Battlefields Trust Events
Battlefields Trust - Statement on Events
Details of battlefield events advertised below are accurate at the time of publication and will be updated in the event of any changes. Places are limited and pre-registration on all events is essential. The event organiser will inform you of joining instructions. In any case, please check with the organiser of the event, or this website again, shortly before the day of the event to make sure no last-minute alterations or cancellations have been necessary.
Except where shown, all events organised by the Battlefields Trust are free to members. Non-members are welcome to attend, but adult non-members may be asked for a donation to support the Battlefields Trust's work.
Graham Turner gallery visit
Sunday 24 March 2024
A rare opportunity to see and hear about the military artwork created by the renowned military artist, Graham Turner.
Read MoreBattlefields Trust Conference and AGM 2024
Friday to Sunday 5-7th April 2024
Details of the 2024 Battlefields Trust Conference and AGM
Read MoreThe sieges of Chichester 1216 and 1642
Sunday 14th April 2024
A walk and talk looking at the sieges of Chichester in 1216 and 1642
Read MoreBattle of Waterloo 1815 at Belsay Hall
Saturday 20th April 2024
A North Region visit to Belsay Hall where the landscape is uncannily like that of the battlefield at Waterloo
Read MoreRoyal Ordnance Depot Weedon Visit
Sunday 21st April 2024
A chance to see a Royal Ordnance depot which operated from the Napoleonic Wars to the end of National Service and associated museum.
Read MoreBattle of Cheriton 1644
Sunday 21st April 2024
An opportunity to see the battlefield where Sir Ralph Hopton's royalist army was defeated by the parliamentarians led by Sir William Waller.
Read MoreCivil War Conference - 1645 Part 1
Saturday 27th April 2024
Come and join us for our sixth annual conference, this year looking at the events during the first half of 1645 in England and for Scotland the whole of 1645
Read MorePresenting, Preserving and Researching Battlefields, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Saturday 4th to Sunday 5th May 2024
A Tewkesbury Battlefields Society Conference in conjunction with the Battlefields Trust
Read MoreBattle of Lewes 1264
Friday 10th May 2024
Join John Freeman and the London South and South East region to explore the Barons' War battlefield at Lewes.
Read MoreBattle of Lewes 1264 Fesitval
Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May 2024
A weekend re-enactment of the battle of Lewes 1264.
Read MoreBattle of Islip 1645
Sunday 12th May 2024
An opportunity to explore one of the actions during Oliver Cromwell's raid around Oxford in Spring 1645.
Read MoreFirst battle of St Albans 1455
Sunday 19th May 2024
An opportunity to explore the opening battle of the Wars of the Roses.
Read MoreTalk - Wars of the Roses: The Medieval Art of Graham Turner
Saturday 25th May 2024
An opportunity to hear renowned military artisit Graham Turner speak about his recent work painting the Wars of the Roses.
Read MoreSiege of Devizes 1643
Thursday 6th June 2024
A guided walk and discussion of the Siege of Devizes in 1643, including the town ditch, outworks and Parliamentary assault.
Read MoreStorming of Bristol 1643
Saturday 8th June 2024
A guided walk and discussion of the Storming of Bristol in 1643, including the sites of Washington’s Breach, Prior’s Hill Fort and the Essex Work.
Read MoreBattle of Middleton Cheney
Sunday 9th June 2024
A Mercia region walk exploring this lesser known Civil War battlefield.
Read MoreFrom Hero to Rebel! - Exploring the career of James, Duke of Monmouth
Saturday 6th July 2024
A series of talks exploring the carrer of James, Duke of Monmouth
Read MoreBattle of Marston Moor 1644 -Battlefield Walk
Saturday 6th July 2024
A walk and talk on the battle that ended the Royalist hold on the North of England.
Read MoreBattle of Sedgemoor 1685 - revisited
Sunday 7th July 2024
An opportunoty to explore the Sedgemoor battlefield with a recognised expert on the battle.
Read MoreBattle of Northampton 1460
Wednesday 10th July 2024
The annual commemoration of the battle of Northampton run by the Northamptonshire Battlefields Society.
Read MoreThe siege of Halton castle 1643
Saturday 13th July 2024
A chance to explore the fall of Halton castle in 1643
Read MoreBattle of Edgcote 1469
Wednesday 24th July 2024
A Northamptonshire Battlefields Society organised walk across the battlefield.
Read MoreCivil War Warrington - A guided walk
Sunday 28th July 2024
An opportunity to examine Warrington's Civil War history.
Read MoreThe Battle of Winwick 1648 - in Major John Sanderson's Shoes
Monday 19th August 2024
An opportunity to explore this lesser known second Civil War battlefield.
Read MoreThe battle of Farndon and the siege of Holt 1643
1st September 2024
A North West region visit to these important but little known actions.
Read MoreKing Alfred's base at Athelney 878 - Walk
Sunday 15th September 2024
Join Wessex region for an exploration of King Alfred's defensive arrangements in the Somerset levels.
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