On 21st July 2024, against the beautiful backdrop of Solstice Lake, the Big Bronze Age Boat Launch commenced. The event was a celebration of the Boat Build project, but also a celebration of the rich history of the site. Visitors enjoyed exploring historical foods,...
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Planting the Iron Age – an experiment!
The garden at the Iron Age Settlement is designed to complement the roundhouses, exploring how people would have lived in the Iron Age. Our volunteers have researched what plants were grown in the Iron Age and are now experimenting to see what will grow in this...
Big Bronze Age Boat Build: Experiences of an Archaeologist
As the exciting Big Bronze Age Boat Build continues into 2024, it is exciting to see the shape of the boats develop and start to look more and more like actual vessels. So far, it has taken over 600 hours of physical work to turn the lime trees into what are very soon...
A Year in Review from the Heritage Team (2023)
This year has been a fantastic year for heritage at Stanwick Lakes. Our project teams and volunteers have worked enthusiastically through all weathers – so let's take a look at how they have progressed through 2023! The Big Bronze Age Boat Build After a gathering of...
Big Bronze Age Boat Build – A Boat Builder’s Journey
The Big Bronze Age Boat Build has been a fascinating project so far, but how has it been for the volunteers involved...? Aidan Phillips tells us more My name is Aidan Phillips, having been born in Lincolnshire my parents eventually settled in Northants in the early...
A Super Summer for Heritage Projects!
Summer has been busy here at Stanwick Lakes, with projects and events in full swing! We thoroughly enjoyed launching the Nene Valley Festival on it's opening weekend, which was a huge success despite the heatwave and the huge Sunday afternoon rain downpour! It has...
The build is underway!
Wow, what an exciting two weekends we have had at Stanwick Lakes with the Big Bronze AGE Boat Build! Weekend 1 saw the launch of the boat build, with the volunteers being guided by Dr James Dilley. Logs were stripped of bark and the shaping of the logs started with...
Roundhouse Update – Mud, mud and more mud!
On Tuesday 30th May, the Heritage Team at Stanwick Lakes hosted a "Roundhouse Daub Day" - a chance for communities and the public to come and help our wonderful volunteers with daubing our new roundhouse. We were amazed at how many people joined us and got stuck in....
Coming soon… A bronze Age boat!
Big Bronze Age Boat Build – Stanwick Lakes An ambitious heritage project to build a Bronze Age replica log boat using only traditional tools and techniques is taking place at Stanwick Lakes this year. Supported by Dr James Dilley of Ancient Craft, the project will see...
Heritage Projects – Exciting Updates!
We’ve had such an exciting start to 2023, with all of our heritage projects coming to life, projects that together will explore the hidden heritage of Stanwick Lakes and tell the story of our wonderful site. Restoration of the Bronze Age Bowl Barrow We have had some...