Chichester YAC

20/10/2026

13/10/2026

We need you!

This October half term, Fishbourne Roman Palace is seeking new recruits to join the ranks of the Roman Army!

From Monday 26th to Friday 30th October our young visitors can join up as a trainee Roman soldier. Once enlisted the new recruits will take part in military exercises in the Palace Gardens and get stuck into daily activities.

From writing their name in Roman letters to mastering sword and shield practice the new recruits will learn what it was like to be a Roman soldier and the skills they needed for combat!

As well as dressing up in uniform, they will learn about the medicines used 2000 years ago and how soldiers would spend their leisure time.

🎃 There will also be a Pumpkin Trail through the Palace gardens – a gentle nod to Halloween's ancient roots in Samhain, the Celtic festival marking the turning of the year.

This event is suitable for all ages.

📅 Monday 26th October to Friday 30th October
⏰ 10am to 4pm
🎟️ Admission: Included with general admission tickets. Members go free
Activities: Additional £1 per participant, purchased upon arrival.

Visit the link in our bio for more details 👆

10/10/2026

We were joined by the military today to look at their road. Great morning looking at maps, artefacts and measuring for a side street.

07/09/2026

It's a mystery! ... Wolfhampcote is a deserted medieval village, once called Ufelmscote in the Domesday Book, abandoned by the late 1300s.
Local legend says it was wiped out by the Black Death brought by refugees from London, though there’s no evidence for this.

More likely, a few cottages survived the plague, but as villagers struggled to work the land, they drifted to more prosperous places. The Lord of the Manor then turned the land over to sheep grazing.

On Christopher Saxton’s 1637 map, it appears as Wulfencote. Today, what’s left includes a cottage, a farmhouse, the old vicarage, and most notably, the lone Church of St Peter standing in a field. The village straddles the counties of Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.

05/09/2026

A great morning digging and finds processing on the Goodwood Estate along with Chichester & District Archaeology Society Thanks to James Kenny and Steven Cleverly for inviting us along.

31/08/2026

We'll be there Saturday with the young archaeologists.

31/08/2026

Bignor Roman Villa will be open tomorrow for Bank Holiday Monday from 10am, last entry 3:30pm.

Unfortunately the Sunflower Maze is now closed for 2026.

31/08/2026

https://sussexpast.co.uk/whats-on/heritage-open-days-2026-fishbourne-roman-palace/

Join us at the largest Roman residence in the UK for free from 11 - 13 September

12/08/2026

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24/07/2026

Celebrates the Festival of Archaeology today at Fishbourne Roman Palace A tour from Tiberius Claudius Togidubnus himself and then various activities. Thanks to Amanda and her team for making it possible for us.