Hands-on Education at Housesteads Roman Fort

Housesteads Roman Fort is a fantastic site to experience life as a Roman at Hadrian’s Wall, and with free self-led education visits, plus two hands-on expert-led Discovery Visits available, pupils can do just that.

Become history detectives and solve a Roman murder mystery by piecing together evidence using the clues from our Roman handling collection, or discover first hand from our Roman Veteran Rufus Aelius Victor how recruits were trained and kitted out.