This Saturday 25th June we will be welcoming the public once again for our annual Open Day! Come along for a fun-filled day of archaeology and activities. There is something for every age and lots to do and learn for the whole family.
![Young visitors learn to use an Iron Age quern](http://ipplepen.exeter.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image49-300x224.jpg)
From 10:30 am to 3:30 pm, we have lots of fun and interesting things to see and do, including:
- Guided tours of the excavation
- Ipplepen Carnival Club tea tent
- The chance to see our finds from this year’s excavation in the finds tent
- The British Museum and Portable Antiquities Scheme’s Dr. Sam Moorhead, Roman Coin expert
- County Archaeologist Bill Horner
- Aisling Tuohy on horses in the Iron Age
- and back again this year by popular demand is the hand-made Egyptian food!
And bringing the archaeology to life in our ‘Living section, we have three amazing re-enactor groups!
- The Vicus (Roman)
- Isca Romans (Roman)
- Dumnonika (Iron Age)
![Romans on the road!](http://ipplepen.exeter.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image55-300x200.jpg)
Come and experience what life would have been like in Ipplepen during the Iron Age and Roman periods with us. You can also get hands-on with history by learning how to make your own clay pots with supervisor Mandy and Exeter University student Reyhanne.
We have marquees for all weather shelter and a tea tent, refreshments and outdoor toilets. The site will be signposted on the day from the pertrol garage on the A381 (Newton Abbot to Totnes road)- please follow the green signs. It promises to be a great day for all! We look forward to welcoming you on site and showing you around!
![A tour group on the 2015 Open Day](http://ipplepen.exeter.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image58-300x200.jpg)
If you are unavailable on Saturday, you can come along to our Information Hub at Ipplepen Methodist Church, Monday to Friday 9:30 am – 4:15 pm until June 30th.
Keep following for more updates, we look forward to seeing you soon!