Events

2026 programme

Yate and District Archaeology Group normally meets every month (except July and August) at Poole Court, Yate BS37 5PP, just north of Bristol. Meetings are generally on the 3rd Wednesday of the month and start at 7.30pm with tea and coffee from 7.00pm.

Every year, we are proud to host knowledgeable speakers giving lectures on a huge range of topics related to all aspects of archaeology, both locally and from further afield. In the summer, instead of talks, we arrange trips to interesting sites in the region.

Talks typically cover local archaeological sites and discoveries, as well as topics of broader relevance. There is something to suit all interests.

Everyone is welcome - come along and bring a friend! You don't need to be a member to attend, but it will save you money (find out about membership). You don't have to book a seat in advance - just turn up!

21st January 2026

Tony Roberts - Archaeoscan, highlights of 2025

Tony is a regular speaker to the group. It is always an entertaining evening, hearing what he has been getting up to during the previous year

Saxon face in Gloucester Cathedral crypt © John W. Schulze

18th February 2026

Simon Draper - Anglo-Saxon Gloucestershire

Another popular speaker, telling us about what we can glean of Anglo-Saxon life in Gloucestershire and how the Anglo-Saxons' mark can still be seen in the landscape

18th March 2026

Professor Tom James - Rediscovering the lost medieval royal palace at Clarendon, Wiltshire

Emeritus Professor Tom James, a renowned expert on the medieval and early modern period, tells us about the marvellous palace of Clarendon that was abandoned and left to decay in the 17th century

Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Clarendon Castle © Jim Linwood

15th April 2026

Cat Lodge - Archaeological secrets of the National Trust

A welcome visit from the National Trust regional archaeologist for the South West, giving a perspective on the archaeology that the National Trust is looking after.

20th May 2026

Toby Jones - Newport medieval ship

Toby, curator of the project, will tell us about the medieval ship found during development work in Newport in 2002.

Newport medieval ship in the foundations of the Riverfront Arts Centre, Newport © Owain

17th June 2026

Gemma Bond - From post-Roman back to the Iron Age

Gemma gives us an update on the complex twists and turns in our understanding of Crickley Hill

16th September 2026

Richard Stride - Women in ancient Sparta

Richard has extensive experience teaching about the classical world to colleges and in the wider educational environment. Here he focusses on women in the classical world, a subject that only rarely gets attention.

21st October 2026

Elaine Cook - Keynsham Abbey - characters and events

18th November 2026

Rebecca Dumbleton - Summary of 2026 in South Gloucestershire

A talk, straight from the council archaeology team, on interesting archaeological discoveries/activities that happened during 2026

South Gloucestershire archaeological sites from Know your place

9th December 2026 - second Wednesday of the month

Zilla and David Savage - Siston 2026

An update on one of our most active local archaeology projects

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