UK History Events
Heritage open days & events focused on UK History
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PAS Finds Day (Yorkshire Museum, York)
County: North Yorkshire
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Summary: Portable Antiquities Scheme finds day at the Yorkshire Museum where members of the public and detectorists can bring small finds for identification and recording against the region’s Roman and medieval collections.
Source mentions: Eventbrite listing and organiser page confirm PAS Finds Day at Yorkshire Museum on 9 January 2026 at 10:00 with free public access [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pas-finds-day-yorkshire-museum-york-tickets-1692366837769].
Data scoured on: 10-12-2025
PAS Finds Day (Woodend Gallery & Studios, Scarborough)
County: North Yorkshire
Dates:
Summary: Portable Antiquities Scheme finds day at Woodend Gallery & Studios where detectorists and local finders can have objects assessed and recorded in the context of North Yorkshire’s coastal and rural archaeology.
Source mentions: Eventbrite organiser page confirms a PAS Finds Day at Woodend Gallery & Studios on 6 March 2026 at 10:30 with free public access [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pas-finds-day-woodend-gallery-studios-scarborough-tickets-1692607888759].
Data scoured on: 10-12-2025
Finds ID (Portable Antiquities Scheme, Manchester Museum)
County: Greater Manchester
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Summary: Portable Antiquities Scheme finds day where visitors can bring metal-detected or chance finds for identification and recording in a major regional archaeology and history museum.
Source mentions: Manchester Museum events listing and Finds ID page confirm the 13 February 2026 date, 10:30–15:00 time, free entry and Manchester Museum venue [https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/event/finds-id].
Data scoured on: 10-12-2025
Finds ID (Portable Antiquities Scheme, Manchester Museum)
County: Greater Manchester
Dates:
Summary: Portable Antiquities Scheme finds day where visitors can bring metal-detected or chance finds for identification and recording in a major regional archaeology and history museum.
Source mentions: Manchester Museum events listing and Finds ID page confirm the 13 November 2026 date, 10:30–15:00 time, free entry and Manchester Museum venue [https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/event/finds-id].
Data scoured on: 10-12-2025
Finds Day (Daventry Museum, Northamptonshire)
County: Northamptonshire
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Summary: Portable Antiquities Scheme finds day with Northamptonshire’s Finds Liaison Officer at Daventry Museum, ideal for detectorists and local history enthusiasts to have objects identified and recorded.
Source mentions: Daventry Museum What’s On and finds day page confirm the 20 February 2026 date, 10:30–13:30 time, free entry and Daventry Museum venue [https://daventrymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/finds-day-21/].
Data scoured on: 10-12-2025
PAS Finds Day (Hull & East Riding Museum, Hull)
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
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Summary: Finds day with the Portable Antiquities Scheme at Hull & East Riding Museum, giving detectorists and finders access to specialists within one of the key museums for Iron Age, Roman and medieval East Yorkshire.
Source mentions: Eventbrite organiser and museum pages confirm PAS Finds Day at Hull & East Riding Museum on 1 May 2026 with free public access [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pas-finds-day-hull-east-riding-museum-hull-tickets-1692593164719].
Data scoured on: 10-12-2025
PAS Finds Day (Woodend Gallery & Studios, Scarborough)
County: North Yorkshire
Dates:
Summary: Portable Antiquities Scheme finds day at Woodend Gallery & Studios where detectorists and local finders can have objects assessed and recorded in the context of North Yorkshire’s coastal and rural archaeology.
Source mentions: Eventbrite organiser page confirms a PAS Finds Day at Woodend Gallery & Studios on 4 September 2026 with public access; time not reliably stated so is recorded as Unknown [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pas-finds-day-woodend-gallery-studios-scarborough-tickets-1692621463319].
Data scoured on: 10-12-2025
PAS Finds Day (Woodend Gallery & Studios, Scarborough)
County: North Yorkshire
Dates:
Summary: Portable Antiquities Scheme finds day at Woodend Gallery & Studios where detectorists and local finders can have objects assessed and recorded in the context of North Yorkshire’s coastal and rural archaeology.
Source mentions: Eventbrite organiser page confirms a PAS Finds Day at Woodend Gallery & Studios on 5 June 2026 at 10:30 with free public access [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pas-finds-day-woodend-gallery-studios-scarborough-tickets-1692615150479].
Data scoured on: 10-12-2025
Finds Day (Daventry Museum, Northamptonshire)
County: Northamptonshire
Dates:
Summary: Portable Antiquities Scheme finds day with Northamptonshire’s Finds Liaison Officer at Daventry Museum, ideal for detectorists and local history enthusiasts to have objects identified and recorded.
Source mentions: Daventry Museum What’s On and finds day page confirm the 22 May 2026 date, 10:30–13:30 time, free entry and Daventry Museum venue [https://daventrymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/finds-day-22/].
Data scoured on: 10-12-2025
Finds ID (Portable Antiquities Scheme, Manchester Museum)
County: Greater Manchester
Dates:
Summary: Portable Antiquities Scheme finds day where visitors can bring metal-detected or chance finds for identification and recording in a major regional archaeology and history museum.
Source mentions: Manchester Museum events listing and Finds ID page confirm the 14 August 2026 date, 10:30–15:00 time, free entry and Manchester Museum venue [https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/event/finds-id].
Data scoured on: 10-12-2025
Finds Day (Daventry Museum, Northamptonshire)
County: Northamptonshire
Dates:
Summary: Portable Antiquities Scheme finds day with Northamptonshire’s Finds Liaison Officer at Daventry Museum, ideal for detectorists and local history enthusiasts to have objects identified and recorded.
Source mentions: Daventry Museum What’s On and finds day page confirm the 20 November 2026 date, 10:30–13:30 time, free entry and Daventry Museum venue [https://daventrymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/finds-day-24/].
Data scoured on: 10-12-2025
Finds Day (Daventry Museum, Northamptonshire)
County: Northamptonshire
Dates:
Summary: Portable Antiquities Scheme finds day with Northamptonshire’s Finds Liaison Officer at Daventry Museum, ideal for detectorists and local history enthusiasts to have objects identified and recorded.
Source mentions: Daventry Museum What’s On and finds day page confirm the 21 August 2026 date, 10:30–13:30 time, free entry and Daventry Museum venue [https://daventrymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/finds-day-23/].
Data scoured on: 10-12-2025
Finds ID (Portable Antiquities Scheme, Manchester Museum)
County: Greater Manchester
Dates:
Summary: Portable Antiquities Scheme finds day where visitors can bring metal-detected or chance finds for identification and recording in a major regional archaeology and history museum.
Source mentions: Manchester Museum events listing and Finds ID page confirm the 8 May 2026 date, 10:30–15:00 time, free entry and Manchester Museum venue [https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/event/finds-id].
Data scoured on: 10-12-2025