Tales from the bone floor room: uncovering the everyday histories of King John's House

With unique access to the bone floor room of King John's House, which is currently closed following a catastrophic fire in 2025, visitors will see first-hand the damage caused to our medieval building, observe the beginnings of restoration work and see clues to the building's past, including the surviving section of rare bone floor, one of only a few in the UK. Outside, interpretation panels in the gardens will explore the lives of the people who lived and worked at King John's House over 800 years of changing uses and shifting fortunes, researched with the aid of findmypast. Visitors will also see collections volunteers painstakingly cleaning historic objects salvaged from the fire, while children can follow a fun fact-filled activity trail around the site.

Timings

Saturday 19 September:

1000-1600

Location & directions

King Johns House, 13 Church Street, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8BT

Directions:

King John’s House and Museum is located in Romsey’s historic centre, just a stone’s throw from Romsey Abbey and the town’s historic Market Place. Romsey is within easy reach of Southampton, Winchester and Salisbury and less than 4 miles from the M27. King John’s House and Museum is approximately 10 minutes’ walk from Romsey Station, which has regular train services to Southampton and Salisbury. Although King John’s House does not have its own parking, Romsey has several car parks, the closest being the medium-stay Lortemore Place Car Park located immediately behind our site.

Contact on day:

Ben Coleman

Telephone number:

+441794652832

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Please note that several of the paths around the gardens are gravelled. There are wheelchair-accessible routes located in the gardens to avoid a small flight of steps.

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