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A film about an Anglo-Saxon burial ground has helped provide a post-lockdown boost in visitor numbers to the site, the National Trust said.
The Dig, starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes, tells the story of the discoveries made at Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, in 1939.
It was first screened on Netflix in January, when England was locked down.
But since the attraction reopened, it has been booked up to capacity every day, the trust said.
Laura Howarth, archaeology and engagement manager at the National Trust-run site, said: There s a huge interest in The Dig and all things Sutton Hoo.
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It was when she spotted #SuttonHoo trending on Twitter that Sue Brunning knew this was not going to be just like any other week.
As the curator of the early medieval collection at the British Museum, and the guardian of the spectacular Sutton Hoo treasures, Brunning is well used to fielding interest in what are justly some of the museum’s best loved exhibits.
But with the launch last week of The Dig, a major Netflix film about the dramatic discovery of the Anglo-Saxon grave and artefacts in a Suffolk field in 1939, interest in Sutton Hoo has surged.