Romans Return to Vindolanda

We'll be welcoming back the world renowned Ermine Street Guard reenactment group to both of our sites in August 2021.

There will be:

Roman Army School - learn how to be a Roman soldier!

Military displays and parades on site at Vindolanda

Roman encampment - See how Roman shoes are made, have a coin minted for you, see some of the tools and kit a Roman soldier would have to carry with him!

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Ceres and the Festival of Cerialia

Whenever we talk about breakfast cereal and cereal crops, we are invoking the name of Ceres, the Roman Goddess of agriculture. So why did the Romans worship and celebrate her? What was her role? Why was she important? Find out more here.
Magna Charity Vespa Ride

Andy and I are 2 nurses with 50-some years of re-enactment (mostly Roman) behind us. We have, over the years, developed a close relationship with Vindolanda. We were inspired by the Vespa ride last year (Vindolanda via Britannia) and plan to do a similar trip to raise funds for the Revealing Magna Appeal.
Megalesia and comparisons of ‘The Mother Goddess'

The Mother Goddess is one of the most important in Ancient religions. The festival of Megalesia in Ancient Rome celebrated the Mother Goddess. This blog explores this festival and looks briefly at wider other Mother Goddess belief systems.
Roman Pottery Demonstration

1st - 3rd June 2021
Meet Potted History's Graham Taylor at Roman Vindolanda. See how Romans made their pots and learn about the Roman pottery of Vindolanda.

Roman Pottery Demonstration

1st - 3rd June 2021
Meet Potted History's Graham Taylor at Roman Vindolanda. See how Romans made their pots and learn about the Roman pottery of Vindolanda.
2021 Excavations

The Vindolanda Roman excavations are back for 2021. The archaeologists and small teams of volunteers will be out Mon - Fri weather permitting. See history as it is uncovered.

Roman Leather Toy Mouse Discovered

Curatorial staff at Roman Vindolanda make a lockdown discovery of an ancient leather toy mouse, which had been hidden in amongst the ancient scrap leather recovered from the site.
Brigomaglos

Was the end of Roman Britain the end of Vindolanda? Our journey into discovering more about sub-Roman Vindolanda started with the discovery of the probable war-band leader of the site from the 5th or 6th centuries, a man called ‘Brigomaglos’ which was discovered over 130 years ago.
Home Learning

Activity sheets for home learning fun. From Roman cooking ideas to spot the difference and much more, there is something for everyone.
The Praetorium

Director of Excavations Andrew Birley takes us through the fascinating history of the grandest house at Vindolanda and what some of the amazing discoveries that have come from it tell us about the people who lived there.
Colin's Top 10

Deputy CEO Colin Galloway gives us his top 10 about the Vindolanda Trust from artefacts to spaces.
Severan Skulls

Dr Trudi Buck takes a closer look at the human skull unearthed during the 2018 excavation of the Severan fort ditch at Vindolanda.
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.
The 2021 Vindolanda Excavations

The Vindolanda excavations begin again on 29th March. The team are excited to get back in the trenches and welcome back local volunteers to the site with more joining as the season progresses. Marta Alberti gives us a snapshot of where the excavations are and what they hope to achieve this year.
Ancient timber posts

Both visitors and volunteers have been very curious as to what those beautiful timber posts sticking out of the ground are. Here is what the archaeologists have concluded so far.
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