This exhibition takes visitors on a 400-year journey to reveal how the Anglo-Saxon royal settlement at Rendlesham grew and developed in the 5th-8th centuries. This story is brought to life with over 150 archaeological objects from the settlement, ranging from food remains to gold jewellery. The exhibition was originally on temporary display at National Trust's Sutton Hoo in 2023.
Explore the virtual 360 exhibition tour below.
You can also view a selection of objects in-person currently on display at West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village and Museum until 23 July 2024.
Virtual 360 Exhibition Tour
How to interact with the virtual tour?
- Click on "Enter" to enter the tour.
- Mouse: left click and drag to look around. Use the middle wheel to zoom in and out. Left click to interact.
- Touchscreen: swipe left or right to look around. Pinch or spread to zoom in or out. Tap to interact. If using a mobile device, it is recommended to turn the device landscape and view in full screen.
- Click on the white arrows to navigate around the room and to move closer to interact with the display.
- Click on the objects for a closer look
- Click on the info icon (i) to open a pop-out
- Click on the audio symbol to hear the audio
- Click on the play symbol to play a video
- To close pop-ups, click on the cross symbol (X) on the pop-up.
- For more helpful tips, click the question mark symbol (?) located inside the tour in the top right.
- For full screen click the square symbol [ ] located inside the tour in the top right. If using a mobile device, full screen will open a new tab, either double tap or use the square symbol.
- Allow time for the tour to load as you move around, depending on your internet connection this may take a moment. You can see if the tour is loading via the blue progress bar moving along the bottom edge of the tour. Once loaded the content will not be blurry and the interactive content will be available to click.
This exhibition is curated by Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service to celebrate the “Rendlesham Revealed” community archaeology project.
Ask the Curator: Blog Series
This series “Ask the Curator” takes a deep dive into the research that has uncovered Anglo-Saxon Rendlesham, complementing the Rendlesham Revealed exhibition, exploring facts about the archaeological site and featuring some star objects.
How have archaeologists revealed Anglo-Saxon Rendlesham?
The first of this series starts at the beginning of the story, explaining the methods and techniques used over the last 15 years to uncover the remains of this incredible royal settlement (published 28/04/2023).
Read the first article on our blog »
Pyramid mounts at Rendlesham
The second article takes a closer look at the Pyramid Mounts, a type of sword fitting, that are on display in the new Rendlesham Revealed exhibition (published 12/05/2023).
Read the second article on our blog »
Who was living at Rendlesham?
Discover more about the development of the settlement, who was living at Rendlesham and aspects of their daily life such as what they may have eaten, based on the excavated archaeological remains many of which are on display in the new Rendlesham Revealed exhibition (published 26/05/2023).
Read the third article on our blog »
Coinage at Rendlesham
The fourth article takes a look at the coinage recovered during the excavations at Rendlesham, that are on display in the new Rendlesham Revealed exhibition (published 09/06/2023).
Read the fourth article on our blog »
Environment and the river at Rendlesham
What was the environment at Rendlesham like in the past? Was the River Deben navigable from the sea up to Rendlesham in the Anglo-Saxon period? In this next instalment of our “Ask the Curator” series, we share the results of our geoarchaeological investigations, which try to answer these questions.(published 23/06/2023).
Read the fifth article on our blog »
Rendlesham and Sutton Hoo
What is the relationship between the Anglo-Saxon royal settlement at Rendlesham and the princely burial grounds at Sutton Hoo? To answer this question as part of the “Ask the Curator” series is guest writer Professor Christopher Scull, the principle academic advisor to the Rendlesham Revealed project and Honorary Visiting Professor at University College London and Cardiff University.(published 14/07/2023).
Read the sixth article on our blog »
Harness Mount from Rendlesham
This article takes a closer look at the large, circular and elaborately decorated harness mount on display in the Rendlesham Revealed exhibition, which once formed part of a horse harness and dates to the 6th-7th centuries.(published 28/07/2023).
Read the seventh article on our blog »
Beads and Pendants from Rendlesham
Various items of jewellery have been found at the settlement at Rendlesham, dating to the 5th to 8th centuries. This article takes a closer look at the high-status gold pendants and beads made of gold and garnet, which are on display in the Rendlesham Revealed exhibition.(published 18/08/2023).
Read the eighth article on our blog »
The Great Hall at Rendlesham
This article explores the remains of the great hall uncovered in Summer 2022 as part of the Rendlesham Revealed community excavations. How big was the hall? How was it built? What would it have looked like? (published 07/09/2023).
Read the ninth article on our blog »
Brooches from Rendlesham
This article takes a closer look at some of the brooches that are on display. What makes these brooches so interesting and what can they tell us about the people living at and visiting Rendlesham? (published 25/09/2023).
Read the tenth article on our blog »
The Importance of Rendlesham
This article explains why Rendlesham is important and how the discoveries over the past 15 years have changed our understanding of early medieval history. (published 20/10/2023).
Read the final article on our blog »
Thank you to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History, for supporting this exhibition, as well as the many partners, the local landowners and farmers who have allowed access to their land, and National Lottery players, without whom, funding for this project would not have been made possible.
