Work for us

The Vindolanda Trust operates two Heritage sites / Museums in the central sector of the World Heritage Site. We employee approx. 40 staff throughout the year in various roles.

The Trust is an Investors in people employer and were shortlisted for " Silver Employer of the Year" in the 2018 IiP Awards.

Opportunities to join the team will be posted below -

Roman Vindolanda and Roman Army Museum customer service staff.

We currently have no vacancies for Customer Service staff at either Vindolanda or the Roman Army Museum.

Student Weekend / Holiday customer service assistants.

An opportunity to join our friendly and experienced team at both Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum

Variable hours throughout the season, with additional hours over the school holiday period.

Please contact [email protected] if you require further information.

Latest

Vindolanda site staying open this winter

The Roman site of Vindolanda will remain open to the public during January 2020 as the Trust starts its 50th anniversary celebrations.
Wonderful Water Pipes

Archaeologist Marta Alberti takes a closer look at a key discovery of the 2019 excavations: an oak water pipe.
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.
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!

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.
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.
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.
What have the Romans ever done for us?- Hadrians wall walk fundraiser
Getting here

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

A number of specialists visit the Vindolanda Trust every year during the winter season, in order to conduct research on our artefacts. One of them is Rhys Williams, a graduate tutor and PhD candidate at Teesside University who is studying the processes of preservation in bone, and specifically the chemical and microbiological reasons for which certain bones buried in certain conditions are better preserved than other
Opening Times

Seasonal opening times for Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum.