How do you get to Vindolanda?

Roman Vindolanda Fort & Museum and the Roman Army Museum are now open. Our cafes and shops are available for museum visitors. Booking your tickets and an arrival slot is required (existing ticket holders and Friends of Vindolanda are only required to book a free time slot).

Is Vindolanda part of Hadrian’s Wall?

Vindolanda lies just to the south of the curtain wall of Hadrian’s Wall and has a very different ‘feel’ to other sites along the Wall. After Hadrian’s Wall and the Roman occupation was abandoned by its imperial armies Vindolanda remained in use for over 400 years before finally becoming abandoned in the 9th century.

What can you do at Vindolanda?

A Perfect Day Out

• 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.
• Roman Army Museum.
• Day Planner.

How long does it take to visit Vindolanda?

We recommend allowing 1.5 hours at the Roman Army Museum and 2+ hours at Vindolanda. When planning your day allow for a 15 minute travel time between the two sites (by car).

Where is the Roman Army Museum in Vindolanda?

This is a suggested day planner for your visit to Roman Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum. Lying in magnificent countryside next to a sweeping section of Hadrian’s Wall and based at the site of Magna Roman Fort, the Roman Army Museum is an authentic and dramatic tribute to Rome’s extraordinary military legacy.

When was Vindolanda identified as a Roman site?

Vindolanda was recognised as a Roman site already in the sixteenth century, and the first archaeological excavations there took place in 1814.

Where are the Vindolanda tablets located in Northumberland?

Located near the modern village of Bardon Mill in Northumberland, it guarded the Stanegate, the Roman road from the River Tyne to the Solway Firth. It is noted for the Vindolanda tablets, a set of wooden leaf-tablets that were, at the time of their discovery, the oldest surviving handwritten documents in Britain.

Is there a toilet at the Vindolanda Museum?

There are also toilets for visitors at both entrances and a shop in the museum to purchase souvenirs. All of these facilities are reserved for visitors to Roman Vindolanda Fort and Museum. This is a suggested day planner for your visit to Roman Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum.

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