Stanwick Lakes Heritage Open Day

Step into history at Stanwick Lakes on Saturday 20th September, celebrating the incredible natural and built heritage of the Nene Valley!

🌀 It’s National Spinning in Public Day!
Join the Northants Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers to try spinning and see natural dyeing in action.

🏛️ Longthorpe Legion Roman Camp
Explore Roman life in the Nene Valley from 2,000 years ago.

⚔️ Bifrost Guard Viking Camp
Get stuck into Viking crafts, weapon demos, and life in a warrior encampment.

🔥 Heritage Blacksmithing
Watch blacksmith John Wills work metal magic in our crafting barn.

🗺️ Heritage Trail
Collect a map from the Visitor Centre and find the marker stones that trace 10,000 years of human activity on the Stanwick Lakes site.

⛰️ Bronze Age Round Barrow
Visit our 4,000-year-old burial monument—an ancient feat of landscape engineering.

🌿 Heritage Gardens
Discover how plants were used for medicine, food, and dyeing.

🏺 Heritage Museum
Uncover artefacts, tools, and stories from every era of local life.

🛩️ 384th Bombardment Group Museum Exhibition
Learn about the USAAF history of the Nene Valley and the efforts to build a museum at Grafton Underwood airbase.

🖼️ Northants & Rutland Open Studios
Meet guest artists showcasing work inspired by heritage, craft, and the natural world.

🍃 Nature Crafts
Drop in for nature-inspired craft activities throughout the day.

With thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and players for supporting our heritage projects.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 20 September:

10am - 4pm

Location & directions

Stanwick, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 6GY

Directions:

Stanwick Lakes is situated off the Stanwick roundabout on the A45 in East Northamptonshire between Wellingborough (eight miles away) and Thrapston (seven miles away). The postcode for Sat Nav directions is NN9 6GY. Car parking charges apply. As an environmental charity, parking fees provide the charity with income to support the upkeep of the nature reserve. Up to 2 hours £3.40 Up to 4 hours £4.90 All day £6.40 Opening hours: Site: 7.00am - 7.pm Visitor Centre: 9.30am - 5.pm

Contact on day:

Nadia Norman

Telephone number:

+441933625522

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Additional information

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