Cirencester YAC
Cirencester YAC is open to everyone aged 8–16 years. YAC clubs get involved in all sorts of activities, including visiting and investigating archaeological sites and historic places, trying out traditional crafts, taking part in excavations, and lots more.
Cirencester YAC is based at Corinium Museum. The club usually meets once a month. It is an affiliated club of the YAC network, and is YAC is run by Corinium Museum staff and volunteers.
If you’d like to get involved with Cirencester YAC, or find out more about how the club is run, get in touch with the team using the details below:
Contact: Michaela Lennox
Tel: 01285 655611
Email: michaela.lennox@freedom-leisure.co.uk
Corinium Museum, the home of Cirencester YAC.
Cirencester YAC is grateful for support from the Friends of Corinium Museum.
News from Cirencester YAC
May 2026 – Roman Town Walk
This month we decided we would get out and about, and braved the May heatwave to go and have a walk around the town. We focussed on the Roman parts of Cirencester, looking at the town walls, one of the main gates, and the remains of the forum. Along the way we also talked about where certain mosaics we discovered and took a moment to discuss the remains of the Abbey too. While Cirencester, or Corinium Dobunnorum, as it used to be known, was the second biggest town in Roman Britain after London, there is very little to see above ground. As such we had to use our imaginations and had a go and using ourselves to recreate where certain buildings would have stood.
Back at the museum we took the opportunity to get hands on with some artefacts. We had a look at from building materials such as: roof tiles, wall plaster, and tesserae. The kids had a chance to handle the objects and try and guess what they were used for and which part of the building they came from. They did a really good job about deducing some of the stranger ones like tegulae with their funny flanged shape. Lastly, we had a look at some of the mosaics that had come from the town and talked about how they were made and also showed off the replica hypocaust system we have on display.
Next time, Ancient Egypt!
