The Dig: Netflix film helps boost Sutton Hoo visitor numbers
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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."
Source: BBC