Norfolk Heritage Explorer

This year Norfolk Historic Environment Service has been hosting two Community Archaeology Training Placements funded by the Council for British Archaeology. These placements last for a year and are intended to provide the trainees with the skills they need to work with volunteers and run their... read more

This weekend Norfolk Historic Environment Service’s Community Archaeology team taught members of the Ludham Community Archive Group how to carry out their own test pit excavation. As well as the weather being great the test pit yielded a number of interesting finds including worked flint and... read more

On Sunday visitors were invited to go behind the scenes at Gressenhall Farm & Workhouse museum as part of Norfolk’s Heritage open day. Norfolk Historic Environment Service archaeologists showed visitors how to discover the archaeology in their area as well as how to use the new Norfolk... read more

Today the Norfolk Historic Environment Service’s Community Archaeology team taught members of the Shadwell estate how to dig and record their own test pits. Finds from the test pit included a large number of pottery sherds and a number hobnails. A great time was had by all. read more

The Gressenhall Farm & Workhouse museum returned to the 1940’s with the Village at war weekend. The Norfolk Historic Environment Service were on hand to show visitors displays highlighting Norfolk’s Second World War heritage,... read more

Polkey's Mill and Reedham Marsh Steam Engine House will be open on Sunday 9 September as a part of the Heritage Open Days event. The sites will both be open from 12:30-16:00 and the mill will be working, wind permitting! There is no vehicular access to the site, but there are moorings and a... read more