Date/Time
Date(s) - Sunday, 12 April 2026
10:00 - 13:00
Location
Celtic Harmony
Categories
Sunday 12 April 2026
10:00am for coffee | 10:30am start | Finish approx. 1:00pm
Celtic Harmony Camp, near Hertford (SG13 8NY)
Minimum age: 7
Rockwatch is delighted to be teaming up with our friends at the Amateur Geological Society (AGS) – North London for a very special prehistoric experience!
Join us at Celtic Harmony Camp, a reconstructed prehistoric settlement set in beautiful Hertfordshire countryside, where we’ll explore what life was really like in the Stone Age.
What to expect
- An engaging introduction to prehistoric life
- Demonstrations of Stone Age tools and daily survival skills
- Handling real artefacts
- A possible flint knapping demonstration
- Opportunity to bring your own worked flints or Ice Age fossils for identification
Our session will be led by Dr Lauren Shaw, with artefact handling supported by Mike Howgate (AGS).
This promises to be a fascinating and hands-on morning for curious young geologists and their families.
What to Bring
- Sensible outdoor clothing and sturdy shoes
- Enjoy lunch in the Centre Bistro or in Hertford afterwards
- Any worked flints or Ice Age fossils you would like identified
Costs
- Rockwatch members: £5 (subsidised by AGS)
- Adults: £10
Maximum numbers:
40 Rockwatch members plus parents
20 AGS members
Early booking is recommended.
About Celtic Harmony Camp
Celtic Harmony Camp is a reconstructed prehistoric settlement where costumed educators bring Britain’s distant past to life. Visitors can experience ancient skills such as friction fire lighting and flint knapping and explore how people lived from the Stone Age through to the Iron Age.
Find out more: celticharmony.org/
About AGS – North London
AGS – North London is a friendly society based in North London with professionally qualified as well as amateur geologist members, young and old alike who meet once a month to hear geology talks and they organise mineral, gem and fossil shows and field trips for enthusiasts in the North London area.
Find out more: AGS – North London
Bookings
Children must be accompanied by an adult so please buy tickets for children and accompanying adult/s.Log in if you already have an account with us.
