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 Hadrian's Wall
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences  

Hadrian's Wall When the Roman successfully invaded Britain in 43 AD, they quickly overcame the southern British tribes, despite annoyances like the revolt of the Iceni under Boudicca. It was a different story in the north, where tribes from what is now Scotland were a constant thorn in the Roman's side.
Northumberland, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: The B6318 is by far the best way to access points along the wall. The road follows the course of the Wall through much of western Northumberland.
Website: Hadrian's Wall
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 Hardknott Roman Fort
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences  

Hardknott Roman Fort Extensive remains of a Roman fort in an astonishing, remote position high above Eskdale at the top of Hardknott Pass. Hardknott was founded by the Emperor Hadrian in the early 2nd century AD. The extensive foundations reveal a commandant's house, barracks, parade ground, and bath house. The location in an exposed position below the summit of Hardknott Pass has to be seen.
Ravenglass, Lake District, Cumbria, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: On a minor road 9 miles east of Ravenglass, at the top of Eskdale. Access may be difficult in winter. Limited parking at the site. A larger parking area well below the fort makes for a very stiff walk to the site.
Website: Hardknott Roman Fort
English Heritage
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 Hare Hill (Hadrians Wall)
  

A short section of Hadrian's Wall, standing to a height of almost 9 feet. The core of the wall is original but there has been some later refacing done on the exterior surfaces. Banks Turret - a small defensable fort on the Wall - is a mile to the east, and medieval Lanercost Priory is less than a mile away.
Hare Hill, Cumbria, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: 0.75 miles north east of Lanercost. Open access site
Website: Hare Hill (Hadrians Wall)
English Heritage
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 Harrow's Scar Milecastle (Hadrians Wall)
  

Harrow's Scar Milecastle (Hadrians Wall) A Roman milecastle on Hadrian's Wall, on the western side of the River Irthing gorge. The milecastle is part of a well-preserved section of Hadrian's Wall, stretching for over a mile across the east Cumbrian hills. Harrow's Scar is connected to Birdoswald Roman Fort, one of the most important Roman forts along the Wall.
Birdoswald, Cumbria, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: On a minor road off the B6318, 0.25 miles west of Birdoswald. Parking at Birdoswald Roman Fort. Open access site.
Website: Harrow's Scar Milecastle (Hadrians Wall)
English Heritage
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 Heddon-on-the-Wall (Hadrians Wall)
  

Heddon-on-the-Wall (Hadrians Wall) A short section of Hadrian's Wall measuring 255 metres in length. The Wall is up to 3 metres wide and stands to a height of 1.7 metres in places.
B6528, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Tyne and Wear, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Off the B6528, south of the A69. Open access site.
Website: Heddon-on-the-Wall (Hadrians Wall)
English Heritage
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 Housesteads Fort
  

Housesteads Fort Housesteads is the best preserved of the thirteen permanent Roman army posts along the length of Hadrian's Wall, the famous barrier built to keep the northern tribes out of the settled Roman south.
Bardon Mill, Hexham, Northumberland, England, NE47 6NN

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: off B6318
Website: Housesteads Fort
Phone: 01434 344363
English Heritage
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 Jewry Wall, Leicester
  

A section of wall from a Roman bath house, standing in the middle of modern Leicester, a few blocks from the cathedral. The wall is over 30 feet high, and the foundation walls of the bath house can be seen at the foot of the wall. Immediately besie the Wall is a museum of Leicester area archaeology.
St Nicholas Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, LE1 4LB

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Just by St Nicholas Church. Parking by the museum in St Nicholas Circle.
Website: Jewry Wall, Leicester
English Heritage
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 Jordan Hill Roman Temple
  

Jordan Hill is a 4th century Romano-Celtic temple. Little of the temple remains beyond the foundation walls. Within the walls is a shaft over 10 feet deep, thought to have been built c 69-79 AD. The site appears to have fallen out of use c 379-395 AD, during the reign of the Emperor Theodosius.

