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Join historian Paul Beston on a journey through Wessex, exploring how the area has been so central to the sweep of English history.

From the neolithic world of Avebury, Roman and Georgian Bath and the mediaeval architectural marvels of Wells and Glastonbury, with encounters with the builders of Stonehenge, the goddess Sulis Minerva and her worshippers, the climbing angels of Bath Abbey and the mosaic makers of Roman Chedworth, you'll find there's no better route into England’s past.

Schedule

6.00pm - Welcome from Claire Baxter Cambridge Alumni Office and Dr Michael Metcalfe, Peter Sommer Travels

6.10pm - Talk from Paul Beston

6.45pm - Q&A with Paul, facilitated by Michael

7.00pm - Finish

Please note, this event will be recorded.

This talk is part of the Cambridge Alumni Travel programme, and is organised by Peter Sommer Travels who will be arranging the alumni journey to Explore Wessex in June 2025 accompanied by Julian Richards and Paul Beston.