Sightseeing in Great Britain

[minvid]

Hi there,

I am going on a trip to GB for about 3 weeks. Where should I go to? What should I not miss? Are there any remarkable roman events between 12th and 27th of July? Best Museums and Ruins?

British Museum and Vindolanda of course... but what else?

Thanks a lot!!! :wink:

[minvid]

Well, you know, this small Island in the atlantic ocean... really no native insider hints? 8)

[Jona Lendering]

I'm not native, but you must take at least one day for the British Museum. The Elgin Marbles, the sculptures of the Mausoleum in Halicarnassus, the coin collection, the Oriental department - a man (or woman) needs an entire life to see everything and appreciate it. (Please note that the best parts of the Babylonian collection are now in Berlin.)

The Victorian and Albert Museum, also in London, has a cast of the column of Trajan.

Colchester Castle: on the site of the ancient temple for Claudius, nice collection.

The Ashmolean in Oxford: my favorite museum and my favorite city. If you're there, don't forget the Pitt Rivers Museum - that's anthropology, but wow, it's a very nice place to be.

Saint Albans, ancient Verulamium.

Caerleon in Wales.

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As you see, this is not very much, and nothing you could not have found in a travel guide. For the real do's and dont's, our friends from the isles must offer advice.

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Probably have people pondering what to suggest....there is quite a lot really, apart from Vindolanda, there is Housteads, Chesters Fort, The Museum in Newcastle......etc etc
there are several places to see along Hadrians wall....
Down near London there is St Albans/Verulanum....
Colchester, Lunt Fort at Coventry....
To name just a few. sorry be so unhelpful

[Viventius]

You'll be arriving in Britain during National Archaeology week, so there'll be lots of special events going on. Check out: http://www.nationalarchaeologyweek.org.uk/

Also, come to York (Eboracum) - we've got lots of lovely Roman stuff including:

Yorkshire Museum Roman Galleries
http://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/Page/Index.aspx

Multangular Tower (in the Yorkshire Museum Gardens:
http://www.ukattraction.com/yorkshire/m ... -tower.htm

Roman Baths Museum
http://www.britainexpress.com/cities/yo ... hhouse.htm

Roman Headquarters remains (under that ruddy York Minster :wink: )
http://www.britainexpress.com/cities/yo ... rcroft.htm

City Walls (some of which are Roman)
http://www.britainexpress.com/cities/york/wall.htm

There's also the reconstructed Roman fort out at Murton on the city outskirts which is worth a look, but a pain to get out to without a car:
http://www.murtonpark.co.uk/html/roman_fort.html

York is on the Main East Coast Train line http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ a mere 2 hours from London.

If you're after early and Late Roman re-enacting, Leg II Augusta http://www.legiiavg.org.uk/index_files/Page1088.htm and Comitatus http://www.comitatus.net are at Ribchester in Lancashire, on the 12th and 13th July:
http://www.ribchestermuseum.org/

Must admit I'm also biased toward the Roman ruins of St Albans, Verulamium, as it's my home town: http://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/Sites ... ium-Museum plus the main part of St Albans Abbey is made of Roman tile from the ruins of the city. St Albans is very close to London, so an easy trip out.

Have fun

[D B Campbell]

If you are venturing into the frozen north, you really must visit The Trimontium Trust in Melrose, where you'll see an excellent selection of Roman military finds from the Newstead excavations.

[minvid]

Wow, that´s a lot of stuff!
Thanks for your help, I think I will enjoy the trip!

[jonwr]

Couple of more places to see.
Portchester Castle near Portsmout(Some great Roman walls)
The Museum of London. Got some great Roman artifacts there.
Enjoy your trip and have a pint for me.
Jon R.

[Na Saighdiuir]

Forget about historical stuff,come to Ireland we got beer.....beer i tell you!

[minvid]

Ok, that´s a point. This could become a REAL adventure...

[Musivarius]

I can see the British Museum has been mentioned but the Hadrian, Empire and Conflict exhibition starts there on 24th July
http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/f ... drian.aspx

And if you're around Suffolk you could come on the Roman mosaic course I'm running on the 19th July!

Colchester Castle has been mentioned and that is a really good museum for Roman exhibits and it's easy to get to from London.

Lawrence

[Materfamillias]

we are doing a Gladiator display at Lunt on the 12/13th I wont be there but the rest will, Lunt has a reconstructed gate house and a granary. You can see the remains of the rest of the fort too.

St Albans is also definatly worth a vist

have fun
Deb

[minvid]

I hope that the regular roman collection at the British Museum won´t be closed preparing the hadrian exhibition...

Thanks for the other hints!

Also greetings of wife and son! They want to know where the best beaches are... :roll:
At the channel the water is warmest because of the gulf stream I suppose..