Bowleaze Cove Way, Weymouth, Devon, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: 2 miles east of Weymouth off the A353. The South West Coast Path passes beside the site, which is just above Bowleaze Cove on the eastern edge of Weymouth.
Website: Jordan Hill Roman Temple
English Heritage
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 Leahill Turret and Piper Sike Turret (Hadrian's Wall)
  

Leahill Turret and Piper Sike Turret (Hadrian's Wall) A pair of turret that formed part of the Hadrian's Wall defenses. Leahill Turret was built about 122 AD. It was later demolished under the Emperor Severus in the early 3rd century, and briefly reoccupied in the 4th century. The turret is approximately 13.5 feet by 14.5 feet across. Only the foundation walls remain, to a maximum height of just over 1 metre. Leahill is also known as Turret 51B. The turret is constructed independently of the wall (i.e. it is not built into the wall itself, but stands beside it as an freestanding structure).
Banks, Cumbria, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: On a minor road 2 miles west of Birdoswald Roman Fort. Open access site.
Website: Leahill Turret and Piper Sike Turret (Hadrian's Wall)
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 Lullingstone Roman Villa
  

Lullingstone Roman Villa Discovered in 1949, remains of an extensive villa with lovely mosaic floors depicting ancient myths. Also on the site, the remains of one of the earliest Christian chapels in England.
Lullingstone Lane, Eynsford, Kent, England, DA4 0JA

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Off A225. Closed till summer 2008 for renovations.
Website: Lullingstone Roman Villa
Phone: 01322 863 467
English Heritage
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 Lunt Roman Fort
  

Lunt Roman Fort Turf and timber fort dated to 60 AD with reconstructed gyrus, granary, gateway and ramparts.
Coventry Road, Bagington, Coventry, Warwickshire, England, CV8 3AJ

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Highlight: Adult and child-size armour to try on!
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Website: Lunt Roman Fort
Email: luntromanfort@coventry.gov.uk
Phone: 024 7678 6142
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 Lydney Park Roman Camp
  

A Roman temple and villa complex built upon an earlier Iron Age hill fort. Part of the Lydney Park estate.
Lydney Park Estate, Old Park Lydney, Gloucestershire, England, GL15 6BU

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Between Lydney and Aylburton on the A48
Phone: 01594 842027
Fax: 01594 842027
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 Newport Arch
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences We took some photos of this location that we'd like to share with you  

Newport Arch The best preserved of the many Roman remains in Lincoln, Newport Arch is a gateway across Bailgate, at the northern extremity of the old Roman city, where the Roman Ermine Street led north towards York. The Newport Arch was built in the early 2nd century AD, and is the only Roman arch in Britain still in daily use for transportation.
Newport/Bailgate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, LN1 3AZ

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: At the top of Bailgate, a very short walk from the cathedral.
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 Newport Roman Villa
  

Remains of a Roman villa dating to 280AD. The best preserved part of the villa are its baths, but there are also very good examples of underfloor heating and mosaic floors to be seen. Tableaux depict life in Roman times, and there are exhibits of Roman finds from across the Isle of Wight. Seasonal opening.
Cypress Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, England, P030 1HE

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Phone: 01983 529720
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 North Leigh Roman Villa
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences We took some photos of this location that we'd like to share with you  

North Leigh Roman Villa The remains of a large Roman villa on a slopng site over the River Evenlode. The most impressive feaure at North Leigh is an almost complete section of mosaic flooring, largely composed of geometric patterns.
North Leigh, Oxfordshire, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Highlight: Almost complete section of Roman mosaic floor
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: 2 miles north of North Leigh near East End, on a minor road off the A4095. Access only on foot from parking layby, a distance of 600 yards.
Website: North Leigh Roman Villa
English Heritage - Photos of North Leigh Roman Villa
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 Piercebridge Roman Bridge
  

