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A Guided Tour of Chysauster Ancient Village

Chysauster Farm, Newmill, Penzance, Cornwall, TR20 8XA

  • 15 Sep 2025
  • In person
  • Pre-booking required

Join our expert volunteer for a free guided tour of this fascinating site

As part of the 2025 Heritage Open Days Festival , we are inviting you to join us for an exclusive free guided tou r. At Chysauster Ancient Village you will be exploring one of the best examples of a Roman-British village in Britain. Between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD, some 50 to 70 people lived here on a ‘village street’ of nine stone-walled ‘courtyard houses’, a type of building found only in west Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

The tour will take place on Monday 15 September at 11:00 am and will last approx 1.5 hours . Meet at the car park.

Timings & Tours

Monday 15 September:
11:00

Location & directions

Chysauster Farm, Newmill, Penzance, Cornwall, TR20 8XA

Directions:
Please meet at the site car park
Contact on day:
English Heritage
Telephone number:
+447880480811

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking required
Booking conditions:
Booking is essential via Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-guided-tour-of-chysauster-ancient-village-tickets-1520046001509
Booking contact name:
English Heritage
Booking telephone number:
+447880480811
Booking email:
[email protected]
Booking website:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-guided-tour-of-chysauster-ancient-village-tickets-1520046001509
Alternative booking website:
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/chysauster-ancient-village/
Booking opens:
23 Jul 2025 12:00 AM
Booking closes:
14 Sep 2025 12:00 AM

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:
15
Est. tour duration:
1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)

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