********** Sorry - this event is now FULLY BOOKED ************** Saturday 2 March, morning.: Come and join us for a guided tour of some of the remaining World War II defences along the Taunton Stop Line. Find out about the anti-invasion strategy and emergency preparations that took place in Somerset in 1940. BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL […]

7.30pm Wednesday 20th March, 2024 at the Wyndham Hall, Castle Green, Taunton, TA1 4AD Mary Siraut will talk about potwallopers, voting, bribery and violence at the Taunton parliamentary elections, leading to Reform and the town becoming the model of the secret ballot. Booking encouraged by the 19th March by emailing office@sanhs.org or ring 01823 272429 This is […]

Confirmed talks include: 10,000 years of discovery in 45 minutes: The Tintinhull Landscape, its Inhabitants and its Frustrations; Denny Robbins, Tintinhull Local History Group Mick Aston’s Young Archaeologists – The story so far : Nigel Harvey, MAYA The Cheddar Brooch:  Amal Khreisheh, Curator of Archaeology, South West Heritage Trust Cost: £15 per person Booking through […]

Speakers from Wessex Archaeology discuss an excavation undertaken ahead of construction work for a primary school. Friday 5 April, 7.15pm. Holy Trinity Church, Lysander Road, Yeovil, BA20 2BU (parking available on site) Free to YALHS members, guests £2.

Zooarchaeology, the study of animals in an archaeological context.  Friday 5 April, 7.30pm. Lecture Room in Wells Museum, 8 Cathedral Green, Wells, BA5 2EU Non-members £2.

In the Exhibition Room on the first floor of the museum. 11.30am Introduction to the project and exhibition:  Vicky Dawson, Project manager 12.30pm Lunch – plenty of pubs and eateries locally. In the Lecture Hall 1.45pm The challenges and opportunities of interpreting a pottery assemblage in situ: David Dawson & Oliver Kent 3.15pm The Somerset Pottery […]

Non-members are invited to attend this talk. Tuesday 9 April: doors open 6.30pm / AGM 7.00 / talk will start at 7.30. FACES Cafe, 4 - 6 Station Rd, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 1XB Entry £1.00 for members   /  £3.00 for non-members. Car parking is available nearby and is accessible by bus. For further information please visit https://www.wanhs.co.uk

Wednesday 10 April, 7 - 9 pm King Alfred School lecture theatre, Burnham Road, Highbridge, TA9 3EE Guests: £5

Thursday 11th April, 7 pm.  Glastonbury Town Hall (small hall), Magdalene Street, Glastonbury BA6 9EL Cost: GAS members free, visitors £2.  Car park adjacent to Town Hall is free after 6pm.

In 2019, when several very large and unsafe trees had to be removed from the Castle Gardens, next to the Museum, it became obvious that the garden had declined and the weeds, ivy and wild clematis had taken over. Chris Jessop tells the story of the resurrection of this enchanting space. To Register please email: […]

Details on BACAS' website  Excursions page.

Join John for a Guided Walk around this Historic Somerset Town  SATURDAY 20 April 2024       11 a.m. From Church steps, the Square, Axbridge Numbers are limited to 12 people maximum Book with SANHS by 18 April: email office@sanhs.org or ring 01823 272429 Suggested donation £5.             Lunch can be obtained at local venues.