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The Museum at Flag Fen
The Museum of the Bronze Age at Flag Fen contains artefacts found on site, including the oldest wheel in England on permanent display. The museum also includes an assortment of finds from the latest excavations. Guided tours of the ongoing excavations at the site are available in the spring and summer.

The Preservation Hall at Flag Fen
This unique display area at Flag Fen is the only Bronze Age timbers as excavated, in Europe. Most of the wood dates roughly to the period 1350-950 BC, and has been left in its original position. These timbers are part of the post alignment that runs between Fengate and Northey Island. The entire width of the post alignment is excavated here, but the exhibit reveals only 10 metres of its kilometer stretch; that's only one percent of the total, showing the massive scope of the Bronze Age construction at Flag Fen

The "Seahenge Stump"

The Hudson Barn at Flag Fen
The Hudson Barn was generously donated to Flag Fen by the Hudson Foundation of Wisbech. In 1999 the timbers from the recently discovered timber circle (known as "Seahenge") at Holme-next-the-Sea, were cleaned and studied there.

The photo left shows the inverted tree trunk
(centre alter) from 'Seahenge' Holme-next-the-Sea
in Norfolk being cleaned, investigated and preserved
in the Hudson Barn at Flag Fen.

More info on Seahenge