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Archaeology Exhibition - A66 Road Widening

Event type: Exhibition
Date: 30th October 2026
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Duration: 2 days
Until: 31st October 2026
Venue: The Rooms, Penrith.
Cost: FREE
Archaeologist in orange hi-vis jacket standing in a field holding a stone arrow head.

Courtesy of Oxford Cotswold Archaeology

"Join us this autumn as the A66 Pop Up Museum tours communities along the Northern Trans-Pennine route, bringing the story of the A66 excavations directly to local venues. The exhibition showcases remarkable discoveries uncovered during archaeological investigations carried out as part of the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine upgrade."

Oxford Cotswold Archaeology are holding a series of FREE exhibitions in towns across Cumbria. It shows the work and finds unearthed during the a A66 road widening scheme. The exhibition is coming to Penrith on the 30th and 31st October.

Visit the website for full details.

Archaeologist working in a trench holding up a clay statuette.

Courtesy of Oxford Cotswold Archaeology