Young Person's Flintknapping Workshop

PLEASE NOTE THIS LISTING IS FOR A 1.5 HOUR WORKSHOP FOR 8 - 14 YEAR OLDS. THE FULL DAY WORKSHOP FOR THOSE AGED 15 AND ABOVE IS LISTED SEPERATELY.

Discover the art of the oldest craft in the world: Flintknapping. How did our earliest ancestors make tools to survive the Stone Age?

Find out with experimental archaeologist James Dilley who will guide you through the process of making your flint tools to take home at the end. The oldest flint tools found in Britain date to around 1 million years ago, the latest around 3000 years ago so you will have the chance to try your hand at a process used for 99.7% of human presence in Britain!

The aim of the workshop will be for attendees to have fun, go home with a stone tool they have made, learn new flintknapping skills and have a new, hands-on appreciation for…