Partial remains of a Roman bridge, including foundations and abuttment stones, now lying in a farm field. The bridge originally led to the nearby 3rd century Roman fort of Piercebridge.
Piercebridge, Yorkshire, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Off the B6275 4 miles west of Darlington. Open access site.
Website: Piercebridge Roman Bridge
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 Pike Hill Signal Tower (Hadrian's Wall)
  

A Roman signal tower on a bend of the River Irthing. It stands at right angles to the line of Hadrian's Wall, presumably to allow for easier signalling, though it appears to ante-date the wall. The tower is about 20 feet square, and has extremely deep foundations, which would indicate that it originally stood to a very great height.
Banks, Cumbria, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Offf a minor road west of Banks village. Open access site.
Website: Pike Hill Signal Tower (Hadrian's Wall)
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 Planetrees Roman Wall (Hadrian's Wall)
  

Planetrees Roman Wall (Hadrian's Wall) A short section of Hadrian's Wall. The interesting thing about the Planetrees section of the Wall is that the wall is narrow, and is set upon very broad foundations. This illustrates clearly the change in plans that was implemented partway through the construction of the Wal, when the initial wide Wall design was downsized to allow for a much narrower wall layout.
Chollerford, Northumberland, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Off the B6318
Website: Planetrees Roman Wall (Hadrian's Wall)
English Heritage
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 Poltross Burn Milecastle (Hadrian's Wall)
  

Poltross Burn Milecastle (Hadrian's Wall) Poltross is one of the best preserved milecastles along Hadrian's Wall. The interior is 21.5 metres by 18.5 metres in size. Within the milecastle are remains of an oven, and a section of a stair leading up to the ramparts of the Wall.
Gilsland, Cumbria, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Located on a minor road east of Banks village, just southwest of Gilsland, near the old railway station. Open access site.
Website: Poltross Burn Milecastle (Hadrian's Wall)
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 Ravenglass Roman Bath House
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences We took some photos of this location that we'd like to share with you  

Ravenglass Roman Bath House Remains of a Roman bath house associated with the fort of Glannaventa across the lane. Though there is little to see of the fort, plenty of the bath house remains to explore. The walls stand to over 12 feet in height, making the bath house one of the tallest surviving Roman sites in northern England. The bath house is thought to date to the period between the 2nd and 4th centuries AD. The fort was established in about 130 AD to guard the important harbour at Ravenglass.

Ravenglass, Cumbria, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Open access site
Website: Ravenglass Roman Bath House
English Heritage - Photos of Ravenglass Roman Bath House
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 Reculver Towers and Roman Fort
  

The Roman fort of Regulbium was built here by the Emperor Carausius in the 3rd century. The striking twin towers of a 12th century church stand within the boundaries of the Roman foundations.
Reculver, Kent, England

Attraction Type: Historic Property
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: 3 m E Herne Bay along shore
Website: Reculver Towers and Roman Fort
Phone: 01227 740 676
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 Ribchester Roman Museum and Fort
  

Ribchester Roman Museum and Fort The Roman fort at Ribchester (Bremetennacum Veteranorum) was established during the first phase of Roman occupation of Britain, sometime in the early 70s AD. The fort was built at a river crossing over the Ribble, at a pomint where Roman roads from Chester, York, and Carlisle converged. This early fort was part of a network of similar forts across the north of Britain, and was manned by a troop of cavalry from Spain. It was a simple affair, constructed of turf and timber, but was rebuilt in stone sometime in the middle of the 1st century. Later in that century the Spanish cavalry was replaced by a Samartian cavalry troop from Eastern Europe.
Riverside, Ribchester, Lancashire, England, PR3 3XS

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Car parking in Ribchester village (200 meters) or at St Wilfrid's church opposite.
Website: Ribchester Roman Museum and Fort
Email: ribchestermuseum@btconnect.com
Phone: 01254 878261
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 Richborough Roman Fort
  

