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Butser Ancient Farm

Butser Ancient Farm Butser Ancient Farm Butser Ancient Farm

Chalton Ln, Chalton, Waterlooville PO8 0BG, United Kingdom

Butser Ancient Farm is an archaeological open-air museum located near Petersfield in Hampshire, southern England. Butser features experimental reconstructions of prehistoric, Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon buildings.

Highlights

Stone age:

  • Mesolithic shelters: demonstrate the range of temporary structures used during the Mesolithic period
  • Durrington walls: construction of a Neolithic House, based on the excavations at Durrington Walls near Stonehenge. 

Iron age: 

  • Danbury Hillfort roundhouse CS1: show a space furnished/dressed to Iron Age standards. 
  • Little Woodbury roundhouse: This building is based on an excavation from just outside Salisbury of a 14.5 metre diameter Roundhouse. 

Romano British: 

  • Roman garden: a roman kitchen garden
  • Roman toilet:  a communal Roman latrine on the outside of the villa

Admission

Adults: £9, Children (3-16 yrs): £5

Services & facilities

  • Accessible parking
  • Assistance dogs are welcome
  • Café
  • Gift shop

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