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2024 Magna Excavations

1st April - 27th September 2024
Roman Magna Fort
At the Roman fort of Magna part of the Roman Army Museum, this year excavations will take place in the far corner of the northern field at Magna, encompassing an area that includes a Hadrian’s Wall Milecastle (46) and exploring the vallum and its diversion.

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Author: Penny Trichler

Location: Roman Army Museum & Magna Fort,Greenhead,

Booking and Visiting FAQ's

Have you got questions about what to expect when you arrive or how to book? Take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions page which answers some of our visitors most popular queries.

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Author: Penny Trichler

2024 Vindolanda Excavations

8th April - 20th September 2024
Roman Vindolanda Fort
The archaeologists and their teams of volunteers will be out Mon - Fri weather permitting. We'll be excavating a new area of the site this year. Come see history as it is uncovered. There will be no excavations at Vindolanda in July & August.

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Author: Penny Trichler

Location: Roman Vindolanda,Bardon Mill, Hexham

Accessible Vindolanda Trust

Download accessibility statements for both our sites and museums, find sensory maps and learn more about what we are doing to make our sites more accessible.

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Author: Marta Alberti

Vindolanda collection online

The Vindolanda collection holds thousands of objects which illuminate the daily life of the Roman community who lived on the site nearly 2000 years ago. Explore the artefacts.

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Author: Sonya Galloway

Vindolanda MiniBlaze

Exclusively designed for The Vindolanda Trust the Vindolanda MiniBlaze table top firepit is based on the design of the stunning cursive script sculpture fireball in the museum gardens.

Our impact

27%

 We estimate that only 27% of Vindolanda has been excavated, meaning we almost have another 150 years of excavating to do!

5,300,000

 Since the Vindolanda Trust opened its doors to visitors in 1970 over 5.3 million people have visited our two sites.

53

 The Vindolanda Trust employs 53 local staff, one of the largest tourism employers in Tynedale.

Our Vision

Overview of the Vindolanda Trusts aims and objectives

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Author: Colin Galloway

Location: The Vindolanda Trust, Chesterholm Museum,Westwood, Hexham

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Events

  • A Positive Response to the Felling of THE Tree.

    Roman Army Museum
    Thursday 11th July at 6pm
    A positive response to the felling of THE tree. In this lecture David Breeze will discuss other iconic views and favourite places on Hadrian's Wall embraced in his new book, Hadrian's Wall in our Time. Read more

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    Location: Roman Army Museum, Greenhead, CA8 7JB

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  • Vindolanda Guided Tours

    8th April - 19th October
    Make the most of your visit to Vindolanda by joining one of our free 45 minute guided tours of the Roman Vindolanda fort site including an overview of the site and archaeological highlights. Read more

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    Location: Chesterholm Museum, Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 7JN

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News

  • Altars back in the landscape

    Replica altars to the Roman God Jupiter Dolichenus placed back in religious shrine at Vindolanda enabling visitors to see them in their original setting for the first time in 1,800 years. Read more

  • Rare Bronze Hand Discovered

    A small, child sized, and eerily life-like bronze hand has been discovered during the excavation of a Severan fort ditch at Roman Vindolanda. Read more