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Experience the edge of an empire at this interactive and engaging museum with an award winning 3D film.
See website for seasonal opening hours.
Tickets available online
Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort just south of Hadrian's Wall. Archaeological excavations of the site show it was under Roman occupation from roughly 85 AD to 370 AD and have uncovered amazing finds, now on display in the fantastic on-site museum.
Open daily from 9:30am, see website for seasonal closing hours (last admission one hour before closing)
Tickets available online and on the door.
The three-mile stretch of Hadrian's Wall that survives west of Birdoswald Roman Fort in Cumbria tells us much about how the Wall worked and developed.
Open any reasonable time during daylight hours
Free
A fascinating temple dedicated to the god beloved by Roman soldiers. It was the largest of such buildings to occupy the site and, like many Mithraic temples, it was situated near a military base.
Open any reasonable time during daylight hours
Free
The remains of the Roman bridge which carried Hadrian’s Wall across the North Tyne are visible on both banks, but most impressively on the eastern side.
Open any reasonable time during daylight hours
Free
Located at the eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall - Wallsend, in North Tyneside - the Roman fort at Segedunum is the most completely excavated fort on Hadrian’s Wall.
Open all year. Seasonal hours - see Segedunum website for details.
Adults £7.75* | Concessions £5.50* (*includes £1 voluntary donation) | Under 22s and all NE28 residents FREE Annual tickets available | No booking required
Arbeia, South Shields' Roman Fort has stunning full-scale reconstructions of original buildings including the commander’s house, a barrack block and a West Gate providing a unique and inspiring insight into Roman military life.
Seasonal (see website for more details)
Free
The Senhouse Museum at Maryport houses the Senhouse collection of outstanding Roman objects from the adjacent fort known as Alauna.
January - March 10.30am-4pm Friday-Sunday Last entry 3.30pm April - October 11.00am-5pm Everyday Last entry 4.30pm November - December 10.30am-4pm Friday-Sunday Last entry 3.30pm
Adult: £4.00, Child: £1.50 Family: £10.00 (2 adults and 2 or more children)
A location in the much disputed border territory between England and Scotland gives Bewcastle an interesting history including Romans, Reivers, Anglo-Saxons and Normans.
Open every day during daylight hours
Free
aphed spot in the whole of Northumberland National Park. Here, a sycamore tree grows in a dramatic dip with Hadrian’s Wall rising up either side.
Open all year round
Free
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