Springfield Lyons Bronze Age Enclosure Tours

*Please note that this event is cancelled*

This is a fantastic opportunity to explore one of the forgotten gems of Chelmsford’s history, a Bronze Age enclosure used as the home of an important chief around 850 BC.

With the help of local historians, visitors will learn what life was like in this special corner of prehistoric Chelmsford, when swords were forged, strange rituals were carried out and the land was used as a cemetery. Visitors can look at the Bronze Age enclosure itself, which is very well preserved while enjoying the peaceful oasis of green space sandwiched between commercial and residential areas. Organisers will describe how the site was the home of an important Chelmsford chief towards the end of the Bronze Age while being part of a Stonehenge-like ritual landscape which included a mortuary enclosure, Neolithic enclosure and nationally important cursus monument, all now lost.

Local historians will take small groups of visitors on a tour inside the Bronze Age enclosure, teaching them why it was built and what life was like for the inhabitants, before showing them the archaeological pits left from the excavation of the adjacent Anglo-Saxon cemetery. The tour will end with a viewing of a Second World War pillbox located in peaceful woodland to the east of the enclosure.

Visitors are free to take photos, and while the site is great for picnics, there is a
well-stocked café at a nearby Longacre garden centre. What3words location thus.exact.blues. As you leave the roundabout from Cuton Hall Lan.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 07 September:

1000-1600. Tours: 1100, 1300 & 1500 | Cancelled

Sunday 08 September:

1000-1600. Tours: 1100, 1300 & 1500 | Cancelled

Saturday 14 September:

1000-1600. Tours: 1100, 1300 & 1500 | Cancelled

Sunday 15 September:

1000-1600. Tours: 1100, 1300 & 1500 | Cancelled

Location & directions

North-east of Chelmer Village Way, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 5AR

Directions:

What3words location thus.exact.blues. As you leave the roundabout from Cuton Hall Lane to Chelmer Village Way and descend downhill, there is an information board and public footpath sign visible on the left-hand side, you can take this foot path or the next footpath where there will be a temporary sign board.

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking required

Booking conditions:

Please advise if you need to cancel to enable us to give the space to another.

Booking website:

https://www.chelmsfordhod.co.uk

Booking opens:

17 Jul 2024 12:00 AM

Booking closes:

05 Sep 2024 12:00 AM

Accessibility details

Suitable footwear should be worn as the site is a field.

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:

18

Est. tour duration:

1 hour(s) 0 minute(s)

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