A third century Roman fortification with remains of a triumphal arch that may mark the spot where the Romans first came ashore for their successful 43AD invasion of Britain. Later, an early Christian church was built within the walls of the Roman fort. There are inner and outer earthworks, and extensive remains of fortifications.The fort was built on the seashore, but is now 2 miles inland.
Richborough, Sandwich, Kent, England, CT13 9JW

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: 1.5 m NW Sandwich, off A257
Website: Richborough Roman Fort
Phone: 01304 612 013
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 Rockbourne Roman Villa
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences  

Rockbourne Roman Villa In 1942 a farmer near the Hampshire village of Rockbourne was digging out a ferret when he came across oyster shells and a bit of tile. Luckily the farmer called in a local amateur antiquarian named AT Morley Hewitt, who dug an exploratory hole. To his enormous surprise, Morley Hewitt's hole exposed a Roman mosaic floor!
Rockbourne, Hampshire, England, SP6 3PG

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: On a minor road just south of Rockbourne, in the direction of Sandleheath
Website: Rockbourne Roman Villa
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 Roman Bath
  

Remains of a bath house, restored in the 17th century, believed to be Roman (though this is open to some dispute - some authorities consider it to be no earlier than the 17th century!). The bath house is lined with red brick, and is contained within an office building, accesible off Surrey Street.
5 Strand Lane, London, Greater London, England, WC2R 3EE

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Nearest underground station is Temple
Website: Roman Bath
Email: romanbath@nationaltrust.org.uk
National Trust
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Nearest station: London underground station Temple - 0.1 miles (straight line) - Zone: 1

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 Roman Bath Inn
  

Roman Bath Inn In 1930 renovations to a tavern on St Sampson's, York, revealed the remains of a caldarium, or steam bath, from the Roman city of Eboracum. The caldarium, and a neighbouring plunge bath, have been excavated, and visitors can now see the place where Roman soldiers and citizens came to find relaxation.
St Sampsons, York, Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, YO1 8RN

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: off Church Street, a few blocks south of York Minster
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 Roman Garden
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences  

Roman Garden The "Roman Garden" monicker is something of a misnomer. Certainly there is no indication that a garden existed on this site near Newgate during Roman times. The garden space was, in fact, assembled in 1949 from bits and pieces of Roman artifacts found throughout Chester. The gardens contain Roman columns and a "hypocaust" or underfloor heating system. The gardens were remodeled in 2000 to provide access to the River Dee. Interpretive panels tell the story of Roman Chester and the garden site.
Little St John Street, Chester, Cheshire, England

Attraction Type: Garden
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: just outside the city walls, SE of the city
Website: Roman Garden
Email: landscape@chester.gov.uk
Phone: 01244 402 397
Fax: 01244 310 071
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 Roman Painted House
  

The remains of Roman 'mansio', or Official Hotel, dating to at least the 3rd century AD. The remains, though now moved from its original site to a purpose built museum, show extensive wall paintngs and mosaics, a hypocaust (underfloor heating system), and remains of defensive fortifications.
New Street, Dover, Kent, England, CT17 9AJ

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: in town centre
Website: Roman Painted House
Phone: 01304 203 279
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 Segedunum Roman Fort (Hadrian's Wall)
  

Segedunum Roman Fort (Hadrian's Wall) The partial remains of a Roman fort established at the easter terminus of Hadrian's Wall. Segedunum features a viewing tower which gives good views over a site which includes a reconstructed bath house and a section of the original Wall.
Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England, NE28 6HR

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Discounted price for English Heritage members. Located off Hadrian Road.
Website: Segedunum Roman Fort (Hadrian's Wall)
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 Sewingshields Roman Wall (Hadrian's Wall)
  

