Return of Happy Times’: an insight into the Burgh Castle Almanac
Recorded over the past year, this moving and uplifting film – the title is taken from a saying on a Roman coin the Burgh Castle Almanac (BCA) group found at the Fort – illustrates the kind of activities the BCA have been involved in, with members also explaining how...
Hidden stories and mysterious soundscapes in September
Heritage Open Days is England's largest festival of history and culture, bringing together over 2,000 organisations, 5,500 events and 46,000 volunteers. This year’s festival, which starts on September 11, will be a bit different, due to Covid-19. As the organisers...
Caistor Roman Town : New Guide!
We are very pleased to announce publication of a new guide for Caistor Roman Town: Venta Icenorum; A brief history of Caistor Roman Town. In July 1928, an RAF aerial reconnaissance flight captured a remarkable series of images showing the streets and buildings of a...
Events
Our First Ever Online Fete!
The Norfolk Archaeological Trust is holding its first ever online fete on Saturday 13th March at 2pm on Facebook. The NAT Online 2021 Fete | Facebook We would normally run events and fundraising activities at our sites, but due to Covid-19 this hasn't been...
Hidden stories and mysterious soundscapes in September
Heritage Open Days is England's largest festival of history and culture, bringing together over 2,000 organisations, 5,500 events and 46,000 volunteers. This year’s festival, which starts on September 11, will be a bit different, due to Covid-19. As the organisers...
Coronavirus update: guided tours and school visits cancelled
In light of the current coronavirus crisis Norfolk Archaeological Trust has taken the decision to cancel our volunteer-led guided tours and schools activities which were programmed to start at Burgh Castle Fort, Caistor Roman Town and St Benet’s Abbey at Easter. This...
Burnham Norton Friary. Photograph: Nick Stone.