

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: In Search of Cerne Abbey
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: The Jim Gibb Memorial Lecture

Dr. Hugh Willmott has spent three seasons leading excavations in search of the lost buildings of Cerne Abbey, founded by Aethelmaer the Stout in AD 987. He will reveal some of the discoveries made during the project and show how the site shared similarities with the abbey at Sherborne.

About the speaker: Dr. Hugh Willmott studied medieval and early modern archaeology at the University of Durham, completing his PhD in 1999. After a brief period working in commercial archaeology, he was appointed a lecturer in archaeology at the University of Sheffield in 2004 and promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2010. He has directed a number of notable research and student training excavations, such as those at West Halton (2003-9), Thornton Abbey (2011-16), Crowland (2022-23) and Cerne Abbey (2023-present).

Doors open from 1.30pm. Tickets: £5 on the door, to include tea and cake. Free entry for members of Sherborne Museum.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sherborne/in-search-of-cerne-abbey/200029609555016
- **Event Categories**: workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 38

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Sherborne
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3NL
- **lat**: 50.945578701985
- **long**: -2.5156858461081
- **full address**: Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3NL, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Sherborne Museum (https://allevents.in/org/sherborne-museum/12042833)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3NL, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Sherborne Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about In Search of Cerne Abbey ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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