Sizewell C’s Big Archaeology Showcase
Date
6th August 2026
Time
10:00
Location
Sizewell C Visitor Centre
Oxford Cotswold Archaeology will be hosting an exhibition at the Sizewell Visitor Centre to showcase the finds and information already gleaned during our excavations as part of the Sizewell C development site.
Spotted the archaeology at Sizewell C on the latest series of Digging for Britain and want to take a closer look?
Taking place from 10am-4pm each day on the 6th, 7th and 8th August, this open day will showcase the largest selection of finds yet to be displayed and explore the stories behind the sites uncovered. Come and hear directly from the archaeologists involved.
🏺 Finds from our excavations as part of the Sizewell C development site
🔍 Insights into the archaeology already uncovered through this work
💬 Talks by our specialists
👷 A chance to meet the archaeologists working on the site
Family activities including a kids discovery trail and dressing up
🎮 Virtual Reality site experiences
Talks
Talks running 30 min each (no need to book – first come, first served)
Thursday
Rebecca Smart: ‘Working as an Archaeologist at Sizewell C‘, 11:45 and 14:00
Alexander Bliss: ‘Small, round and thoroughly informative’: Coin-finds from the Sizewell C excavations‘, 12:30 and 14:45
Richard Mortimer: ‘The Archaeology of Sizewell: Who did what, where, when, and why?‘, 13:15 and 15:30
Friday
Josh White: ‘Death and Burial in Theberton: Excavating the Sizewell C Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries‘, 10:45 and 14:05
Jezz Meredith: ‘Pits, Pots & People: Evidence For Beaker Activity At Sizewell C‘, 11:30 and 14:45
Abby Antrobus: ‘Medieval activity around Leiston Abbey‘, 12:15 and 15:30
Saturday
Jezz Meredith: ‘Pits, Pots & People: Evidence For Beaker Activity At Sizewell C‘, 10:45 and 13:30
Josh White: ‘Death and Burial in Theberton: Excavating the Sizewell C Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries‘, 11:45 and 14:15
Ed Tolley & Hannah Bullmore: ‘Goose Hill: A Landscape through time ‘, 12:45 and 15:15
📆 Date: 6th, 7th and 8th August
⏰ Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
📍 Location: Sizewell Visitor Centre, Sizewell B, Sizewell Power Station Road, Leiston IP16 4UR
Getting there
Parking is behind the visitor centre and at the Beach Car Park (a 10 minute walk). The What 3 Words for the car park entrance is ‘dumpy.ghosts.subjects’
Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements in the group (Sizewell C can then arrange assistance, if needed) – there will be a check box available when you book your ticket. There is limited disabled parking next to the visitor centre.
For those walking, please cross the road at the Vulcan Arms after leaving the car park and stay on the footpaths as it is an active roas leading to the power station.
Two 16 seater shuttle buses will available and reserved for those not able to walk the 10 minutes to the visitor’s centre. They will leave the Beach Car Park every half an hour (5 minutes before each entry time). One of the buses has disabled access for wheelchair users.