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Big Battlefield Walks Weekends - Battle of Maldon 991

The Promenade Park, Park Drive, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5JG

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

A chance to visit this decisive Anglo-Saxon - Viking battle.

Late 19th century statue of Ealdorman Byrhtnoth

Late 19th century statue of Ealdorman Byrhtnoth

Glenn Foard Battlefields Trust

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Register of Historic Battlefields in England the Battlefields Trust and its partner organisations are arranging a series of battlefield walks in September 2025 to coincide with Heritage Open Days.

Come and join the Battlefields Trust to explore this Anglo Saxon-Viking battle which took place in 991.

The Battle of Maldon saw the local Anglo-Saxon forces under the leadership of Byrhtnoth, the Ealdorman of Essex defeated by a raiding force of Danes and Norwegian. The battle was commemorated in an Anglo-Saxon poem written a few years later, providing more information about it than any other battle from pre-Norman England.

The walk will tour the battle site, cross the tidal causeway to Northey Island, and finish with a visit to the statue of Ealdorman Byrhtnoth on the promenade at Maldon. The visit will take 2-3 hours.

Tickets are limited to 30 people.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 13 September:
10:30am

Location & directions

The Promenade Park, Park Drive, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5JG

Directions:
Meet outside the Promenade Park public toilet block (What3Words: yours.motorist.relaxing)
Telephone number:
+447585905623

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking required
Booking conditions:
Tickets are available at Eventbrite using the link below. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
Booking contact name:
Steve Davey
Booking email:
[email protected]
Booking website:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1360410026009?aff=oddtdtcreator
Booking opens:
06 Jun 2025 12:00 AM
Booking closes:
06 Sep 2025 12:00 AM

Additional information

Promenade Park Car Park charges are £8.00 for up to 4hrs. Ticket machines currently only accept card payments. Promenade Park toilet blocks include disabled facilities and a Changing Places toilet accessed by Radar key. There are no toilet or catering facilities on Northey Island.

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

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