Arthurs Stone
Tues 10th Feb 2026
19:30 - 21:00
Sutton st Nicholas Village Hall
Archaeological excavations at the Neolithic site of Arthur's Stone near Dorstone have uncovered unprecedented remains that will radically re-write our understanding of this ancient monument, and of the first farming communities in Britain nearly 6,000 years ago.
Join us to find out more about this exciting project which has featured on "Digging for Britain"
Sutton Environment & History Group with Sutton Walls Conservation Group.
Sutton st Nicholas Village Hall - Bayley Way - Hereford - HR1 3SZ
Doors open at 7pm for a 7:30pm start
Entrance Donation £3 (Cash Only please)
Refreshments and Raffle
For further information contact suttonwallscg@gmail.com
Sutton Walls - "A Hillfort with History"
Tues 14th Apr 2026
19:30 - 21:00
Sutton st Nicholas Village Hall
Sutton Walls hillfort is one of the most important and intriguing hillforts in Herefordshire. From the Iron Age to the early Medieval period and again in the last 100 years, it has gained a prominence that most other hillforts in the county have not shared.
This talk will review history and archaeology of the site, its current situation and its possible future outlining the work of Sutton Conservation Group.
Sutton st Nicholas Village Hall - Bayley Way - Hereford - HR1 3SZ
Doors open at 7pm for a 7:30pm start
Entrance Donation £3 (Cash Only please)
Refreshments and Raffle
For further information contact suttonwallscg@gmail.com
Herefordshire Histories Event
Sun 17th May 2026
Time TBC
Sutton st Nicholas Village Hall
Sutton Walls Conservation Group will be leading a guided walk around the hillfort of Sutton Walls. In Sutton Village Hall there will be full displays all about the site, its archaeology, history, ecology and a proposed Woodland Management Plan.
There will also be photos and information about several houses in Sutton, notably Woodville and Freens Court being displayed by the Sutton Environment & History Group.
Sutton st Nicholas Village Hall - Bayley Way - Hereford - HR1 3SZ
Donation for the walk (Cash Only please)
Refreshments available
For further information contact suttonwallscg@gmail.com
Introduction to Herefordshire Archives
Tues 14th Jul 2026
10:00 - 13:00
Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre, Fir Tree Lane, Hereford HR2 6LA, UK
Rhys Griffith, Senior Archivist, will provide a full introduction and accompanying tour to the Herefordshire Archives and Records Centre (HARC) in Rotherwas. This is an exciting opportunity to get behind the scenes and to understand what the archives hold.
Attendees may wish to take the opportunity to stay on to do some research.
10am - 1pm
£5 per person
For further information contact suttonwallscg@gmail.com
"The Wildlife of the Walls" - A talk with Stuart Moore
Tues 3rd Nov 2026
19:30 - 21:00
Sutton st Nicholas Village Hall
Stuart Moore's presentation will look at the range of species on and around Sutton Walls hillfort. Stuart is a resident of Sutton st Nicholas and has been undertaking monitoring and surveys of the flora and fauna of Sutton Walls over the past five years including bat and moth surveys. Join us for what promise to be a very interesting talk.
Joint meeting with Sutton Walls Conservation Group.
Sutton st Nicholas Village Hall - Bayley Way - Hereford - HR1 3SZ
Doors open at 7pm for a 7:30pm start
Entrance Donation £3 (Cash Only please)
Refreshments and Raffle
For further information contact suttonwallscg@gmail.com
Recent Events:
Hereford Histories Week - May 2025
Sutton Walls Guided Walks and Sutton History Displays
Thank you to everyone who supported our event on May 11th for Hereford Histories Week. This festival was organised to highlight the extraordinary history of Herefordshire and its hidden gems. Sutton Walls is one of the most significant Iron Age hillforts in the country but has long been on the Historic England ‘Heritage At Risk Register’. It was a wonderful opportunity to bring the story of the hillfort, with 500 years of occupations from the Iron Age to the Roman period and beyond, to the attention of a wider audience.
Members of the Sutton Walls Conservation Group worked hard to clear the public footpaths in readiness for this county wide event and to open up viewing points for the guided walks highlighting the history, ecology and work of the Sutton Walls Conservation Group. We were delighted to take forty people around Sutton Walls on walks in the morning and afternoon – these included locals and others from across the county as well as one visitor from Boston, USA.
