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inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2005Frontiers of the Roman Empire

What can I do today?What can I do today?Visit the museum to uncover the history of Roman Housesteads through a new film recreating the fort, stunning objects and displays.

Buy a guidebook from the shops at the visitor centre or museum.

Imagine how life was for the 800 Roman soldiers based here as you wander the remains of the barrack blocks and the commanding officer’s house.

Look out for some of the oldest toilets you’ll ever see.

Climb to the top of the site to see stunning viewsof the Tyne Valley and Scottish Borders.

Follow in Roman footsteps; take a walk along Hadrian’s Wallto Milecastle 37 and Sycamore Gap.

Ask a member of staff about forthcoming events or guided tours.

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Access InformationAccess InformationIf you need further information or medical assistance, please ask one of us for help.

Assistance dogs are welcome in all areas of the site.

The visitor centre and museum are accessible. Disabled car parking available near the museum. Please ask a member of staff at the visitor centre for directions.

Hearing loops are fitted in the visitor centre and museum.

If you would like this information If you would like this information in an alternative format, please in an alternative format, please telephone 01434 344525 or email telephone 01434 344525 or email housesteads@nationaltrust.org.ukhousesteads@nationaltrust.org.uk

Health and SafetyHealth and SafetyHelp us to ensure you enjoy your visit safely by keeping children close and looking out for warning signs. Housesteads is an ancient monument in an upland landscape so please take care on steep, uneven slopes and worn and slippery surfaces.

Parking: Northumberland National Park manage the pay and display car park. Please display a valid car park ticket (including English Heritage and National Trust members).

Dogs are welcome in all outdoor areas of the site on leads please.

Reconstruction drawing of the hospital.

Welcome to

HousesteAds RomAn Fort

Roman well

Knag Burn Gate

Roman terracing

Orchard and garden

Murder House

Roman well

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Roman quarry

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Roman bath house

Housesteads is the most complete Roman fort in Britain. It was begun almost 1,900 years ago as a fortress on the frontier of the Roman Empire today known as Hadrian’s Wall, a designated World Heritage Site. Set where Hadrian’s Wall climbs to the top of a dramatic escarpment, the fort provides stunning, panoramic views.

The fort buildings and finds from them give a real insight into life on the Roman frontier. The museum explores the Roman history of Housesteads and showcases some of its stunning finds.

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Housesteads follows a text-book template, used throughout the Empire but adapted to local conditions. Panels around the fort illustrate the buildings and some of the changes that took place over the three hundred years of the fort’s occupation.

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