We are keen to promote certain archaeological sites and landscapes for their educational value. At many Trust properties we welcome school group visits and work with teachers and pupils to offer supporting educational material.

Increasing awareness & life-long learning

For adults, there is the opportunity for research projects generated through the Trust's relationship with universities and long-term volunteer schemes, and for more general educational experience gained through Working Holiday Archaeology projects or student placements with Trust staff.

The Trust places great emphasis on providing better intellectual access to its properties for the public. On a small scale this is being answered for the historic environment by the provision of published leaflets and guidebooks to interpret the archaeological and historical aspects of a property, as on the Kingston Lacy Estate in Dorset.

At Brancaster, Stonehenge and Sutton Hoo, visionary projects of considerable size and complexity are under way, which will enhance the visitor's understanding and enjoyment of these landscapes through a number of different and carefully constructed media. A number of properties celebrate National Archaeology Weekend each July by providing events for families which promote and share the enjoyment that archaeology can bring. Whilst historical re-enactments can help visualise the relevance and usage of artefacts uncovered at archaeological sites, like Chedworth Roman Villa in Gloucestershire.

The annual publication, the National Trust Archaeological Review, records all major archaeological projects undertaken on Trust properties in the previous year. It includes a list of resulting reports, and carries articles relating to more extended projects or research initiatives recently completed.