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Flag Fen Archaeology Park
Image: Bronze Age Roundhouse
Flag Fen
The Droveway
Northey Road
Peterborough
PE6 7QJ
Cambs
England
Collection details
Archaeology
Facilities
Parking: yes
Food: yes
Shop: yes
Guided tours: yes
Baby changing facilities: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes
Visitors are welcome to take photographs.
The site is mostly outdoor and covers 28 acres.
As we have livestock on site Dogs (except care and guide dogs) cannot be admitted to the site.
Contact details
Recorded information (Tel)
:
0844 414 0646 ext 1
Reception (Tel)
:
0844 414 0646 ext 2
Education (Tel)
:
0844 414 0646 ext 3
Fundraising and Membership (Tel)
:
0844 414 0646 ext 4
General information (Fax)
:
0844 414 0647
General Enquiries
:
info@flagfen.org
Education
:
learning@flagfen.org
Website
:
www.flagfen.org
Open
10.00am to 5.00pm Tues- Sun
(Last admissions are at 4.00pm)
March to October Inclusive
Closed
Closed November to February inclusive except for advertised events
Admission charges
Adults £5.00
OAP's £4.50
Children £3.75
Students £3.75 (with Student card)
Family £13.75 (two adults & up to 3 children)
School groups Children £3.50
Special charges apply for events - check website or phone.
Discounts
English Heritage
Description
Flag Fen is the site of a 3500 year old ritual causeway and ceremonial platform. Made from wood it contains 60,000 upright timbers and has yielded one of the best collections of Bronze Age Celtic swords, jewellery and tools in the country.
A visit to the 20 acre site of Flag Fen is an exploration of history and nature, with reconstructive archaeology and recreated habitats for rare plants such as Fen Ragwort.
Explore our reconstructed Bronze Age houses and landscape with our family activity packs or free volunteer led guided tours.
Marvel at the oldest wheel in England, the earliest Celtic art and the bronze swords and tools of our ancestors
Experiment with have a go activities from ancient times.
Experience the tranquility and diversity of the park with a lakeside walk and an abundance of wildlife including over 50 species of birds and dragonflies.
Collections description
The Museum of the Bronze Age at Flag Fen contains artefacts found on site, including the oldest wheel in England on permanent display. The museum also includes an assortment of finds from the latest excavations at Flag Fen and in the Flag fEn Basin (surrounding area).
The Preservation Hall at Flag Fen is the only site where you can see Bronze Age timbers as excavated, in Europe. Most of the wood dates roughly to the period 1350-950 BC, and has been left in its original position. These timbers are part of the post alignment that runs between Fengate and Northey Island. The entire width of the post alignment is excavated here, but the exhibit reveals only 10 metres of its kilometer stretch; that's only one percent of the total, showing the massive scope of the Bronze Age construction at Flag Fen.
The "Seahenge Stump": The Hudson Barn was generously donated to Flag Fen by the Hudson Foundation of Wisbeck. In 1999 the timbers from the recently discovered timber circle (known as "Seahenge") at Holme-next-the-Sea, were cleaned and studied there. The timbers are currently undergoing preservation work at the Mary Rose Trust in Portsmouth.
Key artists and exhibits
Iron Age roundhouse
;
Bronze Age roundhouse
;
Bronze Age timbers
;
The Seahenge timbers
;
Roman Herb garden
;
Soay Sheep
;
Waterfowl including Swans, Graylag Geese, White Geese, Mallards, Aylesbury and Muscovy Ducks
;
The 28 acre park hosts a huge diversity of wildlife including dragonflies, butterflies, wildflowers and native hedging and trees.
Articles
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Trails
Britain BC - Francis Pryor's Top Rated UK Bronze Age Sites
Available resources
Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre
Guided tour (Resource); Handling collection or artefacts; Online game or interactive; Taught session (schools); Website; Workshop or activity session (Resource)
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