NewsGreater Manchester NewsNational newsThe Bayeux Tapestry returned to the United Kingdom today10:15, 10 Jul 2026Under the cover of darkness and a police escort, the Bayeux Tapestry returned to the United Kingdom for the first time in almost 1,000 years on Thursday night.‌Overnight, the 70-metre-long (229ft) tapestry, which is linen with embroidered images of the Norman Conquest, arrived at the British Museum from France. It was created around 960 years ago.‌The Metropolitan Police Service and Kent Police transported the 11th-century embroidery from Folkestone to London in what the British Museum has called “one of the most significant international museum loans ever undertaken between the two countries”.‌Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily Newsletter