There were displays about the history of Sutton Walls at Sutton Village Hall. The displays and most of the wonderful photographs in the exhibition were the work of Sutton resident Chris Thomas, who was a trustee of the Sutton Walls Conservation, and sadly died in March. Chris was also responsible for the information boards situated on Sutton Walls and for this website. His skills and enthusiasm for Sutton Walls, and his talent for photography were a huge asset to the group. He will be greatly missed.
The Sutton Environment and History Group displayed a wide range of interesting documents about the history of the village and the brave parishioners who gave their lives in the Second World War.
Thank you to everyone who made donations towards the work of the Sutton Walls Conservation Group. We raised £234.
Historical Walking Trail.
Sutton Walls Conservation Group have launched an exciting new heritage walking trail map that transports you back in time to explore life on Sutton Walls in the Iron Age and Roman periods as well in the time of Ethelbert and Offa.
Please note the footpath is uneven, steep in parts and can be quite muddy. You will need sturdy footware.
You can buy a trail map and walk at your leisure. The map is on sale at the Golden Cross pub in the centre of Sutton St Nicholas, or you may print your own lower quality image using the pdf icons next to the following images.
Click on this pdf icon to print this page or view it on your pc etc.
Click on this pdf icon to print this page or view it on your pc etc.
Past events: May 2024- Woodland at Sutton Walls.
While the clear primary purpose of the SWCG is the preservation and promotion of the archaeology and history of the site, the location also serves an important ecological purpose given the diverse nature of the local flora and fauna, combined with good public access.
To this end SWCG has been looking at different ways in which we might be able to preserve and improve the diversity and sustainability of the ecology of the site, a very important part of which is the woodland there, and so in Spring 2024 we have decided to embark on the preparation of something called a “Woodland Management Plan” (WMP).
A WMP is a formal document whose purpose is to create a long-term (10 year) sustainable plan promoting best practice in woodland management and covering eight elements (biodiversity, climate change, historic, environment, landscape, people, soil, and water) and must comply with the government’s “UK Forestry Standard” and be approved by the Forestry Commission.
We are right at the very start of this process, and as we develop the draft plan we will be consulting with the local Parish Councils, our neighbours, and Historic England to both keep them informed and consider any views, and we will also publish further information on our website as the plan evolves.
You can find out more about WMPs at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/create-a-woodland-management-plan, and if you have any queries or observations about this then please do contact us at: suttonwallscg@gmail.com
Significant News.
Sutton Walls Conservation Group has taken a big step forward in securing the wonderful Iron Age hillfort's future for generations to come.
The group, which was established in 2017, responded to a call from Historic England to help manage the site as it was on their 'at risk' register. Working with the Gwynne family, who have owned the site for several generations, the lease has now been signed, giving the SWCG the responsibility as tenants to take on the task of managing the site in terms of its outstanding value for archaeology, nature, farming and people.
The next step will be to instigate a Conservation Management Plan, which will inform and guide the way forward and could include a range of actions such as providing interpretation boards, coppicing, opening up viewpoints and stabilising the hillfort's ramparts. The public footpath, which circumnavigates the hillfort and is excellently maintained, will continue to provide access to the site and a great opportunity for walkers. Find out more by picking up a Heritage Walking Trail map from the Golden Cross pub or visit www.suttonwalls.co.uk . Keep an eye out for more news and opportunities to get involved in looking after, and making the most of this amazing site, right on our doorstep!
Visitors to Sutton Walls should please keep to the public footpaths at all times.
Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register 2019, Case Study, Sutton Walls Camp.
Read full case study text of this important document by clicking the pdf icon.
Above text and photograph are copyright of Historic England 2019
Event Archive
Keith Ray's Bodyguards or Marauders talk, March 2024
Wellington Quarry: Iron Age and Roman settlement and Early Medieval milling. February 2023
Jane's Fundraising Walk, "In the footsteps of Ethelbert" August 2021
Open Event, October 2021
Sutton Walls features on BBC TV’s Midlands today.
Historic England Grant 2021
Sutton Walls Quiz. May 2020
Sutton Walls and Herefordshire in the Iron Age - Postponed March 2020
Coffee Morning and Walk 2019
Photography Competition 2018