We arrange events of archaeological interest for our members, including study days and visits to places of interest. Unless otherwise stated, to book a place please contact Ros Cheetham at . Please also refer to the latest Chairman's monthly newsletter (available via the Newsletter link) for up to date information on forthcoming events.
Walking Tour of Roman (and Medieval) Chichester - Part 2
Led by James Kenny, Archaeology Officer, Chichester District Council.
Date: Saturday 14th September 2024
Meeting Point: In front of the Council Chamber in North Street, Chichester, PO19 1LQ
Duration: 2 hours, starting at 10am
Cost £7.50 Members, £12.50 Non-members, Student Members £3
Copies of our revamped, glossy walking guide Discover Chichester on Foot will be available for purchase. The books are priced at £3.00 (£2.50 to members). The walk will finish somewhere near a pub.
To book a place please contact Ros Cheetham at .
Tour of St Andrew’s Tangmere
led by Sarah Nathaniel, Public Engagement Coordinator (South East), Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date: Wednesday 2nd October 2024
Meeting Point: St Andrew’s Church, Church Lane, Tangmere, PO20 2EU
Duration: 1.5 hours starting at 10am
Cost £6 Members, £11 Non-members, £2.40 Student Members
The tour will include a brief overview of the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), explore the nature, nationalities and stories of the casualties buried in the cemetery and their connections to the former nearby air base. We may also be able to see inside the church and have tea and coffee provided (to be confirmed).
To book a place please contact Ros Cheetham at .
Visit to the War Dyke at Whiteways
Led by William Foot.
Date: Tuesday 19th November 2024
Meeting Point: Whiteways Car Park, Bury Hill, Houghton, Arundel, BN18 9FD (café and toilets, free parking)
Duration: 2 hours, starting at 10.30am
Cost: £7.50 Members, £12.50 Non-members, Student Members £3
Visit the War Dyke at Whiteways, one of the South Downs greatest surviving Iron Age earthworks and possibly the least well-known. The site is very overgrown, but we shall be able to admire the colossal earthworks from several vantage points, wondering at their purpose and the labour that went into them. Be prepared for a scramble through undergrowth and trees! We shall also make a tour of the recently identified enclosure (or possible oppidum) that lies south of the War Dyke itself, walking sections of these earthworks too, including the site of an excavation by Cotswold Archaeology in 2016, in which some CDAS members took part. This is a beautiful, wooded landscape of great archaeological significance, little visited by the average walker.
Recommended: walking boots, stick and suitable weather gear.
To book a place please contact Ros Cheetham at .
