Friends of Butser Ancient Farm

16/03/2026

👋 Come and join us at this Saturday as we join them on Heritage Crafts Open Day.

🪙 Visit our stall to strike your own Butser coin
ℹ️Find out how our fundraising supports Butser Ancient Farm
📃 Ask about taking out a membership or becoming a sponsor

🗓️ Sat 21 Mar
⏰ 10:00 - 16:00
📍 Butser Ancient Farm, Chalton Lane Hampshire, PO8 0BG

Thanks to generous support from East Hampshire District Council, residents from East Hampshire can secure FREE ENTRY for a unique day at Butser Ancient Farm

🔗 https://www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/calendar/try-heritage-crafts

12/03/2026

Throwing back to September 2023 when our chair Steve, was at the Farm for a Saxon Cookery workshop with the Saxon Forager...

08/03/2026

Today, on International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the incredible women who have shaped, supported and championed the Friends of Butser Farm charity.

From the visionary founders who helped bring the organisation to life, to the dedicated members and supporters who continue to give their time, energy and passion — your contribution keeps the spirit of Butser alive.

Thank you for helping preserve the past, support the present, and inspire future generations. Happy International Women’s Day to all the amazing women in our community.

05/03/2026

📚Celebrating world book day with Ebb & Flow written by Butser’s very own Tiffany Francis-Baker who is the new Head of Marketing and Design at the Farm

And Eat Like A Viking/Halfling by Craig Brooks who runs Saxon cookery workshops at the farm.

Drop your favourite Butser related book in the comments 👇🏻

01/03/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Dydd Gŵyl Dewi

In 2020 our funding helped to rethatch the reconstructed Moel y Gerddi Roundhouse at Butser.

Read more: www.butser.org.uk/moelygerddi.html

25/11/2025

17/10/2025

📖 Butser BookFest is this weekend! 📚

Come and celebrate autumn, literature and creativity with us on October 18th and 19th. Meet your favourite authors and get your books signed by at the quirkiest Waterstones stall ever, set up in an Iron Age roundhouse. Settle in for inspiring talks, moving poetry and creative workshops throughout the weekend.

When you’re not listening to bestselling writers, you can:
🎨 Browse the wares of talented craftspeople and traders
🏹 Try your hand at chalk carving or drop-in archery and medieval calligraphy sessions
🍴 Fuel your imagination with tasty treats from The Cookhouse Street Food Van
🧶 Explore the whimsical Forgotten Fleece Tales stall
✨ Take an in-depth workshop with masters of wordcraft and illustration

And on Sunday, experience Saxon and skaldic music, and an epic Norse poem performed to lyre and song ⚔

Join us for a weekend where books, history and creativity come alive in a place like no other!

Explore the full festival programme here:

Butser Book Festival 2025 18th & 19th October Discover a world of books, nature and storytelling! An incredible two days of autumnal creativity, entertainment and inspiration with bestselling writers! Join us for our next book festival celebrating words, worldbuilding and the wilderness that inspi....

12/10/2025

At today’s Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Butser Ancient Farm, our Chair, Steve Cummins reflected on the things we choose to give our time to. Not least because several of our members chose to come together on a Sunday morning, because we care about the Farm. That’s something worth celebrating.

So, as Steve said, “Thank you. Thank you for showing up, physically or remotely, not just this morning, but throughout the year. Thank you for lending your time and your energy to something that has meaning.

We all choose how we use our time, and I’m very grateful to be spending it with all of you.”

We were pleased to be on site at Butser Ancient Farm for this year’s meeting, immersed in the site we exist to support.

27/09/2025

🍎 Apple Weekend

🛖 We’ve had a fantastic first day at the Ancient Technology Centre’s Apple weekend and we can’t wait to welcome you again tomorrow.

🗓️ 28 September
🕰️ 10am - 4pm

🎟️ Available at the gate: £10 per Adult /£5 for children
Under 4s free

It is advisable to bring cash for all vendors on site site to variable phone & WiFi signals

25/09/2025

🍎 Apple Weekend

🛖 We’ll be at the Ancient Technology Centre’s Apple weekend this Saturday & Sunday - come and say hello & engage with us as we promote our endeavours supporting Butser Ancient Farm

🗓️ 27 & 28 September
🕰️ 10am - 4pm

🎟️ Available at the gate: £10 per Adult /£5 for children
Under 4s free

It is advisable to bring cash for all vendors on site site to variable phone & WiFi signals

21/09/2025

☀️Equinox festival

🛖 We’re looking forward to seeing you at the second day of the Equinox Festival at Butser Ancient Farm today

🔮 Want to know what the future holds…? Pick a rune from the bag for just £2 and learn your future - and take the rune home with you.

🎁 Our new Sponsor A Student gift packs are now available in support of our schools bursary - ask us for more details!

19/09/2025

Friends of Butser Ancient Farm
Registered Charity No 1039961

Friends of Butser Ancient Farm - Annual General Meeting

Dear Friends,

I am pleased to give notice that the Friends of Butser Ancient Farm will hold our forty-ninth Annual General Meeting at 10:30 on Sunday 12 October 2025 in one of the Saxon Halls at Butser Ancient Farm (postcode PO8 0BG).

There is no charge to attend the AGM, and you are welcome to attend in person or via a zoom link: Join Zoom Meeting

The Annual General Meeting will consider:

1. Welcome by the Chair
2. Apologies
3. Minutes of the 2024 Annual General Meeting
4. Matters Arising
5. Chair’s Update
6. Membership Report
7. Treasurer’s Report
8. Any Other Business
9. Report and Update from the Farm
10. Talks by the two recipients of student bursaries:
o Kim Devereux-West
o Francesca Lam

The full agenda pack and relevant papers can be posted on request, please let me know if you would like a copy, otherwise they will be published on our website https://www.friendsofbutser.org one week before the meeting. If you are planning to attend, I would be grateful if you can let me know by return.

Yours sincerely,

Steve Cummins
Chair
Friends of Butser Ancient Farm