These entertaining resources will help you learn a little bit about Roman life at Vindolanda and Magna. Please share your successes with us on our social media and if there is anything you would like to see here - let us know! Scroll down to see all the fun activities. Where possible we have offered a printer friendly version in grayscale if you need to print a worksheet off. If...

Monday & Tuesday 6th - 7th & 13 - 14th April at Roman Vindolanda in the Activity Centre. The chance to chat to one of the archaeologists at Vindolanda and find out what excavating at Vindolanda is like and their favourite finds. Learn what an archaeologist does when they are not excavating and how we use aerial photography and other technology to help us learn more about...

By Philipp Elschner (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz student research placement) As part of the practicum element of the Master’s programme at the University of Mainz—a placement-based component that gives students the opportunity to apply their academic learning in a professional setting—two students have been documenting their experience of conducti...

Pictured: Mani Kambo Image credit: Lorna Mackay Mani Kambo will be the Magna Project’s artist-in-residence during Spring 2026. After an on-site research period, Mani will collaborate with local community group Zigzag Days to create a new contemporary art installation for the landscape of Magna Roman Fort. The co-produced artwork will be exhibited, July – November 202...

Since its foundation in 1970, research and education have been at the core of the aims and objectives of the Vindolanda Trust. The fully documented archaeological record and collection have contributed to numerous research projects which inform and advance the knowledge of the Hadrian’s Wall frontier, the province of Roman Britain, its relationship with the other Roman fro...