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	£ 12.60	£ 8.50	£ 7.25
Child*	£ 7.20	£ 5.00	£ 4.00
Senior / Student	£ 11.80	£ 8.00	£ 6.75
Family*	£ 35.20	£ 24.00	£ 20.00

SITE ONLY PRICES -

During January, both Museums are closed for annual maintenance, however visitors can visit the site at Vindolanda.

ADULTS - £5.00 CHILD - £3.00 FAMILY - £13.00

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	£ 11.34	£ 7.65	£ 6.52
Child*	£ 6.48	£4.50	£ 3.60
Senior / Student	£ 10.62	£ 7.20	£ 6.08
Family*	£31.68	£21.60	£18.00

* 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.

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.

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 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.
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