Delving in history of an ancient farmstead

Visitors to Manor Farm in Thornholme near Bridlington will learn how excavations have revealed a farmstead dating back to the Romano British period and why recent geophysical evidence suggests that the farmstead is much larger than the excavations reveal.

Mrs Shipley said: “There’s so much to learn about how the site lies in relation to the wider landscape of the Yorkshire Wolds and Holderness flats. I will lead a guided site walk and talk which will include the site of the Romano British settlement and an area of Medieval earthworks. After the walk, we will continue to discuss how farming and archaeology run alongside each other over a cheese and wine supper.”

Mrs Shipley also runs Manor Farm Beef, a speciality grass fed pedigree beef business, with her husband, Chris.

The event on Sunday 28 July from 5pm until 7pm, falls on the final day of the 23rd Festival of Archaeology which is coordinated by the Council for British Archaeology.

Tickets cost £5 and are bookable and payable in advance, contact Mrs Shipley on 01262 490354 or 07912 941333 or email [email protected]. The ticket price includes a cheese and wine supper.