‘I was struck dumb with amazement, and when Lord Carnarvon, unable to stand the suspense any longer, inquired anxiously, ‘Can you see anything?’ it was all I could do to get out the words, ‘Yes, wonderful things.” (Howard Carter 1922)

Festival of British Archaeology event at Kingston Lacy

Welcome to a new string to our bows here in the National Trust archaeological section We hope this site will bring you all our ‘wonderfull things’ discovered across the Trust in the South West, lots of stories, objects and new discoveries from the past and as they happen!