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Home > Heritage > Join the Norman & Saxon Quest at Battle Abbey

Join the Norman & Saxon Quest at Battle Abbey

By Caroline King - February 13, 2013Posted in : Heritage

Battle Abbey, English Heritage photo library

Battle Abbey at night (picture courtesy of the English Heritage photo library)

When: 16th – 24th February 2013 (half term), 10am – 3pm

Where: 1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey & Battlefield, East Sussex TN33 0AD

£: Adults 7.50, concessions 6.80, children 4.50 and family ticket 19.50.

What is it?

English Heritage’s Battle Abbey is running a Norman & Saxon Quest to keep kids occupied during half term.

Can you help find all the mini Norman and Saxon soldiers around the grounds of Battle Abbey?  Find them all to receive a prize.

Battle Abbey is the site of the 1066 Battle of Hastings where you can explore the atmospheric abbey ruins and stand on the very spot where King Harold is said to have died.

More info: www.english-heritage.org.uk

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