Yule at Sutton Hoo

Celebrate Yule at Sutton Hoo. Discover what the festive period meant to the Anglo-Saxons living 1500 years ago and find out where many of our traditions came from.

In the High Hall exhibition find out how the people buried at Sutton Hoo’s Royal Burial Ground might have celebrated this time of year, then venture inside Tranmer House to discover what Christmas was like across the decades.

Find out how Edith Pretty spent some of her Christmases with extracts from her travel diaries or what Christmas was like for archaeologists working at Sutton Hoo during the 1980s. Enjoy decorations created by the Busy Bees volunteer sewing team, inspired by objects discovered at Sutton Hoo.

Event name:
Yule at Sutton Hoo
Price:
Multiple prices - see website for further details.
Start time:
10:30
End time:
15:30