2024 Excavations

We are fully booked for the 2024 season.

The Vindolanda Trust believes that archaeology and history are for everyone and to give as many people the opportunity to participate on our excavations this year we are limiting the number of excavation periods a person can attend to one per person. This applies across both Vindolanda Trust excavations, those taking places at Vindolanda fort and those taking place at Magna fort. 

Here you can find out more about the current Magna excavations and how to book for Magna 2024.

At Vindolanda in 2024 we will be starting a new Scheduled Monument Consent (SMC) find out more about the next phase of our research and where we'll be excavating over the next five years in Castrum: 2024-2028 Excavations.

There are different ways to excavate with us: 

Joining the team with an Excavate Only Place will give you 2 weeks on the excavations and includes an Excavation T-shirt. This would suit locals or those who wanted to find their own accommodation and can travel to site on a daily basis.

An Excavate & Stay Place includes 2 weeks on the excavations and an Excavation T-shirt plus accommodation in our on-site facility the Hedley Centre which is self-catered. You will have access to the kitchen area for your meals or you can visit a local eatery. This would suit overseas travellers or excavators who may not have access to a car.

Each year we have 3 Residential Bursary Excavation places for young people aged 18 - 25 who might not otherwise have the opportunity. Our bursary placements have closed for the 2023 season. If this is something that would interest you, sign up to our Newsletter at the bottom of the page to hear when they go live for 2024 and hear all of our news from this season.

What is Involved in Excavating?

Find out more about what's involved in volunteering on our excavations. What to bring, how fit you need to be and what a typical week is like for an excavator at Vindolanda Roman Fort.

What's Involved in Excavating?

Cost of Excavation:

Excavate Only Place: £220

Excavate & Stay - Single Room: £1200

Excavate & Stay - Twin Room: £1800

Extra Nights: Single Room £60  Double/Twin: £100

A deposit for Hedley Centre bookings will take place on the day. You will receive a confirmation email with a link to final payments.

We ask that all our volunteer excavators become Friends of Vindolanda before they arrive to excavate. This means they will be able to visit our sites outside of the excavations and will be invited to our annual Friends Day which rounds up the year and the excavations.

2024 Dates:

Each period is two weeks long and you may book a maximum of one period on any Vindolanda Trust Excavations. 

Period	Dates
Period 1	8th April - 20th April 2024 FULLY BOOKED
Period 2	22nd April - 3rd May 2024 - FULLY BOOKED
Period 3	6th May - 17th May 2024 - FULLY BOOKED
Period 4	20th May - 31st May 2024 FULLY BOOKED
Period 5	3rd June - 14th June 2024 FULLY BOOKED
Period 6	17th June - 28th June 2024 FULLY BOOKED
Excavation Break	Excavation Break
Period 7	26th August - 6th September 2024 FULLY BOOKED
Period 8	9th September - 20th September 2024 FULLY BOOKED

Book your place:

 Each Ticket type has a different icon make sure to click on the correct ticket type for what you are after, tickets are non-transferable.

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Excavate Only: Trowel only

Two weeks excavation at Vindolanda Roman Fort and an Excavation T-Shirt

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Excavate & Stay Single: Trowel and Bed

Two weeks excavation at Vindolanda Roman Fort and an Excavation T-Shirt, plus self-catered accommodation at the Hedley Centre on site at Vindolanda for one person.

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Excavate & Stay Twin/Double: Two Trowels and two Beds

Two weeks excavation at Vindolanda Roman Fort and an Excavation T-Shirts for two people, plus self-catered accommodation at the Hedley Centre on site at Vindolanda for two person.

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WE ARE NOW FULLY BOOKED FOR THE 2024 EXCAVATION SEASON AT VINDOLANDA

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