Day Planner

This suggested itinerary starts at the Roman Army Museum but you can start at either site - just reverse the itinerary if you wish to start at Vindolanda

NOTE: If time or weather doesn't permit, with a joint site saver ticket you can come back another day to complete your visit to both our sites.

MORNING (estimated time 1.5-2 hours)

Arrive at the Roman Army Museum, using our travel information if required.
Your journey into the role of the army in the Roman Empire begins.
- See the Edge of Empire award winning 3D film.
- Join the Roman Army with Centurion Africanus.
- Find out about Roman Education with our holographic teacher.
- See full scale replicas and artefacts from Vindolanda which illustrate life on the frontier.
After your visit, take a wander around our museum gift shop gifts and visit the cafe.

NOTE: Roman Army Museum is an indoor 'all-weather' attraction

LUNCH

There are picnic tables in The Roman Army Museum car park (and also in the museum grounds at Vindolanda)
Food is available at both our sites.
Transfer to Vindolanda - by car, about 15 minutes by following the line of Hadrian’s Wall through the scenic Northumbrian countryside.

ADDED EXTRA:

If time permits you can add a visit to the superb section of Hadrian's Wall at Walltown Crags next to the Roman Army Museum — allow about 45 minutes.

AFTERNOON (estimated time 2-3 hours)

Arrive at Roman Vindolanda, using our travel information if required.
The archaeological site
- Meet the archaeologists (April-September, Mon-Fri. Weather permitting)
- See the most fully excavated fort and civilian settlement on Hadrian's Wall
- Visit the full size replicas of Hadrian's Wall in stone and timber.
The museum
- Explore hundreds of artefacts
- Highlights include leather boots and shoes, armour and weapons, wooden objects and the Vindolanda writing tablets
- To complete your visit, why not take a look in our shop with great affordable range of books, gifts and souvenirs.
Don't forget to visit the cafe and enjoy a drink and a homemade treat and visit the shop for books and souvenirs.

Latest

Militaria Exhibition

1st April - 31st October 2020
A temporary exhibition at the Roman Army Museum showing an assembly of militiary artefacts never seen in pulbic which are on private loan to the Vindolanda Trust.
Vindolanda Via Roma

Andrew and Gary are raising money for Revealing Magna. They are riding their vespas across Europe along the routes many Roman postmen would have journeyed down. They are taking action to protect and research Magna Roman fort. You can help them reach their goal.
Revealing Magna

You can support the research and conservation of Magna Roman fort. The Vindolanda Trust are looking to prevent further damage by changing climates and reveal the history of this amazing fort which has the same levels of preservation as Vindolanda.
Vindolanda's top 10 finds of the decade

2010 to 2019 has been an exceptional period of discoveries at Roman Vindolanda and Dr Andrew Birley has listed his personal top 10.

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.

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.
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.
Tickets
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.
Playing games at Vindolanda

Guest blog written by our visiting specialist from Edinburgh University.
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.
Severan Feline Friends

Interaction between cats and humans goes back as far as Ancient Egypt. However, some of our earliest clues to domestic cats in Britain come from the Roman period.