The lost villages of England
Event Date: Tuesday 17th March 2026 | Time: 7pm – 8pm
Hidden Histories
About this event
The lost villages of England
Once they were founded now they are lost..
Join Luke Waterson, award winning travel writer and novelist, for an unforgettable journey into Britain’s Deserted Medieval Villages the ghostly remains of once thriving communities that time, tide, and history have erased from the map.
In this exclusive Boundless talk, Luke takes you on a haunting adventure across the UK, from the windswept clearances of the Scottish Highlands to the abandoned streets of North Yorkshire and the drowned and sand swallowed settlements of East Anglia. Along the way, he reveals the fascinating and often tragic stories behind these vanished places: villages emptied by powerful landowners, seized by the Ministry of Defence, or simply reclaimed by the sea.
Although many of these lost villages have all but disappeared, their traces linger in half buried churches, forgotten footpaths, and windswept dunes where legend says the church bells still ring beneath the sand.
Discover the hidden history of these extraordinary places and ask yourself: what villages, towns or cities that we know, and love today might one day become the lost places of tomorrow?
Boundless members stay tuned until the end of the event for a chance to win a special giveaway on the night!
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Meet the speaker - Luke Waterson
Luke Waterson is a novelist and award-winning adventure, culinary and sustainability travel writer based in South Wales. Specialising in UK outdoors, Scandinavia and Latin America travel, he regularly writes for the BBC, The Telegraph, i Paper, Lonely Planet, DK and other leading publications.
An experienced public speaker, Luke has given talks on travel and storytelling for organisations including the CSMA and Lonely Planet, as well as to audiences across the UK on themes from his acclaimed historical fiction. His work brings together a love of exploration, nature, and narrative uncovering how landscapes shape the stories we tell.
Find out more about Luke’s writing and upcoming projects at lukeandhiswords.com.