News and events
News
Vandalism at Tasburgh Enclosure Puts Livestock at Risk
PRESS STATEMENT Immediate Release: Vandalism at Tasburgh Enclosure Puts Livestock at Risk: We are devastated to share that a series of deliberate acts of vandalism have taken place at our site in Tasburgh over the past month. Fences have been intentionally cut, and a...
Middleton Mount Supported By The Gaywood Valley Conservation Group.
Our Grateful thanks go to The Gaywood Valley Conservation Group for their work at Middleton Mount on Monday 24th March. The team worked tirelessly on general maintenance and tidy up at the site, whilst also repairing the steps up the Mount to ensure visitors can...
Chairmans Christmas Concert
NAT Chairmans Christmas Concert 2024. A huge Thank you to our supporters who came to our first ever fundraising event. On Friday 13th December we enjoyed the amazing voice of Ben Lake who entertained us with his Christmas Catalogue, including many hits from the West...
Community Consultation – Sunday 23 June 4pm – 7pm
NAT (Norfolk Archaeological Trust) and the Caistor St Edmunds PCC (Parochial Church Council) are inviting everyone to a community consultation about possible ideas on the future use of the church building. The Norfolk Archaeological Trust owns and cares for the...
Colonel William Roy and Burgh Castle Fort.
Our latest blog from Robin Sampson, NAT100 Project Archivist focuses on how one of the most important mapmakers in British history has a link to Norfolk. William Roy was a key figure in the development of the Ordnance Survey (OS), Great Britain’s national mapping...
NEW Events added to the NAT100 Programme.
Check out what's coming up in the final few months of our NAT100, National Lottery Heritage Fund supported project! There's two extra FREE events which has been added to the NAT100 programme. Dr. Will Bowden will be taking at NRO on Caistor Roman Town: Community,...
Events
Guided Tours at St Benet’s Abbey 2025
Our 2025 season will begin on June 4th and Tour Guides will be on site each Wednesday and Saturday up until 27th September. Meet the Guide at the start point which is just at the top of the steps as you exit the car park footpath. If you are travelling by boat,...
Romans and Butterflies
At our beautiful Caistor Roman Town site, we are merging the history and importance of Venta Icenorum with the current residents of the site, butterflies, moths, wildflowers and many more. This will be an event designed to give everyone the opportunity to explore the...
Geocaching with NAT
Spring is here, time to get outdoors and enjoy. If you are a seasoned Geocacher or have yet to try it, our trails will delight and inform. Ideal if your children are studying The Romans - visit Caistor Roman Town and Burgh Castle. Find out interesting facts of life...
Norfolk Archaeological Trust blog
Middleton Mount
Johnathan contacted us directly to ask if he could install a couple of owl boxes at Middleton Mount. Of course we were delighted with this idea, and we arranged for Johnathan to visit at our next volunteers meeting, which was a beautiful September day. Johnathan gave...
Annual Bishops Service
The annual Bishop's Service at St Benet's Abbey took place in glorious sunshine on Sunday 28th July 2024. The featured image shows our 2 amazing volunteers at St Benet's Abbey, Jason a site warden and Marion a Tour Guide and administrator, meeting with the Bishop. ...
Brother Nicholas Visits St Benet’s Abbey
Our Volunteers at St Benet’s Abbey were delighted to welcome Brother Nicholas from the Community of the Resurrection in Mirfield, West Yorkshire. The sun was shining and the weather was kind, thank you to Duncan Gaskin our volunteer photographer, for capturing this...
Colonel William Roy and Burgh Castle Fort.
Our latest blog from Robin Sampson, NAT100 Project Archivist focuses on how one of the most important mapmakers in British history has a link to Norfolk. William Roy was a key figure in the development of the Ordnance Survey (OS), Great Britain’s national mapping...
Eggsplore Norfolk
We are delighted to be part of Norfolk’s biggest Easter Egg Hunt – Why don’t you join in… https://www.norfolkpassport.com/top-5-things/eggsplore-norfolk/eggsplore-norfolk
A Day in the Life of a NAT100 Volunteer
Two of our NAT100 project volunteers share their experiences of working on the NAT archive. Lorna Alexander, NAT100 Digitisation Volunteer At the Norfolk Record Office, my job is to digitise the Norfolk Archaeological Trust minute books. That involves going...