⭐ Uncover history's deepest mysteries at the Young Archaeologists’ Club (YAC) at Fulham Palace, where curious minds explore real artifacts, hands-on experiments, and exciting excursions!
Highlights
🏛️ Join Fulham Palace’s community archaeologist Alexis Haslam for hands-on activities, experiments, and crafts
🎈 Explore WWII history, Roman London, Iron Age grain storage pits, and Maya civilizations
🚶 Take part in special excursions, including a visit to London's hidden Billingsgate Roman Bath House
🦴 Discover unique historical finds like post-medieval knucklebone floors and Civil War boat bridges
🧩 Develop real archaeological skills while uncovering the secrets left behind by ancient communities
Schedule
📜 WWII (12 Sept 2026) – Discover Fulham Palace’s role as a wartime base and investigate barrage balloons through hands-on archaeology
🏛️ Excursion to Billingsgate Bath House (24 Oct 2026) – Travel to Lower Thames Street to explore 2,000-year-old Roman bathhouse ruins
🦴 Knucklebone Floor (21 Nov 2026) – Uncover post-medieval history and build a miniature model of decorative bone flooring
🏺 Mayans (16 Jan 2027) – Journey into ancient Maya cities, culture, and achievements with hands-on skill-building activities
🌉 A Bridge of Boats (13 Feb 2027) – Explore Civil War engineering feats and build your own boat bridge
🌾 Grain Storage Pits (13 Mar 2027) – Test Iron Age practical experiments to see how ancient communities preserved food through winter
General Info
📅 Date and time: choose directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: approx. 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours per session
📍 Location: Fulham Palace
👤 Age requirement: designed for young minds aged 8–16
♿ Accessibility: Fulham Palace is wheelchair accessible
Description
Discover the secrets hidden beneath our feet with the Young Archaeologists’ Club at Fulham Palace! Led by community archaeologist Alexis Haslam, each monthly session explores a different era of history through engaging activities, practical experiments, and occasional off-site excursions. From investigating WWII barrage balloons and Roman bathhouses to building Iron Age grain pits and Maya artifacts, young archaeologists will learn how to piece together clues from the past. Get your tickets now!
