Workshops

Light it up! - Winter Workshop

16th November
Winter festivals feature in almost every festival and culture not least the Romans. Join Potted History in using traditional techniques to create an oil lamp, candle holder or incense burner to use this winter. Read more

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Vindolanda Light Tours

7/8 & 14/15 December 2019
Vindolanda site tour at dusk. Work our way from the museum through the gardens and through the site stopping for photos and chat highlighting some of Vindolanda's features.

Goodbye Shed – Hello Archaeology Centre

This year saw the last season of use for our excavation shed. Since 2008 this shed has provided shelter to thousands of excavators.

Playing games at Vindolanda

Guest blog written by our visiting specialist from Edinburgh University.

Top treasures to go on display

More of Britain's top treasure are set to go on display at Vindolanda in 2020 as information contained within new documents is deciphered.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

Getting here

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

Opening Times

Seasonal opening times for Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum.

Top treasures to go on display

More of Britain's top treasure are set to go on display at Vindolanda in 2020 as information contained within new documents is deciphered.

Playing games at Vindolanda

Guest blog written by our visiting specialist from Edinburgh University.

Vindolanda Excavations

Each year over 400 volunteers join the excavations at Vindolanda and make a direct contribution to the research on the monument. If you are over 16 and have two consecutive weeks to give to the project, you too can make history happen and become a part of the story of uncovering Vindolanda.