Newport Roman Villa — Attraction in Newport

A wonderful and special place to visit. Look for the brown sign and there the entrance is....nestled amongst a housing estate and only discovered when the builders were about to put up some garages. The entrance fee was minimal and in we went. The Roman ruins of this villa are amazing. The various hot and cold bathing rooms, the remains of a tesilated tiled floor and the size of the property are a wonderful to behold. Part of this massive property is hidden below some of the adjacent properties on the housing estate. The garden had herbs and flowers and fruit trees still!! Including a grape vine. This villa was only occupied for a short while in the later part of the 2nd Century. Please put this on your historical places to visit.... definitely worth it...thanks...

Lovely little museum built over an excavation site with mosaics inc. Roman bath. Within walking distance of Newport centre on the Isle of Wight. No parking on site. Fun little activity sheets for children to spot specific things around the site. Has an activity room where they sometimes have clay or peg puppets that children can make. 2-3 Picnic benches outside in the small garden. And toilet facilities, though I have not been in to check the cleanliness. Has a small gift shop on the way out. No cafè. Realistically maximum time needed to spend in there is about 30-45 minutes, that is if you have no children taking part in the...

As visiting during Covid pandemic, we called ahead and were advised ok to visit at 2.30pm (last entry) and take whatever time needed. We enjoy history and do take our time to look at exhibitions- took us about 50 mins keeping socially distanced from other visitors.

Good bath section and some insight to Romanisation of island. Not a "wow" with loads of mosaics but interesting with some good explanations if you want to learn something about the island during Roman times. We enjoyed it. Free parking ok in neighbouring residential roads but we had to drive around a bit to...