DIG - An Archaeological Adventure

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DIG - An Archaeological Adventure Hands on history! 🖐️
Uncover York’s most fascinating secrets… 😮

PLUS! Explore Cressida Cowell’s How To Train Your Dragon School 🐉

Hands-on History! 🖐️

DIG is an archaeological adventure for young explorers aged 5–12! With help from our friendly team, you’ll uncover some of York’s most fascinating stories, buried underground for nearly 2,000 years! DIG is split into three zones: Learn, Uncover, and Explore, each one taking you through a different part of the archaeological journey. Whether it’s your first time digging or you’re already into archaeology, there’s something here for everyone! 🤩

Kids can dig down deep (in our synthetic, no mess soil) to discover artefacts from the four major periods of York’s fascinating history. An Archaeologist is on hand to answer your questions on your finds & help you piece together what it would have been like to live in the past! Get hands on with history and actually touch finds from previous digs, including pottery, bone and even antlers! You will discover what these artefacts tell us about the lives of people who used them. 😮

Please note: To help ensure the safety of all visitors and staff, additional security measures are currently in place. Bags will be searched upon entry, and the maximum permitted bag size is 38cm × 30cm. Visitors who do not comply with security procedures will be refused admission. We kindly ask that all pushchairs are emptied of bags and accessories before entry so they can be checked and that visitors keep their bags and personal items on them for the duration of their visit.

Get your hands-on history at DIG and peer inside artefacts with X-Rays in the conservation lab!😮
14/10/2026

Get your hands-on history at DIG and peer inside artefacts with X-Rays in the conservation lab!😮

Step 1: Grab your lab coat and goggles 🥼🔬Step 2: Become a REAL archaeologist!
07/10/2026

Step 1: Grab your lab coat and goggles 🥼🔬
Step 2: Become a REAL archaeologist!

30/09/2026

Stop looking, start digging, get your hands-on history at DIG!😮

23/09/2026

POV: Your kids just became York's newest archaeologists🤯

20/09/2026

One of our archaeologists shares their favourite part of DIG, history and the new conservation lab!😮

09/09/2026

Have you checked out the latest additions to our exciting exhibition? It's the perfect activity for families this summer 🐲☀️

You can join Hiccup to explore the conservation lab, check out the exciting samples under a real microscope, discover the mighty Flamestrike on our dragon trail, and test your senses with smells and sounds from the Isle of Berk! 😮

Cressida Cowell

Join Hiccup to explore the conservation lab and test your archaeology skills with artefacts from the Isle of Berk! 😮 ...
04/09/2026

Join Hiccup to explore the conservation lab and test your archaeology skills with artefacts from the Isle of Berk! 😮

01/09/2026

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St Saviourgate
York
YO18NN

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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01904 615505

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