Ambarvalia @ Bignor Roman Villa
25 May 2024 to 02 June 2024
10.00 to 15.30
Come and celebrate the Roman festival of agriculture, Ambarvalia, at Bignor Roman Villa. From Saturday 25th May through to and including Sunday 2nd June. (Please note the site will be closed Tuesday 28th May) 10:00am to 3:30pm (10:00am to 1:30pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday) Activities include:
🕵♂️ Roman produce trail – Follow our Roman farm themed trail around the Villa and win a little prize.
🌾 Have-a-go flour milling – Using our replica quern stones, try your hand at corn grinding using corn from the farm.
🐑 Have-a-go wool spinning – A popular Roman pastime. Using a drop spindle, create your own piece of yarn from wool from the farm. 🫘 Plant a broad bean – Broad beans were a popular nutritious snack for the Romans. Plant your own to take away with you in a bio- degradable pot.
🖼 Mosaic making – Using paper mosaic pieces, create your own mosaic plate to take away with you.
🏛 Make a dedication to Ceres, goddess of agriculture – Leave a farm- themed drawing at Ceres’ shrine, it will help us to have a good harvest!
🏺⚔️Raven Tor Living History Group
🏺⚔️ (Thursday 30th & Friday 31st May) With fabulous displays and demonstrations of pre-historic and ancient arts, crafts and warfare. ************************************************************************ Normal Villa admissions apply All activities are included in the Villa admission however, donations towards the activities are always gratefully received.
