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  1. Events

Events

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. Read more

Start: 7th December, 2019 at 3:30pm

End: 8th December, 2019 at 4:00pm

Published: 12th November, 2019

Updated: 8th December, 2019

Author: Penny Trichler

Location: Chesterholm Museum, Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 7JN Chesterholm Museum Bardon Mill Hexham NE47 7JN Chesterholm Museum, Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 7JN

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Vindolanda January Site Tours

6th January - 7th February
Site Tours - Make the most of your visit to Vindolanda by joining one of our daily 11:30am free guided tours, though our museums are closed the site will be open! Read more

Start: 6th January, 2020 at 11:30am

End: 7th February, 2020 at 12:00pm

Published: 2nd December, 2019

Author: Penny Trichler

Location: Chesterholm Museum, Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 7JN Chesterholm Museum Bardon Mill Hexham NE47 7JN Chesterholm Museum, Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 7JN

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Ask an Archaeologist

11th - 22nd February
Ask an Archaeologist - Ever wanted to have a go at excavation but don't want to get dirty? Try out our virtual excavation of Vindolanda! Chat to one of our archaeologists and find out what it's like to excavate at Vindolanda! Read more

Start: 10th February, 2020 at 11:00am

End: 22nd February, 2020 at 1:00pm

Published: 3rd September, 2019

Updated: 2nd December, 2019

Author: Penny Trichler

Location: Chesterholm Museum, Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 7JN Chesterholm Museum Bardon Mill Hexham NE47 7JN Chesterholm Museum, Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 7JN

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Real & Replica Finds Handling

16th - 20th February
Real & Replica finds handling give you a chance to see how artefacts found today might have looked in to the Romans. There will be a 3D hologram machine as well as physical replicas. Read more

Start: 16th February, 2020 at 10:00am

End: 20th February, 2020 at 3:00pm

Published: 16th September, 2019

Updated: 12th November, 2019

Author: Penny Trichler

Location: Roman Army Museum, Greenhead, Brampton, CA8 7JB Roman Army Museum Greenhead Brampton CA8 7JB Roman Army Museum, Greenhead, Brampton, CA8 7JB

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LEGIO VIII AUGUSTA visits Vindolanda

11th & 12th April
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. Read more

Start: 11th April, 2020 at 10:00am

End: 12th April, 2020 at 4:00pm

Published: 15th September, 2019

Updated: 12th November, 2019

Author: Penny Trichler

Location: Chesterholm Museum, Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 7JN Chesterholm Museum Bardon Mill Hexham NE47 7JN Chesterholm Museum, Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 7JN

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Romans Return to Vindolanda

15th &16th August
Boths sites welcome back the world famous Ermine Street Guard. Demonstrations and displays, Roman army school, learn about life in the Roman army and see Vindolanda brought to life. Read more

Start: 15th August, 2020 at 10:00am

End: 16th August, 2020 at 4:00pm

Published: 16th September, 2019

Updated: 12th November, 2019

Author: Penny Trichler

Location: Chesterholm Museum, Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 7JN Chesterholm Museum Bardon Mill Hexham NE47 7JN Chesterholm Museum, Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 7JN

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  • Vindolanda January Site Tours

    6th January - 7th February
    Site Tours - Make the most of your visit to Vindolanda by joining one of our daily 11:30am free guided tours, though our museums are closed the site will be open!

  • 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.

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  • 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.

  • 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.

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