Guided Tours Vindolanda

Our guided tours are given by our amazing volunteer guides, they all run from the Westgate (main visitors entrance) in the courtyard. The tours will take you through some of the highlights of the site remains as well as update you on this years excavations.

There are 2 types of tour that run at Vindolanda:

The Introduction to Vindolanda Tour -30 mins

An introductional short guide to vindolanda where buildings and sites of importance are outlined for the visitors. Encouraging further exploration. A tour suitable for those with limited visiting time, restriction in movement or those who have younger children with them.

The Vindolanda Tour - 45 minutes

A guided walking tour around Vindolanda with more detailed briefings on important buildings, sites and historical background and events.

We welcome adults and children on all of our tours.

Have a look at some of our tripadvisor reviews that mention our guided tours or leave a review yourself your own review, we always read them!

Download the PDF of the month(s) you wish to visit to see more details about dates and times of tours.

Event details

Where

Chesterholm Museum, Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 7JN

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When

Start: 6^th April, 2019 at 10:30am

End: 22^nd September, 2019 at 2:00pm

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Borderline Funny

An exhibition not to be missed depicting Rome's great northern frontier of Hadrian's Wall in cartoons at Segedunum.
The Eighth Legion visits Vindolanda

7th & 8th September
The Eighth Legion will be bringing Roman life at Vindolanda alive. Come along and find out what it was really like to be a Roman soldier.

The Eighth Legion visits Vindolanda

7th & 8th September
The Eighth Legion will be bringing Roman life at Vindolanda alive. Come along and find out what it was really like to be a Roman soldier.
The Roman Armoury

27th - 30th May
At the Roman Army Museum learn about Roman armour and weapons and try on some replica armour and see what it would have felt like to be a Roman soldier dressed for battle.
Friends Day 2019

4th October 2019
Friends of Vindolanda Day is an exclusive event for our Friends of Vindolanda and is being held at BOTH sites, including lectures and updates about the excavations.
Roman Games Days - Vindolanda

12th & 13th August
Fun and games at Vindolanda with Roman themed games. Great for children and families. Test your hand at games the Romans might have been playing almost 2000 years ago!
Roman Games Days - Roman Army Museum

19th & 20th August
Fun and games at the Roman Army Museum with Roman themed games. Great for children and families. Test your hand at games the Romans might have been playing almost 2000 years ago!
Rosalia Festival of the Roses

1st May - 2nd June
Rosalia is an ancient Roman festival which we commemorate at the Roman Army Museum by decorating the museum with roses.
Vindolanda Excavations

8th April - 20th September 2019
Don't miss out on the excitement of watching the 2019 Roman excavations at Vindolanda. They take place Monday - Friday weather permitting.
Everything you need to know about our 2019 excavation

The 2019 Vindolanda Roman excavations started on Monday 8th April. Will you witness the next major discovery?

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Roman Army Museum

Lying in magnificent countryside next to a sweeping section of Hadrian's Wall and based at the site of Carvoran Roman Fort, the Roman Army Museum is an authentic and dramatic tribute to Rome’s extraordinary military legacy. Step into the life of a Roman soldier and experience life on the front line of Emperor Hadrian’s formidable British frontier.
Roman Vindolanda Fort & Museum

Visit Roman Vindolanda today and you will find one of the North East’s most famous and not to be missed tourist attractions lying in the beautiful landscape of Hadrian's Wall Country. Formerly a key military post on the northern frontier of Britain, Vindolanda is the home of Britain's 'Top Treasure' - the Vindolanda Writing Tablets - and is one Europe's most important Roman archaeological sites, with live excavations taking place every year.
Opening Times

Seasonal opening times for Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum.
Getting here

How to find us no matter how you like to travel.
Scanning Skulls

A number of specialists visit the Vindolanda Trust every year during the winter season, in order to conduct research on our artefacts. One of them is Rhys Williams, a graduate tutor and PhD candidate at Teesside University who is studying the processes of preservation in bone, and specifically the chemical and microbiological reasons for which certain bones buried in certain conditions are better preserved than other
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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.
Day Planner

This is a suggested day planner for your visit to Roman Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum.
Vindolanda Archaeology Centre

We have launched an ambitious campaign to raise funds towards a much needed on site excavation and post-excavation facility at Roman Vindolanda. The Robin Birley Archaeology Centre will replace three wooden sheds which are sadly in a state of disrepair with a purpose built centre which can be used all year round. Can you help us?