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Housesteads Roman fort is now open for you to visit. You now need to book your timed tickets in advance. We have introduced limits on visitor numbers to help keep everyone safe, and you won’t be able to visit without your booking confirmation. If you’re a Member, your ticket will be free, but you still need to book in advance. There are other new steps in place to ensure everyone’s safety, so your visit will be a little different.
Address
Haydon Bridge, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 6NN
Welcome to Housesteads Roman fort
We have introduced limits on visitor numbers to help keep everyone safe, and you won’t be able to visit without your booking confirmation. If you’re a Member, your ticket will be free, but you still need to book in advance. To book your visit, click the button below.
Although things might be a little different when you visit, you’ll still be able to enjoy exploring the places where history really happened. And you’ll still be given a warm and safe welcome by our friendly – if socially distant – staff and volunteers.
Please click here for more information about the safety measures you can expect when visiting as well as our FAQs.
- Fort - The fort will be open as usual and access to the wider stretches of Hadrian's Wall from Housesteads is as usual.
- Museum and Exhibition - The museum will remain open with a monitoring system based on one in, one out in operation.
- Shop - The shop will be open
- Toilets - Our toilets are open as usual.
Things to See and Do
Housesteads Timeline
122-32Vercovicium
Construction of Hadrian's Wall begins. The fort at Housesteads, known as Vercovicium, is built.
138Hadrian's Great Defences
The Wall is completed at the end of Hadrian's reign and is garrisoned by nearly 10,000 men. Housesteads is one of 15 forts along the Wall.
Find out more about the history of Housesteads
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