Vindolanda Trust

I first discovered Vindolanda about 10 years ago whilst on a holiday in Northumberland. A few years ago we moved to the area and now I visit often and it is one of my favourite places to while away an hour or so. Where is it? ************ Vindolanda is situated in Chesterholm near Bardon Mill , Hexham, Northumberland. The site is well sign posted off the A69 and the B6318. The countryside surrounding Vindolanda is simple stunning with good views of Hadrian’s Wall to be had from the B6318. There are bus and rail links if you don’t have a car. There is a train station in Hexham and a bus leaves from the tourist information centre in the ...  Read the complete review

I've just read Helencb's excellent review on Vindolanda and thought I'd write about my experiences of the site from a slightly different perspective. I was first attracted to the site when I studied archaeology and was looking for a dig to go on. Vindolanda accepts volunteer excavators every year with applications for potential diggers going live on their website www.vindolanda.com round about December every year and no prior excavation experience is required. Vindolanda is located in the small village of Bardon Mill which lies between Haltwhistle and Hexham. Vindolanda itself was constructed before Hadrian's Wall, but is located nearby and both military and ...  Read the complete review

Oh Lord, where to start with this review, there is just far too much to say, and all about a site of utmost historical importance. Yet in my ignorance, I had not even heard about until quite recently, despite living 2hours from Hadrian's Wall, either side, for most of my life. “The Soldiers Have no Beer. Please fetch some right away.” Just one of the messages found on the priceless writing tablets, made from Birch and Alder wood, and, dating from Period III at Vindolanda (97-105AD) represent some of the earliest records in Britain. (The writing tablets themselves are now being professionally stored in the British Museum.) Hadrian’s Wall was, of ...  Read the complete review