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Once Upon a Time in Fenland

Presented by New International Encounter Join NIE's ensemble of Actor/Musicians as they mix fact, fiction, and the stories of local school children to tell you the history of the Fens and the land on which we live.

  • 10th June 2026 - 11th June 2026
  • 1:30 pm - 11:30 am

Travel back in time to the Romans and then even further into pre-history.

Artefacts from the most important archaeological dig in Northern Europe reveal stories of migration and tribulation told by an intrepid team of archaeologists. Featuring 3000-year-old objects and footprints from nearly a million years ago, these fantastical, funny and thought-provoking tales will transport you back through the ages to deep time when Fenland was joined to Europe and survival was the order of the day.

Using stories written by over 250 children from across Fenland and developed in collaboration with the Cambridge Archaeological Unit and Wisbech and Fenland Museum, this show mixes fact and fiction and asks what are the common threads that lead us to where we are now.

The show, featuring animation and NIE’s ensemble of actor/musicians, will be performed in a yurt with a mix of bench seating for adults and sitting on the floor for children.

Facilities

  • Bar
  • Disabled Accessibility
  • Facilities for Disabled Guests
  • mostly flat terrain
  • wheelchair access
  • wheelchair accessible
  • WI-FI
  • WIFI

Accessibility Facilities

  • Accessibility Guide
  • Blue Badge Parking
  • Designated wheelchair public toilet
  • Induction loops
  • Mostly flat terrain
  • Wheel chair accessible
  • wheelchair access
  • Wheelchair accessible
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Did you know?

University of Cambridge celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2009.