“Sutton Hoo, one of the greatest archaeological finds ever found in Britain. The site lay undisturbed for 1,300 years and changed the way we thought about our ancestors. It was the ultimate discovery, the ship burial of an Anglo-Saxon king and his most treasured possessions." (National Trust Properties)
My first visit here was in the late 80s with my folks. We were staying in a little cottage in cottage in Shottisham (a village consisting of a big hill, a couple of extra lanes, a church, a mill, and a thatched pink pub called the Sorrel Horse .
Back to the daytrip! We could walk anywhere we liked, in the 80s, over mounds and almost touch the artefacts. Now everything is suped up and seems a lot further away (literally - a lot of the treasures are housed in the British Museum ). Still a nice old fella gave a talk about what life would have been like and social hierarchy, and then there was a fire drill! There are also lots of routes to take around the mounds and get good views of Woodbridge and the River Deben.
So to sum up, If you are interested in history, like the outdoors and walking this is well worth the money -NOT cheap. And so began our annual membership to the National Trust, a fairly illogical way of saving money I know - but following this blog entry will be various musings about National Trust properties most of which I've actually thoroughly enjoyed visiting!
Here's the Archaeology project I did on Sutton Hoo after it likewise captured my fascination during childhood!
ReplyDeletehttp://cypheric.co.uk/cycom/research/shoo/
Some of the links are a bit broken though. Must get round to fixing them one of these days!