Local Interest

Whether your looking for museums, coastal walks, outdoor swimming pools or local markets Northumberland has it all! We have listed a few great places to visit in our local area but you can find comprehensive information about our region by visiting the official Visit Northumberland Tourism website.

Borderline Funny

An exhibition not to be missed depicting Rome's great northern frontier of Hadrian's Wall in cartoons at Segedunum. Read more

Hadrian's Wall Guided Coach Tours From Carlisle

Discover the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site by a guided coach tour in 2019, departing from Tullie House Museum throughout the year. Read more

In our area

Here are some interesting places to visit and things to do just a stones throw away from Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum Read more

Local markets

While you are in the area visit one of the local farmers' markets and pick up some locally made products. Read more

Castles and Coast

Northumberland has many fine castles that you can visit, some of them are even built from Hadrian's Wall stones! Read more

Hadrian's Wall

At Vindolanda Fort and the Roman Army Museum you are already having the ultimate 'Edge of Empire' experience on Hadrian's Wall but if you want more then there is a stunning string of forts, milecastles and turrets stretching 80 Roman miles (73 of our miles!) from East to West, coast to coast. Read more

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Roman Army Museum accessibilty information

Accessibility information for visitors to the Roman Army Museum

Accessibility information

Access information for Roman Vindolanda

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.

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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

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.

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?