Digging Surrey's Past

Digging Surrey's Past A page to keep you up to date with community archaeology projects in Surrey. We work all over the county but are based in the Surrey History Centre in Woking.

Digging Surrey's Past is the page for Surrey County Council's Community Archaeology Team, part of the Surrey County Archaeological Unit. The Community Archaeology Team aims to make archaeology accessible to the public through providing a wide range of services. These include working with schools and colleges - both in school delivering talks and workshops and out on site, offering family

learning activities and representing Surrey Heritage at historical events and open days. In addition we offer a range of volunteering projects and training opportunities. One of our most important responsibilities is to work with local communities to organise archaeology projects, from research groups to community excavations. These projects give the people of Surrey the chance to learn archaeological skills whilst uncovering the history of their local area. To find out more about previous projects check out our Facebook photo albums or visit www.surreycc.gov.uk/communityarchaeology. We will post updates about current projects on our wall. Community Archaeology Team

Surrey Heritage Marvel of the Month features one of our more unexpected sites.
01/09/2026

Surrey Heritage Marvel of the Month features one of our more unexpected sites.

One of Surrey's most surprising medieval discoveries has been uncovered by Surrey County Archaeological Unit excavations at Alfold.

15/07/2026

A big milestone for the Fetcham Springs Archaeology Project — the finds are now back at the Surrey History Centre, and the next stage of the journey is underway!

Thanks to the hard work of our volunteers and everyone who supported the excavation, we are continuing the mammoth task, that we started on site, of sorting out the finds. This important work helps us learn more about the history of Fetcham and the people who lived here in the past.

Every find has a story to tell, and we’re excited to continue uncovering those stories with the help of our community. We’ll be sharing updates and interesting discoveries as the processing continues….

Thank you to everyone who has been part of the project so far.

04/07/2026

At the heart of our outreach archaeology projects is the community and we were so proud to see them turn out in force today to support the archaeology on their doorstep. Our NHLF funded Communities at the River project is living up to its name

As the final day of fieldwork draws to a close for 2026, we’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has v...
01/07/2026

As the final day of fieldwork draws to a close for 2026, we’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has volunteered their time, energy and passion to the Fetcham Springs Communities at the River project. This fascinating project has been made possible thanks to funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Why not join us for our Open Day this Saturday 4th July from 10am to 3pm

30/06/2026

We have welcomed around 200 local school children to the Fetcham Springs Archaeological Project. They learnt about what we have found and gave digging a go.

29/06/2026
28/06/2026

The temperature has fallen and we are back digging on Monday, follow us to see what we’ve been finding….

28/06/2026

Our second workshop yesterday looked into the fascinating world of prehistoric adornment. .

27/06/2026

An amazing day of prehistoric workshops with

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Surrey History Centre, 130 Goldsworth Road
Woking
GU216ND

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