The University of Reading excavation and Field School return to Paddock Field on Tuesday 6th August, and will run for four weeks ending on 31 August. We’ll be working Tuesdays to Saturdays, 9-5. Friends of Cookham Abbey will be putting on guided tours starting on Thurs 8th August, led by archaeologists and students. Numbers will […]

We are excited to announce that guided tours are now available to book with Ticket Source. Tours will start on Thursday 8th August and will run for four weeks. The last tour will be on Friday 30th August. Friends of Cookham Abbey will be managing the guided tours led by archaeologists and students. Numbers will […]

We held this fund-raising dinner in April, with guest speaker Dr Janina Ramirez. The event was an amazing success, with over 200 guests. We raised over £8,000’ Dr Janina Ramirez talked about her latest book Femina covering the great women written out of our Medieval History, including Cookham’s very own Saxon Queen Cynethryth. The evening […]