Verulamium Museum
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Adults are now £8 (but only £6 if you book it online on their website) as a history buff, this really was a museum I’ve been looking forward to. They have displays of original artifacts ,skeletons, and some of the most stunning original mosaics in Europe. It’s extremely detailed, educational, and fabulously catalogued; including drawers, that you can personally roll out and see things that are not set up on the countertop. The videos are informative and I learn things that I didn’t already know; which is awesome. I actually learned a lot in there. What I was looking forward to seeing is the fashion of the women; the statues ,the art , the clay. I really appreciated seeing a lot of things like fabrics pins and needles and brooches and jewelry. One of my favorite parts is the coin 🪙 collection! It’s very impressive and well presented. The wall art that the ancients did were impressive with aesthetics . The lead coffin ⚰️ , is one of the finest specimens of its kind in the world. Some truly original stuff to see here that you will never see in the rest of the world.! And BTW, it’s an award winning museum. In a beautiful surroundings of flowering trees, gardens, and a gorgeous ancient park land.
Heather VahnHeather Vahn
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I went with my daughter and 8 year old grandson as he's been studying the Romans at school. It is easy to find and parking is good. There are lots of very interesting exhibits from coins to mosaics and skeletons. It is very interactive and there is something interesting to do for children from 2- 92 (drawing, coin rubbing, try making a mosaic and many other things). It was half term so I suspect there was even more stuff than usual. There were only a couple of members of staff around but they very engaged and knowledgeable again with all age groups. Once you've looked around inside, it is worth visiting the Roman theatre and new excavations which are outside and just across the road. A very well thought out and interesting museum and tickets are a very affordable. The toilets outside were a bit basic and actually one was quite dirty, but that's more down to how customers behave than the museum. Well worth a visit. Plenty of places, benches etc outside to have a picnic too.
Jackie RobertsJackie Roberts
30
Went on a school trip. Well laid out, basement floor with lift access for toilets and Childrens pegs for bags. Shop at the front on the entrance. Discounts for residents and free access for carers. So many artefacts and the mosaics are breathtaking! Well worth a visit to see them. Staff are amazing, super friendly, attentive and asking if my autistic son needed any further support. Workshops for the school kids really entertaining, dress ups and guessing games. Walk across the park to see the stunning mosaic with free entry. Another short stroll from the museum is a playground and cafe! Closed on Sundays Time we spend at the museum (2 hours) 1 hour at the workshop and other hour looking around.
K “flower mum adventures” MK “flower mum adventures” M
40
I visited the Verulamium Museum in February 2019 and I have to say it was most enjoyable with much to read. I really liked the various sets which showcased the lives led by different people who would have lived in Verulamium. The staff are extremely helpful and knowledgeable about the museum and are able to help you. The museum is also very reasonable and is perfect for a place to go to if it's wet and miserable outside. The one thing that is letting the museum down would be to have a scale model of what the town looked like. I feel something like this would be great for the visitor as so little of the original Roman settlement is now left it would help your imagination to see the past.
Gareth LandyGareth Landy
00
Small but very nice museum with a great selection of Roman artifacts, (you could probably spend a good hour or 2 looking around, all very interesting, plus there's the hypercaust and open air Roman theatre nearby as well) All very nicely displayed, especially the mosaics, but museum entry was slightly pricey considering we also had to pay to park the car and open air theatre wasn't included, although entry reduced if combined ticket purchased, but I thought the museum shop was a bit of a let down, very little in it really and what was for sale there was very expensive or very overpriced. Did enjoy museum though
Stuart BatchelorStuart Batchelor
20
Firstly, the girl at the desk charged me full price even though I said I was a resident, she said I didn’t apply to me even though my village and street is written about multiple times in the actual museum! I literally live on Watling street itself so unless you live around the museum car park itself, what else can be considered local? There is an abundance of artefacts and impressive, plaster work and carvings but it’s also quite a dated museum. The history however is fascinating.
Joseph RolphJoseph Rolph
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St Michael's St, St Albans AL3 4SW, United Kingdom
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+44 1727 751810
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stalbansmuseums.org.uk
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attractions: St Albans Cathedral, Verulamium Park, Roman Wall of St Albans, Roman Theatre of Verulamium, Kingsbury Watermill, restaurants: The Waffle House - St Albans, Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, The Ivy St Albans Brasserie, HATCH, Lussmanns Sustainable Kitchen, wagamama st albans, The Pudding Stop, Thai Square St Albans, Dylans at The Kings Arms, Thai Rack

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