4 hour(s)
English
Included
Explore Segedunum’s impressive Roman fort and wall section
Discover unique artefacts at the Great North Museum
Learn frontier stories of soldiers guarding ancient Tyneside
Experience history close to Newcastle’s urban heart
€ 59.9
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Hadrian's Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, marks the historic frontier of the Roman Empire. Spanning 80 Roman miles across dramatic landscapes, the wall reflects centuries of military strategy, cultural exchange and daily life on the empire’s northern edge. This half-day tour focuses on Segedunum, the fort at the eastern end of the wall. Here, you can explore impressive reconstructions, walk along a visible section of the wall and step directly into the world of Roman soldiers. Segedunum, located in what is now Wallsend, was once home to a mixed cavalry and infantry unit from France—the Fourth Cohort of Lingones—tasked with guarding the frontier and monitoring crossings along the river as much as the wall itself.
After exploring the fort, the tour continues to the Great North Museum in Newcastle, which holds one of the most significant Roman collections in northern Britain. Your guide will bring these artefacts to life, offering a deeper understanding of how people lived, worked and defended this remote edge of the empire. This experience is perfect for history lovers and anyone curious about Roman Britain, while staying close to urban Tyneside and Newcastle. The tour includes entry to both Segedunum Roman Fort and the Great North Museum.
Entry to Segedunum Fort
Entry to Great North Museum
Expert local guide
Food and drinks
Personal expenses
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An excellent visit. The free guided talk was brilliant and well worth doing as it added so much insight you would not get from the signs museum. There is a lovely small cafe, but it is quite limited in its offering.
A glorious setting. A remarkable museum. And further evidence of the astonishing commitment, labour and skill involved in the enterprise. It just is almost incomprehensible and inspiring. It must have been a sight worth seeing when intact. One comes away from this place grateful that so much has survived and on display. Sorry that so much has gone, while understanding how the Wall could come to be seen as a handy quarry.
Roman fort remains in excellent details. Mainly cavalry. They Slept with their horses. Bath house and a couple of hours required to see all. There's also a Roman Museum. Never seen so many sculptures! +Toilets. Disabled access and parking.
Absolutely fabulous hour and a half at this lovely gem. Neil did a wonderful guided tour which lasted about an hour and a half and really brought the place to life with his wit and enthusiasm! Absolutely fabulous. We had to leave before he got to the bath house, so we'll definitely return!
Excellent ruins unearthed at Chesters, the boathouse in amazing. If you get a chance to have Neil as a guide, take it. He's brilliant, passionate, knowledgeable and friendly. 2hr guided walk. Free. Car parking £4 for non members free for members. Didn't get chance to go in museum. There's a tea rooms on site and toilets. Lots of sign boards. Viewing platform for the bridge. site. We will be returning with more time.
