Roman Theatre of Verulamium — Attraction in St Albans

I was planning to visit the Roman Theatre of Verulamium for many years. On Friday 18th May 2018 I finally got to the place. To my shock followed by a deep disappointment the man in the Museum informed me that the Theatre was "unusually shut". He didn´t know the reason. I could hardly believe it, but still went towards the Theatre. The little house marked "ticket sale" was empty (and looked to be so for weeks), the gate was closed, no information about opening times or an exception concerning the day, no other information at all. Frankly speaking, I have to correct my hitherto good experience with access to English (and in this case also European) heritage considerably, since this one made me really disappointed (yet more that a few days prior to my visit I checked the accessibility on the respective web pages and found nothing "unusual" there...). So no stars (though one must be selected, otherwise you cannot publish), but just a warning to those who intend to visit the place. V. Kotik Prague,...

This is a wonderful historic place, the setting is so quiet and peaceful and the views of the fields surrounding are lovely. It is so clean and tidy and a good fair price to enter here. At some points you are able to get up close to the ruins , the rocks and stones used in constructing this wonderful building. There are benches around this place so you can sit and relax, It takes you back to a different time than we know today and makes you think about how life really was then. There is still some new discoveries here which i never knew about and they are still working of different parts of this site including having just unearthed a row of shops which i found wonderful to see. There is also a underground shrine that looks lovely but you can't go down there just can look from the top. Really enjoyed this visit and made a great day out...

Definitely worth a visit if you're interested in history. I've lived in or near St. Albans most of my life and only just got round to popping in for a visit. Surprisingly complete amphitheatre. It's easy to visualise the complete site. Some interesting features can be clearly seen, floor layouts, shrines, underfloor heating and building construction as well as the amphitheatre and the stage area. One of the columns still stands which is incredible to think it was build about 2000 years ago. Julius Caesar had laid seige to Cassivellaunus, the settlement at wheathampstead in 54BC, presumably some years before this was built. Well worth a visit. Think it was a couple of quid per person when we visited. Combined with a visit to the Museum at Verulamium and a trip to the Waffle house, it's a very...