Ancient Technology Centre

The Ancient Technology Centre (ATC) is an outdoor education and experimental archaeology centre located on Damerham Road, Cranborne. It offers a range of educational activities for children and adults, including day visits, residential stays, roundhouse build projects, outreach school visits, college & university field trips and public events. The centre provides hands‑on learning of historic skills such as thatching, blacksmithing, rope making and farming. It also offers site hire for weddings, private events, film & TV productions and corporate team‑building. Volunteers play a key role in running the centre’s programmes.

Roundhouse Builds: £9,230 (4m), £14,125 (5m), £18,885 (6m) – plus travel at £0.45/mile. Day Visits: 1–20 pupils £400, 21–33 £564, 34–44 £753, 45–66 £1,128 (prices valid to 31 Mar 2026).