by Caroline Davison | Sep 8, 2020 | Blogs, events, News
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...
by Caroline Davison | Jul 31, 2020 | News
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...
by Caroline Davison | Jul 10, 2020 | News
The Council for British Archaeology’s annual Festival of Archaeology is back for its 29th year in 2020 offering hundreds more opportunities to get involved in archaeology across the UK – but this year’s Festival will be slightly different due to the...
by Caroline Davison | Jul 1, 2020 | Blogs, News
This month Natalie Butler, NAT’s new volunteer co-ordinator, looks at St Benet’s Abbey from an unusual angle: ‘One of the pleasures of my new job is reacquainting myself with some of Norfolk’s most significant archaeological sites. Last week I visited St...
by Caroline Davison | Jun 1, 2020 | Blogs, News
Over the past two years the Burgh Castle Almanac project, led by the Restoration Trust, has been supporting people who experience mental illness through a creative approach to exploring the history and landscapes of the Roman Fort. Before the coronavirus outbreak this...
by Caroline Davison | May 14, 2020 | News
In line with updated government advice on permitted travel to outdoor space, the NAT car parks at Burgh Castle Fort and Caistor Roman Town reopened on Wednesday May 13th. If you visit any of our sites please ensure that you continue to maintain physical distancing of...
