The Gefrin Trust

We’re still buzzing from our 2025 Festival of Archaeology at Yeavering! Hear from Charlotte and Liam, two of our historical reenactors on site. #festivalofarchaeology #yeavering #adgefrin #northumbria

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The ‘Ripon Jewel’ which was found close to Ripon Cathedral in 1976. Stylistically, it probably dates to the seventh century, and can be viewed in the cathedral treasury. 📷 My own. #SaxonSunday #RiponCathedral

We’ve had a fantastic 2025 Festival of Archaeology at Yeavering. Thank you to all those who came out to site, to learn and share. Particular thanks to our collaborators @arcdurham @adgefrin @aclereenactment. We’re already planning for next year! #FestivalofArchaeology #Yeavering #Northumbria

We’ll be highlighting the stories of our Trustees, including Roger Miket, over the next few months. Stay tuned! #GefrinTrust #Yeavering #Northumbria

We’re here at Yeavering until 4pm! Both the sunshine and Saxons are out in full force! #Yeavering #FestivalofArchaeology #Northumbria

Another well-attended tour of site. We’ve two final tours today — come out and visit us until 4pm!

#Yeavering #FestivalofArchaeology #EarlyMedievalNorthumberland

Go say a hello to Stuart in the ACLE reenactment camp and try your hand at milling grain!

#FestivalofArchaeology #Yeavering #EarlyMedievalNorthumberland

We’re halfway through our second (and final!) day of the Festival of Archaeology at #Yeavering. It’s been brilliant!

We’ve had a fantastic first day. Join us tomorrow for Day 2 of our Festival of Archaeology at Yeavering, Northumberland. Thanks to our co-organisers Ad Gefrin, Durham Archaeology, and Acle. And most of all—thanks to all who showed up! We had a superb turnout!

#Yeavering #EarlyMedievalNorthumbria

Have a find you want identified? Come visit the Portable Antiquities Scheme tomorrow, 2 August 2025 from 10am-4pm.

Geophysical demos continue today and tomorrow. Try your hand at it! #Yeavering #AdGefrin #FestivalofArchaeology

Meet Heather & Colin of Acle Reenactment. Heather produces all her own dyed wool & creates gorgeous textiles (like this one, inspired by the design of the Bamburgh stone throne). Colin crafts objects in silver based on Pictish & Anglo-Saxon metalwork. His work has been featured in tv shows & movies!

Walking the outlines of Edwin’s hall. #Yeavering #EarlyMedievalNorthumbria @adgefrin

Our first tour of the day is underway, led by Professor Sarah Semple (Durham), Gefrin Trust trustee and lead site excavator. #Yeavering #EarlyMedievalNorthumberland

We’re on site and preparations are in full swing. See you at 10am!

@gefrintrust @arcdurham @adgefrin

#Yeavering #FestivalofArchaeology

Our friends over at Ad Gefrin certainly know how to construct a hall!

See you tomorrow at the Festival of Archaeology! 👋 May your dreams be filled with bygone halls 😴

#Yeavering #AdGefrin #Northumberland

The tents are up—the evocative landscapes of Northumbria call. 👟 🌳 🐟 ☀️ One more sleep until the Festival of Archaeology at Yeavering, Northumberland! Join us tomorrow from 10am-4pm. @arcdurham @gefrintrust @adgefrin

#FestivalOfArchaeology #Yeavering #AdGefrin

Parking for the Festival of Archaeology at Yeavering, 1-2 August 2025.

Want to learn more? Join us for the Festival of Archaeology on August 1 & 2. Watch historical reenactors, have your finds identified, go on tours led by the archaeologists themselves, and immerse yourself in a layered landscape.

The Festival of Archaeology is *free* to attend. Come one, come all!

What better way to spend a weekend than out in the Northumbrian landscape, immersed in top-notch archaeology?!

T-1 days… come out and join us at Yeavering *tomorrow* August 1st!

YouTube video by Brian Cosgrove The Lost Centuries Episode 5 1 (Enhanced)

Want to learn more about Brian Hope-Taylor's work at #Yeavering? In 2020, the Gefrin Trust digitally restored Episode 5 of the "Lost Centuries" series, which features Hope-Taylor talking about Ad Gefrin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVYb...

YouTube video by NewcastleAntiquaries New Discoveries at Yeavering, Northumberland - Roger Miket and Sarah Semple

Do you already want to get stuck into the archaeology at #Yeavering? Watch our very own Professor Sarah Semple (Durham) @sarahsemple.bsky.social
& Trustee Roger Miket talk about the excavation last year at the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhMe...

Come participate in the 2025 Festival of Archaeology at Yeavering from 1-2 August!

Enjoy guided tours of site, meet Anglo-Saxon reenactors, chat with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, try out geophysical survey, meet the Ad Gefrin Museum team and learn about life in early #Northumbria!

The Festival of Archaeology is *free* to attend. Come one, come all!

What better way to spend a weekend than out in the Northumbrian landscape, immersed in top-notch archaeology?!

Want to learn more? Join us for the Festival of Archaeology on August 1 & 2. Watch historical reenactors, have your finds identified, go on tours led by the archaeologists themselves, and immerse yourself in a layered landscape.

Parking for the Festival of Archaeology at Yeavering, 1-2 August 2025.

See below a short programme of events for Yeavering's Festival of Archaeology, 1-2 August 2025. Catch you there!