Festival of Archaeology
(Corfe Castle)

🗓️ Saturday 19th – Sunday 31st July 2025 (Selected dates)

Saturday 19th – Sunday 20th July: Time Team Weekend  

Discover archaeology at Corfe Castle this weekend as the National Trust hosts TV’s Time Team at the castle.

There’ll be a range of activities and talks, including:

  • Visit the Time Team Geodome
  • Guided walks around the castle
  • Environmental archaeology demonstrations
  • Mock excavation activity
  • Try on a medieval costume
  • Plus lots more, including blacksmithing, stonemasonry – and Roman & Anglo-Saxon poop identification!

Find full information and individual talk/event timings on the Corfe Castle website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/corfe-castle/events/e34421ba-9d65-4ccd-b959-867b86fe948f

In addition to the Time Team weekend special, Corfe Castle’s Festival of Archaeology continues with the following events:

  • Monday 21st & Monday 28th July: Drop-in Family Day at North Barn
  • Wednesday 23rd July: Meet the Purbeck Estate’s Heritage Archaeology Ranger Team
  • Tuesday 29th July: Guided walk – The Rings & Corfe Common, 10am – 12.30pm
  • Wednesday 30th July: Guided walk – A Tale of Two Mills, 2pm – 3pm
  • Thursday 31st July: Time Team at Wytch Farm talk at Castle View Welcome Centre, 7pm – 9.30pm

The full schedule and details of events, plus more events at Corfe Castle over the summer, can be found on the National Trust website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/corfe-castle/events