Sewingshields Roman Wall (Hadrian's Wall) A section of Hadrian's Wall running along the crest of Sewingshields Crag near Simonburn. This section of the Wall was built around 122 AD and incorporates Milecastle 35, which is sited in an impressive location on Whin Sill.
Simonburn, Northumberland, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: North of the B6318
Website: Sewingshields Roman Wall (Hadrian's Wall)
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 Silchester Roman City
  

Silchester Roman City This site was settled as early as the late Iron Age, when it was an important tribal centre for the native Atrebates. When the Romans settled in Britain, they reused the settlement site to create a new town called Calleva Attrebatum (loosely translated as Town in the woods of the Atrebattes).
Silchester, Hampshire, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Highlight: The most unaltered Roman town site in Britain
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Just off a minor road 1 mile east of the village of Silchester. Open at any reasonable time.
Website: Silchester Roman City
English Heritage
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 St Albans Roman Wall
  

A section of the city walls of Verulamium, the old Roman city of St Albans. The walls were constructed between 265 and 270 AD. Surviving sections of the wall include the foundations of towers, and the London Gate.
King Harry Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Open access. The best section of wall is on the south side of St Albans, off the A4147 and King Harry Lane
Website: St Albans Roman Wall
English Heritage
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 The Roman Baths
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences  

The Roman Baths The great Roman baths here were used from about 80-400AD, but they gradually fell into disuse, and were covered up by subsequent building on this site. Then in 1775 the baths and temple complex were discovered by accident, and they have been restored to their former glory. This is without a doubt the best Roman site in England, and well worth seeing. A museum houses finds from the excavations, including a giant stone Medusa's head, and a wonderful bronze head of Minerva.
Pump Room, Stall Street Bath, Somerset, England, BA1 1LZ

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Highlight: The sculpted head of Medusa is a Roman gem, but the real treasure is simply the extent of original Roman work on one site

Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Website: The Roman Baths
Email: romanbaths_bookings@bathnes.gov.uk
Phone: 01225 477 785
Fax: 01225 477 743
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 Venta Icenorum
  

Venta Icenorum was a Roman civitas, or administrative centre, built around 70 AD, following the failure of the Boudiccan revolt. It served as the capital of the Boudicca's Iceni tribe, the most powerful of the native British tribes in East Anglia. Loosely translated, the name Venta Icenorum means 'market-place of the Iceni'. The site was gradually expanded over the years, with the addition of a forum, basilica, and baths, and town walls. Venta Icenorum was occupied until roughly 400 AD.
Norwich Road, Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk, England, NR30 5RA

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
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 Vindolanda Roman Fort
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences  

Vindolanda Roman Fort A superb Roman fort, built sometime around 85AD to guard the major road known as the Stanegate, which stretched roughly east to west across the top of Roman Britannia from the Solway to the mouth of the Tyne. This means that Vindolanda was in place roughly 40 years before the building of Hadrian's Wall. The earliest forts of wood have been very well preserved beneath a covering of turf. A museum on the site contains an extraordinary array of finds from the site ranging from household objects, textiles, leather goods, and even the earliest known written documents in Britain. Among the buildings on the site are a bath house, barracks, workshops, and temple.
Chesterholm, Northumberland, England, NE47 7JP

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Located just to the north of the A69 near Bardon Mill, or south of the B6318 at Chesterholm.
Website: Vindolanda Roman Fort
Phone: 01434 344277
The Vindolanda Trust
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 Wall Roman Site (Letocetum Baths and Museum)
  

Wall Roman Site (Letocetum Baths and Museum) The excavated bathhouse of an army post on Watling Street, the great Roman road running from London to Viroconium (Wroxeter). In addiotion to the bath house there are partial remains of othe buildings associated with the staging post. A museum displays finds discovered on the site.
Watling Street, Wall, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, WS14 0AW

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: off A225
Website: Wall Roman Site (Letocetum Baths and Museum)
Email: letocetum@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone: 0121 625 6820
National Trust
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 Walltown Crags Roman Wall (Hadrian's Wall)
  

