Events - Worcestershire Archive & Archaeology Service

Join Worcestershire Archaeology for a special off-site open day, with fascinating finds from Milestone Ground, Broadway. Chat to the archaeologists and see some of wonderful finds uncovered over the last year, from prehistory to the Anglo-Saxon era.

Free – book your free timed entry ticket now.

Generously funded by Wychavon District Council.

Join Archivists behind the scenes for a tour of what is unique, special and treasured about Worcestershire Archives and their wonderful collections. Highlights will include a letter sent from Titanic, Shakespeare’s Marriage bond, documents from the reign of King Charles I and II and the Worcestershire photographic survey.

An annual day of 8 talks celebrating and sharing recent investigations in Worcestershire, run by Explore the Past – the county Archive & Archaeology Service.

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This year’s talks will include:

• Discovery of Roman swords in Willersey
• Updates from Milestone Ground – 14 month excavation of prehistoric to Saxon archaeology in Broadway
• Fascinating Finds of 2025
• 30 years of environmental archaeology in Worcestershire
• Your discoveries – highlights from the Portable Antiquities Scheme of local metal detecting and public finds

Book now to join the talks live! Attend in person at The Hive, this includes refreshments on arrival, at morning break and afternoon break.

Standard ticket (£23)

Under 30s ticket (£11)

Supporter ticket (£26) – help encourage archaeologists of the future with a small contribution towards the subsidised under 30s tickets. As a thank you, you will receive the talk records in addition to your day ticket.

Explore the Past is on its travels.

Join us at Malvern Library where we will be on hand to give you advice about researching your family history. With our years of experience we can offer handy hints and tips to help you get started. Please note that this event is a Q&A and resource overview, not extensive one-to-one assistance with research

No booking necessary.

For more information please Contact us – explorethepast.co.uk

Worcestershire Archives collects a broad range of documents and formats from a wide range of groups and individuals across the county.  This is an opportunity for potential depositors to drop in and have a chat with one of our archivists about  the types of archives we collect and how to deposit with us.

Please  do not bring archives with you as we will be unable to accept and process collections on the day.

No booking required.

To mark the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth we are offering a special Behind The Scenes Tour!

Jane may not have been from Worcestershire but she had strong connections with the County. She was a relative of the Sandys family – her nieces married into it – and had connections with the Lyttleton family too. Come and explore Jane’s family tree and see documents and drawings that shed light on Regency Worcestershire.

Light refreshments included.