Tickets

Our friendly local staff will be happy to welcome you and to make your visit a worthwhile experience. Family friendly pricing and special concession tickets make a super day out at our two sites on Hadrian's Wall.

We encourage all our guests to buy a Joint Site Ticket to get a discount from your visit to us.
This ticket allows you to visit both our sites which are only 15 minutes apart and provide completely different Roman experiences.

By purchasing your ticket via the Website, you receive a discount of approx. 5% compared to purchasing tickets on arrival.

The Joint site ticket is valid for a single admission to each site for 1 year from date of purchase. (You do not require to visit both sites in one day)

Don't forget, we use your entrance fee to keep the Trust digging!

General Admission Prices at gate

If you are a UK tax payer, and pay the optional donation, we can claim Gift Aid of 25% on your entry fee.

The Vindolanda Trust is a registered charity, and your admissions and donations plus Gift Aid allow us to continue our work excavating, conserving and giving access to parts of the Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site.

	Joint Site Ticket (Saver)	Roman Vindolanda	Roman Army Museum
Adult	£ 12.20	£ 8.25	£ 7.00
Child*	£ 7.20	£ 5.00	£ 4.00
Senior / Student	£ 11.40	£ 7.75	£ 6.50
Family*	£ 35.20	£ 24.00	£ 20.00

The prices above include an optional 10% donation that goes towards the work of the Vindolanda Charitable Trust.

Base Prices

The prices below exclude the optional 10% donation.

	Joint Site Ticket	Roman Vindolanda	Roman Army Museum
Adult	£ 10.95	£ 7.43	£ 6.30
Child*	£ 6.48	£4.50	£ 3.42
Senior / Student	£ 10.25	£ 6.98	£ 5.86
Family*	£31.68	£21.60	£17.10

* Children under five are admitted free.

* Carers of registered disabled visitors are admitted free.

* Child age range is 5 to 18 years (if still in full time education)

* Family Ticket for 2 adults and up to 3 children

* For hygiene reasons, animals, excluding assistance dogs, are not allowed at either site.

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Excavation Bursary

Each year the Vindolanda Trust offers three excavation places to young scholars who apply for a bursary. The bursary pays for their accommodation and excavation fees and membership to the friends of Vindolanda.
Ask an Archaeologist

27th - 31st October
Ever wanted to have a go at excavation but don't want to get dirty? have a go at our virtual excavation of Vindolanda! Chat to one of our archaeologists and find out what it's like to excavate at Vindolanda!
Bare Bones

27th -31st October
Your chance to get hands on with Roman artefacts. A range of animal bones will be on display and we'll have some 3D models of human skulls found at Vindolanda. Find out what bones can tell about the Romans.
Roman Games Day

15th & 29th September
Fun and games at Vindolanda with Roman themed games. Great for children and families. Test your hand at games the Romans might have been playing almost 2000 years ago!

Enhanced Visitor Experiences

An enhanced visit experience at Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum allows you or your group to get a more in-depth insight into the site and museum, a unique opportunity to handle some of the amazingly preserved artefacts we have found during our excavations, and create some of your own.

Excavation Bursary

Each year the Vindolanda Trust offers three excavation places to young scholars who apply for a bursary. The bursary pays for their accommodation and excavation fees and membership to the friends of Vindolanda.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
What have the Romans ever done for us?- Hadrians wall walk fundraiser