Amesbury History Centre

20/06/2026

20/06/2026

✨✨We had a great time today dressed as all sorts of historical characters and giving 'Archie the Aurochs' his debut outing✨ ✨

Come and meet Archie at Salisbury Plain Armed Forces Day tomorrow 😁

https://www.stonehengechamber.co.uk/event-details/armed-forces-day-2026-1

Well done to The Stonehenge Chamber and the Amesbury Carnival & Show 2026 committee for putting on a 1st class event and to all the floats and walking groups who took part.

Amesbury Scout Group
1st Boscombe Down Scout Group
Amesbury Junior Football Club
Bertie Coy

18/06/2026

Perfect Pit Stop for Stonehenge Summer Solstice visitors this weekend - come and see us at Amesbury History Centre.

We are just 2 1/2 miles from the Stones, in the town of Amesbury, where you might be staying or can seek cafes, pubs, post office and petrol.

Amesbury History Centre tells the story of mesolithic peoples visiting Amesbury 5000 years before Stonehenge was built!
With a cafe selling homemade cakes, scones, great coffee, tea and milkshakes it's a perfect pit stop.
Fully accessible facilities, dogs welcome and fab children's activities.

Open daily 9.30am - 3.30pm except closed all day Wednesday and Sunday afternoons.

Special summer solstice bus services are running between Salisbury, Amesbury and Stonehenge on 20 & 21 June. Service 331, 332, 333 & 334.

Combine a visit with Amesbury Carnival on Saturday and Armed Forces Day on Sunday. Check out https://www.amesburycarnival.co.uk/

Amesbury Carnival & Show 2026

18/06/2026

Amesbury History Centre and Amesbury Mayor Dr Monica Devendran unve...

15/06/2026

Amesbury History Centre was over the moon to host The Wild Block Co. on Saturday.

One participant, The Youth Fairy Salisbury , Melanie Beardsley said "it was such a calm, creative experience, learning the traditional art of block printing and taking time to slow down and be present. There was something so therapeutic about focusing on the patterns, colours, and process."

At the end of the workshop Melanie was
"Feeling refreshed, inspired, and grateful for such a relaxing and enjoyable day." ✨

If you like to try new activities, learn heritage crafts or hear about interesting historical subjects please keep your 👀 on Amesbury History Centre social media or our website.

12/06/2026

⚽🏟️ We're ready for the football 🏟️⚽
Can you help identify the flags?

Enjoy a brew and homemade cakes and scones in our cafe.
And browse around the exhibition floor learning all sorts of things about your home town.

Open 9.30am til 3.30pm daily except all day Wednesday and Sunday afternoon.

Dogs welcome, fully accessible facilities and fun children's activities.

08/06/2026

🧹Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Talk by Julia Phillips of University of Bristol.🧹
Thu 16 Jul 7pm at Amesbury History Centre

The talk looks at the presence of witches in our entertainment culture, especially how they adapted and reinvented themselves to match the changes in society from one decade to the next.

Julia Phillips is Hon Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Her main research interests are the history of witchcraft and the emergence and development of modern Pagan Witchcraft in the 20th century.

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05/06/2026

💚🤍 It's Wiltshire Day today....have a good one and visit your local history centre in Amesbury 🤍💚

Celebrated annually on June 5th, this special day commemorates the county's rich heritage and marks the date the 'Bustard Flag' was first flown in 2007. The alternating green and white stripes on the flag represent the lush grass of the downs and the chalk beneath, while the central Great Bustard (the world's heaviest flying bird) celebrates the successful reintroduction of the species to Salisbury Plain.

03/06/2026

National Volunteers Week 2026

Thank you to all 46 volunteers who keep Amesbury History Centre open to the public. Each person brings their own set of skills, know how, spare time and enthusiasm. And it varies from person to person, which makes it such a great team to be a part of.