Get ready for a very Saxon summer, Southend Museums annual Anglo Saxon Weekend is back!
Travel back in time and wander through the living Anglo Saxon re-enactment camp for combat displays, traditional textiles and blacksmithing, medicine and cooking demonstrations, and try your hand at axe throwing to see if you have what it takes to be an Anglo Saxon warrior for the kingdom of Essex!
Spend some time in the tent of tales for some lively, traditional storytelling, a popular Anglo Saxon pastime, proving that good stories are truly timeless, before exploring the weekend’s other family friendly activities around the grounds including crafting, potion making, games and face painting.
Unearth the secrets of Saxon Southend in the archaeology tent, hear how archaeologists discovered one of the most important Anglo Saxon finds ever made in Britain just outside the park, and get stuck in yourself in our own dig activity to see what you can find.
Take a break for a close encounter of the cheesy kind with an amazingly oozy toastie from Melt, who will be serving up food including grilled toasties, baps and fresh pastries as well as a range of hot and cold drinks.
Pop inside the Priory to learn how the site transformed from the small Anglo Saxon settlement that founded what would eventually become Southend, to medieval monastery, then Victorian family home and finally into the museum of today.