After 17 years of underwater excavations in the Scottish lochs, in 1997 the Scottish Crannog Centre opened its doors at Loch Tay near Kenmore, in the Central Highlands. It is a good mix of experimental archaeology, visitor attraction, an indoor exhibition room as well as an outdoor reconstruction area and finally an activity area used both by tourists and school children.

The Lojsta area on Gotland is famous for its lakes. The Lojsta Slott Manor is taken care of by the Lojsta Slotts Hembygdsförening, founded 1921. They keep the area around Lojsta Slott open and available for outdoor activities. Since 1921 Midsummer is celebrated in traditional ways. There are regular activities to preserve old crafts, like coalmining, building boats and old ways of constructing and maintaining houses. Many school classes start or end their semesters on Lojsta Slott with a outdoor camp.

You hear and forget – you see and remember – by taking part you will understand. Chinese proverb

Ryedale Folk Museum in Hutton-le-Hole is Yorkshire’s leading open air museum since 1964. It is spread over five acres and digs deep into the history of Ryedale and the North Yorkshire Moors as far back as the Iron Age. In 2008, an Iron Age type roundhouse was constructed on site. This was planned, following careful research on prehistoric sites at West Heslerton and Pickering. Building the roundhouse was a real community project including local schools and various volunteers.

ESCAPE stands for Eceni Study Centre and Permaculture Experience. Here, Steve and Jo Parish (“Past Alive”) focus on an Iron Age tribe known as “Iceni” or “Ecen”, constructing a farmstead depicting the period around 60 AD. The Iceni are known by the rebellion led by Boudicca. With a decades long experience in living history, the Parish family intends this site in Well-next-the-Sea to be a sympathetic background to the study of ancient crafts and lifestyles. They farm ancient breeds of cattle, sheep, fowl etc, using our own wool for handmade textiles.