Roman Army Museum — Attraction in Great Britain

Well worth a visit here, particularly if you're into your ancient Roman history. It's only a 15 minute or so drive to Vindolanda, so you could make the day of it if you wish! I didn't have to wait long at all to enter, greeted by a very pleasant lady at the main desk. The price of entry (for adults) was £8.00, which isn't bad at all really. The exhibits are very immersive and fascinating, offering an insight into artefacts found from when the Romans once occupied the land. This museum has a focus on the soldiers and what life was like for them on Hadrian's Wall and during their occupation of Britannia. There's so much to learn from the information provided (quite a lot, which I had not known about prior to my visit!) There's even a fab film which shows, I believe every half an hour, and helps to give you an idea of life for soldiers back then, tasked with ensuring the security of Rome's empire from the Britons yonder. Learning about the weaponry and uniform of the legionaries and auxiliary soldiers was also really interesting, and the differences between them.

After looking around, there's a lovely cafe with drinks, cakes, sandwiches etc and a little gift shop too, to take a piece of your visit to the Roman Army museum home. I'm not sure how often it is, but they had people excavating today which would be cool to watch. If ever you see them digging, you're more than welcome to ask questions and learn more about life back then. Great place and worth a...

An incredible journey through the history of this amazing area.

This museum is just wonderful, at first you arrive and you don't know what to expect as the building appears to be tiny. The carpark is free and a decent size, with room for bus trips.

On the walk to the main entrance there are signs that build up the hype for joining the roman army which is exciting.

Upon arrival, we were warmly greated and given a nice rundown of when the movie was on and how to get to the 3D cinema, as well as some 3D glasses and a map to the other museum (we bought the saver ticket).

The museum still appears small at this point, until you head down the ramp into the main area which is filled with fantastic videos and displays which play one after another on a loop, make sure you watch the one about legion sizes then head to the little tent in the corner for your introduction to joining the legion

The rest of the museum is full of other great displays, including an amazing 3D film and a fantastic video about the day in the life of an auxiliary soldier.

Definitely worth the price, we comfortably spent about 2 and a half hours here and we have a baby. The museum was very accommodating for disabled people as well as those with children and prams as there are ramps and the disabled toilet has baby changing rooms as well as some...

What an amazing place, (places) if you like anything Roman, plus, you get 2 destinations, Roman Army Museum and Vindolanda (15 min drive apart) at a cost of £16 an adult, and you get 10% off if you're a National Trust member, I can honestly say it was worth the money for the both Museums.(see reviews) The Roman Army museum displays genuine Roman artifacts including weapons and tools, life-size replicas, a 3D film showing Hadrian's Wall past and present. A large gallery describes daily life in the Roman army as seen through the eyes of a team of eight auxiliary soldiers, complete with a film showing their activities. One of the exhibits includes a rare surviving helmet crest (Vindolanda has the Vindolanda Tablets which are a must see, they are also in the British Museum) if you like anything Roman, you must visit these 2 Museums. The toilets were well done as well. We have done most of Rome, but not seen some of the artifacts they have in these Museums. If you want to find out more about Roman Life and how they did things, visit the Roman Army Museum first, if like us you read and watch everything, allow about 3 hours, then go to Vindolanda, as you will need more time here, we Really enjoyed it, and thought the price was great 👍. We've only given you a sneak preview of the movies, so you will have to go and see the...