Join us at the spectacular Ancient Technology Centre and explore hands-on living history. Meet the Saxon Forager Living History displays & demonstrations Scrummy tea and homemade cake Wool washing, daubing, breadmaking Pole lathing, textiles, blacksmithing Young archaeologist—dig for artefacts Storytelling and more Cranborne Middle School entrance, Damerham Road, Cranborne, Dorset BH21 5RP
Adults £10, Children £5, under-4s free Tickets available on the gate and via Eventbrite. Family tickets available £30 for two adults and up to five children.
Dark Ages day July 2022 (jpg)
DownloadOutside event organisers hire the Ancient Technology Centre to hold events for the general public. Any ticket sales or enquiries for these events should be directed to the organisers. For more information about hiring our site please call 01725 517618 or email atc@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk.
Due to the nature of the site there are areas which may prove to be challenging to access during a visit and especially when dark or during periods or wet or inclement weather. If you have any concerns regarding accessibility please call the centre on 01725 517618.
The Ancient Technology Centre is used on a daily basis by school groups, we kindly ask that you respect the site by leaving it as you found it.
· Please take your rubbish away with you.
· Please be aware this is a no smoking site
· Unfortunately dogs are not permitted on-site due to livestock.
If you park in the School car park please be respectful to our neighbours:
· Please only park in designated areas, please do not park on the grass.
· Please do not smoke on-site
· Please be aware that dogs are not permitted on-site, even if they are left in cars, which we wholeheartedly discouraged!
· And under no circumstances let your dogs toilet in the school grounds!
There are a few B&Bs and holiday accommodation in the village
The Inn at Cranborne - http://www.theinnatcranborne.co.uk/
La Fosse | B&B and Restaurant - http://la-fosse.com/
Sheaf of Arrows - http://www.sheafofarrows.co.uk/rooms
Gold Oak Farm - https://www.holidaylogcabins.co.uk/
And campsites are all within 5 miles of Cranborne.
www.hillcottagefarmcampingandcaravanpark.co.uk/
http://hillsidecampsite.co.uk/new/
http://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/campsites/uk/dorset/wimborne/verwood
Jaminaround is special night of top quality music and storytelling in the unique, enchanted and intimate setting of our Earthouse. Find out more when their next event is.
Due to the nature of the site there are areas which may prove to be challenging to access during a visit and especially when dark or during periods or wet or inclement weather. If you have any concerns regarding accessibility please call the centre on 01725 517618.
In a field on the outskirts of Cranborne village, there is a hill, and it has a door…
One of Dorset’s best kept secrets, the Earthouse is a 200-seat theatre – lit by lamplight and fire-light. Here audiences sit on wooden benches, under an earth roof, held up by 21 huge oak tree trunks… they come to listen to stories. The Ancient Technology Centre works with the Crick Crack Club to bring some of the finest contemporary performance storytellers to this fabulous off-beat venue – turning it into a cinema of the imagination.
‘I was spellbound – I don’t use the word lightly’ THE TIMES
‘the art of storytelling is in the surest, safest hands here’ REMOTE GOAT
For those wishing to book tickets for future storytelling events, we strongly recommend joining the Crick Crack Club's mailing list so you are notified when tickets go on sale.
Due to the nature of the site there are areas which may prove to be challenging to access during a visit and especially when dark or during periods or wet or inclement weather. If you have any concerns regarding accessibility please call the centre on 01725 517618.
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