York Archaeological Trust is dedicated to creating education programmes for all levels. The excavation at Hungate presents schools with the thrilling opportunity to not only view a working dig, but also take part. The excavations at Hungate also form part of an archaeology degree from the Open University.

Dig Hungate is offering schools a programme of sessions linking the award-winning DIG to the real excavation at Hungate. Your school can visit just the Hungate excavation - or upgrade your visit to DIG or JORVIK Viking Centre.  Just call 01904 615505

DIG Live! Tour and Workshop

This 2.5 hour session includes:

• A visit to DIG
• A guided tour of the Hungate excavation site
• An interactive workshop where children get the chance to sort and label finds from the Hungate dig, and experience a range of other archaeological techniques
  

DIG Live! plus JORVIK: Add a visit to JORVIK to the session above for just £2.30 per child and spend extra time investigating York's Viking heritage. Allow one additional hour.

Further workshops are available at DIG. To view further options click here To upgrade your visit to DIG or JORVIK Viking Centre, just call 01904 615505 and you can benefit from a tour of Hungate, York's largest excavation for 30 years, for just an extra £1.