Stonehenge hosts Great British Braid Off from 24 October
Published on 10/18/2026 at 07:58 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Stonehenge hosts the Great British Braid Off near Amesbury from 24 to 26 October and from 30 October to 1 November 2026. English Heritage is staging the hands-on event inside the newly opened Kusuma Neolithic Hall, linking prehistoric crafts with the monument's wider visitor experience.
The programme gives travellers a specific activity to find at the Wiltshire site during both periods. It is included with general admission, while the event page says visitors should select the relevant date when booking a visit.
Great British Braid Off brings prehistoric crafts to Stonehenge
The Great British Braid Off runs from 10am to 3pm on each listed event day, according to the event programme. Its central activity is the creation of a braided rug inspired by the skills and materials associated with prehistoric communities.
Visitors can add their own contribution to the community rug, which English Heritage says will remain at the site. The programme also includes pinch-pot and bracelet making, alongside activities intended to show aspects of everyday life thousands of years ago.
The Kusuma Neolithic Hall connects craft with the monument
The choice of the Kusuma Neolithic Hall gives the event a direct setting within the visitor facilities rather than placing it in a separate town venue. The craft work therefore sits alongside the stone circle, the exhibition and the wider prehistoric landscape during the same visit.
The monument began as an earthwork enclosure about 5,000 years ago, while the stone circle dates from about 2500 BC. Stonehenge and Avebury form a shared UNESCO property inscribed in 1986, covering a landscape shaped by around 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age activity, as recorded in the UNESCO World Heritage listing.
The event's emphasis on making objects reflects a confirmed feature of the monument itself: its builders shaped large stones and used carefully formed joints to create the lintelled circle. The modern rug is not an archaeological reconstruction, but its materials-led format gives the October programme a clear connection to the practical skills explored at the site.
Visiting Stonehenge: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The Great British Braid Off takes place at Stonehenge from 24 to 26 October and from 30 October to 1 November 2026, with activities scheduled from 10am to 3pm.
- The programme is inside the Kusuma Neolithic Hall and is included with general admission; the event page directs visitors to choose the event date when booking.
- The venue is near Amesbury in Wiltshire, South West England, at postcode SP4 7DE. English Heritage identifies the property as Stonehenge and provides the visitor address near Amesbury.
- The visit combines an indoor craft programme with an outdoor prehistoric monument and landscape. The stone circle, earthworks and associated sites form part of the surrounding World Heritage property.
Stonehenge's October programme places hands-on making inside a site whose surviving stone circle dates from the late Neolithic period.
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Frequently asked questions about Stonehenge
When does the Great British Braid Off take place at Stonehenge?
It takes place from 24 to 26 October and from 30 October to 1 November 2026. Activities run from 10am to 3pm on those dates.
Where is Stonehenge and how do you get there?
The monument is near Amesbury in Wiltshire, South West England, at postcode SP4 7DE. English Heritage identifies the property as near Amesbury.
What is Stonehenge?
It is a prehistoric monument whose stone circle dates from about 2500 BC. Together with Avebury and associated monuments, it forms a UNESCO World Heritage property inscribed in 1986.
