After a wonderful summer at Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum, our trustees have decided on the below opening hours for winter 2018-2019. Vindolanda will remain open daily up to and including January 3rd 2019, except Christmas Day. The Roman Army Museum will be open every weekend and available for group bookings of 20 or more. Please contact the office for further details. Roman Vindolanda Museum & Fort Daily 10am to 4pm 5th Nov 2018 to Jan 3rd 2019 (Closed Christmas Day) Last admission: 1 hour before closing Roman Army Museum Weekends Only 10am to 4pm 5th Nov to Read more...

Since the opening of our new display at the Roman Army Museum in February 2016, which looks at ethnicity, women and children at the fort, we have been collecting your votes on three archaeological questions. The results are below… A man’s skull was found during our excavations. From the evidence provided in the display, who was he? Roman - 37% Barbarian - 17% British - 27% Italian - 19% From the evidence on display, did women live in Roman forts? Yes - 62% No - 38% How do you think the child found under a barrack floor died from reading the evidence provided? Murd Read more...

Volunteer Opportunities. Join the team and bring Roman Vindolanda to life Are you passionate about Vindolanda, Hadrian’s Wall and the Romans? Do you want to share your enthusiasm with others? Would you like to get hands on experience with objects from Roman Vindolanda, some almost 2000 years old? Join our volunteering team and become part of the Vindolanda experience. Vindolanda Heritage Volunteer Guides The Vindolanda Trust is looking for volunteers to join its heritage guiding team. This programme, now running for its seventh season has been very successful for the guides and  Read more...

Eleven sites across Hadrian's Wall Country will stage an exhibition featuring 11 prints and photographs from the National Portrait Gallery this autumn. 'Wall Face: Portraits of people who revealed Hadrian's Wall' is being organised jointly through a partnership of heritage organisations across the Wall - Vindolanda Trust, English Heritage, National Trust, Senhouse Museum Trust, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Trust and the Hadrian's Wall Trust. Nigel Mills, the exhibition project director for the Hadrian's Wall Trust said: "We're celebrating the pioneering archaeologists and antiq Read more...

We are delighted that the Roman Army Museum has been awarded a Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence 2013. This prestigious award, which places the Roman Army Museum in the top-performing 10% of all businesses worldwide on TripAdvisor, is given to businesses that consistently earn high ratings from TripAdvisor travellers. Roman Army Museum (http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g186351-d218420-Reviews-Roman_Army_Museum-Hexham_Northumberland_England.html) Read more...