Some 1500 visitors flocked to a free open day launching a community project to construct a Saxon dwelling in the grounds of Cogges Manor Farm.
Anglo-Saxon re-enactors 'Hwitmearum' set up a camp and engaged visitors with everything from trying on garments to wheel construction, tapestry and quill writing.
Wychwood Warriors re-enactors from the University of Oxford helped children enthusiastically try out armour and heavy swords and shields.
Meanwhile children's craft activities included making a coil pot or a runestone using air drying modelling clay.
Other activities included wooden spoon carving, weaving, ancient knitting and drop spindle techniques with local craftspeople.
The 'Curious about Cogges' volunteer group was on-hand with a display of Saxon objects and there was a chance for a chat with the Wychwood Project.
McCurdy & Co, the team behind London's Shakespeare Globe theatre, let people have a go at peg-making.
The firm will be training and skill-sharing with volunteers and Cogges' own land-management apprentices to construct the Saxon dwelling over the next year.
Kieran Wheeler (pictured) demonstrated traditional tools and methods behind the timber-frame roof construction.
He said, "We are delighted at such an enthusiastic response from all ages, it's fantastic to see how even the children are so keen to get stuck in!"
Some 31 prospective new volunteers signed up for the project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, on the day.
To find out more, email volunteering@cogges.org.uk
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