Creating with Clay the Roman Way, on Ashtead Common with Leatherhead Museum and City Rangers
Ashtead Common Estate Office, Woodfield Road, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 2DU
Join the team from Leatherhead Museum and Ashtead Common Rangers to find out about the colourful history of the Villa and tile kilns, and get hands-on by shaping and decorating your own clay tile or finger pot the Roman way!
Ashtead Common has a rich history with Scheduled Ancient Monuments on site including the Lowther Villa and Roman Tile Kilns. This fascinating site pioneered Roman clay tile industries in England as far back as the 1st Century AD, as the Romans made conquest across the South East. Local clay was quarried, shaped and fired using experimental techniques, then distributed across the local area for fine villa rooves and steam-heated bath houses. Whilst the remains of the kilns and villas are safely covered underground, the site speaks through its boundary ditches, quarry pits and spoil heaps as well as the nearby ancient earthworks on the crown of the hill, topped by the fabulous King Oak.
Please note clay activity requires booking: one booking = 1 child and accompanying adult to supervise. Recommended for children aged 5years and over.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 07 September:
- 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
Location & directions
Ashtead Common Estate Office, Woodfield Road, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 2DU
- Directions:
- Follow the signs from Woodfield Entrance (opposite Ashtead Railway Station) to the Roman Villa on Ashtead Common National Nature Reserve
- Contact on day:
- Victoria Russell
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Visit the Roman Villa between 12-4pm, no booking required. 1.5km walk to site, and back again. Please allow 30mins for the walk each way (prior to your activity booking time) Clay activity requires booking: one booking = 1 child and accompanying adult to supervise. Recommended for children aged 5years and over.
- Booking contact name:
- Victoria Russell
- Booking website:
- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creating-with-clay-the-roman-way-ashtead-common-tickets-938314252187
- Booking opens:
- 03 Jul 2024 12:00 AM
- Booking closes:
- 05 Sep 2024 08:00 AM
Accessibility details
Requires a 1.5km walk onto site. The site is a nature reserve with unsurfaced routes and uneven ground. Some hilly terrain and may be muddy underfoot after prolonged wet weather. Well-behaved dogs on leads welcome. Please clean up after your dog. Basic hand-washing facilities available for clay activities. Please note there are no other facilities available on site.
Additional information
- Max no of people per tour:
- 8
- Est. tour duration:
- 1 hour(s)
