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.

 

 
Looking toward the parliamentarian position at Southam

Battle of Southam 1642
Sunday 20th April 2025

A chance to explore this early Civil War battlefield.

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Nibley Green battlefield

Battle of Nibley Green 1470
Saturday 3rd May 2025

A chance to hear about this small Wars of the Roses battle which led to one of the longest running court cases in English history.

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Base map  CC BY-SA 4.0. Great Britain Historical GIS Project and the University of Portsmouth

Battle of Nibley Green1470 - new information board unveiling
Saturday 3rd May 2025

The installation of a new Battlefields Trust information board

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Medieval Wakefield Day
Saturday 3rd May 2025

A visit to Wakefield Chantry Chapel and to Sandal Castle for a 1460 battle of Wakefield talk.

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Battle of Tewkesbury (1471)
Sunday 4th May 2025

The annual extended Tewkesbury Battlefield Society anniversary walk from the Yorkist camp, through the Lancastrian lines, and back to the Abbey

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Walk - Battle of Lewes 1264
Friday 9th May 2025

Part of the Battle of Lewes Festival

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Battle of Lewes Festival
Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th May 2025

A Re-enactment of the Battle of Lewes (May 1264)

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The Storming of Basing House (courtesy of Hampshire Cultural Trust)

Civil War Conference - 1645 Part 2
Saturday 10th May 2025

The Friends of the National Civil War Centre - Newark Museum and the Battlefields Trust East Midlands invite you to join us for a look at the events of the second part of 1645

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Town defences at Berwick

Walk - The Elizabethan walls of Berwick-upon-Tweed
Saturday 10th May 2025

An opportunity to explore the defences of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

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Lane End war memorial

Walk - A Chilterns village in a 1913 battle, and in the two world wars.
Sunday 11th May 2025

An exploration of Lane End's experience in a large army exercise in 1913, and in the two world wars.

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Sieges of Donnington castle 1644-1646
Sunday 18th May 2025

An opportunity to hear about the sieges of this important royalist outpost.

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Battle of Hopton Heath 1643
Saturday 24th May 2025

An opportunity to explore this interesting, but lesser know, Civil War battlefield.

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Battle of Tewkesbury 1471
Thursday 5th June 2025

A Tewkesbury Battlefield Society walk

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the parliamentarian position as seen from the old Bath road - Photo: Chris Scott

Battle of Roundway Down 1643
Sunday 8th June 2025

An opportunity to explore this decisive royalist victory in Wiltshire.

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Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland under a CC-BY licence

Walk - The military and aviation history of Hounslow Heath
Sunday 15th June 2025

An opportunoty to explore the rich military history of Hounslow Heath.

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Stoke Field memorial stone

Battle of Stoke Field 1487
Sunday 15th June 2025

A chance to visit the field of the final battle of the Wars of the Roses.

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Battle of Tewkesbury 1471
Thursday 3rd July 2025

A Tewkesbury Battlefield Society walk

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The Sedgemoor battlefield memorial

Battle of Sedgemoor 1685
Sunday 6th July 2025

A Wessex region visit to the field of the decisive battle of Monmouth's rebellion.

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The Eleanor Cross at Northampton

Battle of Northampton 1460 - commemoration event
Thursday 10th July 2025

The annual commemoration ceremony for the battle of Northampton arranged by the Northamptonshire Battlefields Society.

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Photo: John Kliene

Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
Saturday 12th July and Sunday 13th July 2025

The annual Medieval Fesitval and recenactment at Tewkesbury

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Edgcote battlefield

Battle of Edgcote 1469
Thursday 24th July 2025

A chance to visit this Wars of the Roses battlefield with the recognised expert on the battle.

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Battle of Tewkesbury (1471)
Thursday 7th August 2025

A Tewkesbury Battlefield Society walk

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Battle of Ethandun [Edington] 876
Sunday 21st September 2025

A chance to explore the possible location of this early medieval battle.

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