Saxons Vs Vikings: Choose Your Side!
Museum of the Iron Age, Andover · 19 October to 18 December 2026
Image: Museum of the Iron AgeA free family trail at the Museum of the Iron Age in Andover, running through the autumn school term. Visitors choose a Saxon or Viking side and complete five interactive challenges around the museum, including handling a weapon, designing an emblem, practising a war cry, building a shield wall and cracking a secret code. The activities are set against the build-up to the Battle of Edington in 878.
Highlights
- Free trail on the museum's open days, 10am to 4pm
- Five challenges including handling a weapon and cracking a code
- Set against the 878 build-up to the Battle of Edington
Getting there
Museum of the Iron Age, SP10 1DP
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Image: Andover Museum and Museum of the Iron AgeAndover Museum and Museum of the Iron Age
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