Walltown Crags Roman Wall (Hadrian's Wall) Walltown Crags is perhaps the most scenic place to view Hadrian's Wall. The Wall twsts and winds its way along the slopes of Whin Sill, creating a dramatic view at every turn. The countryside is superb, and the Wall well preserved for much of this area.
Greenhead, Northumberland, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Off the B6318 1 mile north of Greenhead
Website: Walltown Crags Roman Wall (Hadrian's Wall)
English Heritage
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 Wery Wall and Roman Bath House
  

Wery Wall and Roman Bath House A small section of Roman wall survives on the slope below Lancaster Castle. The wall is near the rear of Mitre House and is thought to have been part of the last Roman fort on the site, erected some time in the 4th century, probably around 330 AD. What we see today is the core of the wall, as all the facing stones have disappeared.
Off St Georges Quay, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, LA1 1YZ

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: On the east slope of Castle Hill near the rear of Mitre House

Website: Wery Wall and Roman Bath House
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 Wheeldale Roman Road
  

Wheeldale Roman Road Extensive remains of a road which is generally thought to be Roman, though some authorities believe it to be either Saxon or, possibly, pre-Roman. Reached by a path across a field. The road is composed of very large slabs making up a lightly rounded surface, with no evidence of gutters. It is possible that the road was built to ease troop movements to the coast. Local legend tells that it was built by the giant Wade so that his wife could take her sheep to their pasture more easily.
Pickering, Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: off a minor road north of Pickering
Website: Wheeldale Roman Road
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 Willowford (Hadrian's Wall)
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Willowford (Hadrian's Wall) A very well preserved section of Hadrian's Wall, located a short distance west of Birdoswald Roman Fort. The Willowford section of the Wall stretches 2999 feet in length, and includes the remains of two turrets and a Roman bridge used to carry Hadrian's Wall over the River Irthing.
Gilsland, Cumbria, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Accessed via a very nice walk along the wall from Birdoswald Roman Fort.
Website: Willowford (Hadrian's Wall)
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 Willowford Bridge
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Willowford Bridge Remains of a Roman bridge that used to carry traffic across the River Irthing. The bridge is now completely on dry land, and a modern footbridge takes walkers across the river and along an extremely well-preserved section of Hadrian's Wall to the Birdoswald Roman Fort a short distance away.
Gilsland, Cumbria, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: The bridge is accessed via a very pleasant walk along Hadrian's Wall from Birdoswald Roman fort. Parking at the fort or at Gilsland village.
Website: Willowford Bridge
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 Winshields Roman Wall (Hadrian's Wall)
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Winshields Roman Wall (Hadrian's Wall) The highest point along Hadrian's Wall, as the wall climbs and descends the slopes of Winshields Crag. The views over the surrounding area are superb. The Wall averages 1 metre high along this stretch, and 2.2 metres wide.
Twice Brewed, Northumberland, England

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Open access site, accessed from Steel Rigg car park, off the B6318.
Website: Winshields Roman Wall (Hadrian's Wall)
English Heritage - Photos of Winshields Roman Wall (Hadrian's Wall)
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 Wroxeter Roman City
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences We took some photos of this location that we'd like to share with you  

Wroxeter Roman City The 1st century Roman city of Viroconium Cornoviorum, complete with bath and forum. Wroxeter was the fourth largest city in Roman Britain, and this importance is reflected in the remains of the city. The site was lost for centuries before it was rediscovered in the Victorian period. Such was the public interest in the subsequent excavation of Wroexter that the landowner donated the site to the public, making it one of the very first archaeological sites in Britain to become a tourist attraction regularly open to visitors.

Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, SY5 6PH

Attraction Type: Roman
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: 5 miles east of Shrewsbury on the B4380
Website: Wroxeter Roman City
Phone: 01743 761 330
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Location map - Photos of Wroxeter Roman City
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