DIG: An Archaeological Adventure
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We visited dig this week as we bought a family triple ticket for all 3 attractions This review is hard because when buying a triple ticket your paying around £4 per attraction jorvic is worth £10 all day long dig however I think is mainly aimed towards children and as an adult I didn't find that it had anything to offer to myself so this review is mainly from my own experience as an adult... So at dig your aim is to go and dig in bits of rubber that's covering items stuck in the bottom of a pit floor the items are literally stuck into the floor and you can't pick them up This I think is a downside I think the pits should have been deeper and there should have been actual items to find not just uncover things stuck into the floor. My 9 year old daughter liked it and it's still a great way to entertain them for 1.5 hours There was 3 sections to dig one being viking one roman and one medieval if I remember correctly We found things like a pan some pottery some sheep and cow bones and some coins you also have to cover the things back up yourself lmao 😂 I think I maybe being a little biased with this review as an adult but I think if anything can interest children at the same time as adults then you really are onto a winner this place is deffinatly one for children only and I think the place could have a lot more people going if they found a way to do this there was only us and one other family at the time that we went and I think they could do a lot better If you have small children I would recommend DIG as they will enjoy it as an adult review Its hard to stay interested and not feel silly brushing around small pieces of rubber to uncover items stuck to the floor I think they need more to make me want to come back again so as an adult review for the price with children I would recommend it but alone as an adult I can't recommend it unfortunately but I hope in the future they have more to offer on an adult level to entertain us as well as the children :)
Marie SandsMarie Sands
10
Very boring experience for the three adults and for the one child on our group. At the beginning the around 30 minutes long lecture on objects was really slow-paced. The actual dig was a huge dissapointment, as there was nothing even slightly reminding of an actual archaelogical excavation (and I've worked in them..). Nothing about e.g. layers, proper digging methods and tools, documentation, conservation.. And not even anything real to be actually lifted up and examined more, as everything was made as a grey plastic shape on the floor. And these were not interesting to the child, or even to us adults. We grew really tired of this towards the end (actually already during the lecture, during the first of four dig pits..), luckily it ended, as it started to feel more like a shared punishment. I have been to many hands-on musems, experience and science centers, as well as been designing stuff like this, and I have to say that this was the most poorly planned and executed in this category. And really quite expensive for the three adults that had literally nothing to do. Even the child (aged 7) was getting really bored and slightly fustrated towards the end (also during the super long lecture part). Such a shame, as this could have been more ambitious, scientific and fun with just a little more efort and imagination. This was my firts choice to see in York out of personal and professional interest, and I am sorry to say that I really can not recommend this.
Noora EmiliaNoora Emilia
50
Nearby Attractions Of DIG: An Archaeological Adventure
York Minster
Shambles Market
JORVIK Viking Centre
Museum Gardens
Coppergate Shopping Centre
The York Dungeon
York Castle Museum
Clifford's Tower, York
The Milner York
Novotel York Centre

York Minster
4.7
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Shambles Market
4.6
(5.5K)Click for details

JORVIK Viking Centre
4.6
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Museum Gardens
4.7
(3.5K)Click for details
Nearby Restaurants Of DIG: An Archaeological Adventure
Betty's Café Tea Rooms
Turtle Bay York
The Postern Gate
House Of The Trembling Madness // Stonegate (The Original)
Slug & Lettuce York Riverside
The Punch Bowl - JD Wetherspoon
Yates York
Ye Olde Starre Inne
Valhalla York
Golden Fleece York

Betty's Café Tea Rooms
4.6
(3.6K)$$$
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Turtle Bay York
4.8
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The Postern Gate
4.0
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House Of The Trembling Madness // Stonegate (The Original)
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Basic Info
Address
DIG St Saviour Church, St Saviourgate, York YO1 8NN, United Kingdom
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Phone
+44 1904 615505
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Website
digyork.co.uk
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Overview
4.5
(387 reviews)
Ratings & Description
cultural
entertainment
family friendly
Description
DIG is an educational resource in York, England, which aims to increase understanding of archaeology and related matters. DIG is owned and operated by York Archaeology, a division of York Archaeological Trust, a registered charity.
attractions: York Minster, Shambles Market, JORVIK Viking Centre, Museum Gardens, Coppergate Shopping Centre, The York Dungeon, York Castle Museum, Clifford's Tower, York, The Milner York, Novotel York Centre, restaurants: Betty's Café Tea Rooms, Turtle Bay York, The Postern Gate, House Of The Trembling Madness // Stonegate (The Original), Slug & Lettuce York Riverside, The Punch Bowl - JD Wetherspoon, Yates York, Ye Olde Starre Inne, Valhalla York, Golden Fleece York
