Arbeia Roman Fort

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Built around AD160, Arbeia Roman Fort once guarded the entrance to the River Tyne, playing an essential role in the mighty frontier system. Based four miles east of the end of Hadrian’s Wall at South Shields, the Fort was originally built to house a garrison and soon became the military supply base for the 17 Forts along the Wall.

Over 1500 years on, the remains at Arbeia represent the most extensively excavated example of a military supply base anywhere in the Roman Empire.

Now experience what Roman life was like at one of Britain’s most important archaeological sites. Walk around excavated remains of the fort’s granaries, barracks and commander’s headquarters. From June to September watch the archaeologists unearth more of Arbeia’s secrets during the summer excavation programme. See the reconstruction of the fort’s West Gate and marvel at the scale and magnificence of Roman architecture. Inside the gateway learn more about the history of the site from the Stone Age to the Roman occupation through to the present day in the exhibition “Gateway to the Past”.

Free entry.

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Opening Hours:
1 April – 31 October: Monday – Saturday 10am – 5.30pm, Sunday 1pm – 5pm
1 November – 31 March: Monday – Saturday 10am – 3.30pm, Closed Sunday.
Closed: 25 & 26 December & 1 January