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[12.01.2008 19:10]

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The Soldiers Have No beer
The Soldiers Have no Beer. Please fetch some right away. Just one of the messages found on the priceless writing tablets, made from Birch and Alder wood, and, dating from Period III at Vindolanda (97-105AD) represent some of the earliest records in Britain. (The writing tablets themselves are now being professionally stored in the British Museum [more...]
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Description: The site, lying just south of Hadrian's Wall, contains two museums; Vindolanda, a Roman fort and civilian settlement and the Roman Army Museum. The vindolanda site contains gardens (with reconstructions of a temple and a shop), the outline of many Roman buidlings and displays of artifacts such as shoes, jewellery and coins. The Roman Army Museum contains reconstructions of army life, models and a display of Roman finds. There is a Roman Army society which puts on displays at regular intervals. The theatre shows a film called "The Eagle's Eye" - a bird's eye view of Hadrian's Wall. The site also has a gift shop and cafe. Excavations continue in the area and there are programmes available in which the amateur archeologist can partake.

Opening Hours:

Vindolanda and Roman Army museum
10am - 6pm (April - September)
10am - 5pm (mid-February, March, October, mid-November)

Vindolanda only:
10am - 4pm (mid-November - mid-February)

Tickets
Combined:
Adult: £ 7.00
Senior, Student: £ 6.50
Child: £ 4.70

- Single attraction passes are available at a lower cost.
- Family and Yearly passes are available
- There is on site parking
- The museum arranges evening visits during the summer for people with disabilities
and their helpers to meet the Vindolanda archaeologists.
Address:Chesterholme Museum

NE47 7JN Bardon Mill
Telephone:+44(1434)344277
Fax:+44(1434)344060
Distance to public transportation:Airport 15 KM
City Center 2 KM
Motorway/ Interstate Highway 0-1 KM
Public Transportation 2 KM
Train Station 3 KM

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