Roman England Tour
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We offer guided tours of Roman England of 3, 5, 7 or 14 days duration throughout the main tourist season. During the off-peak season we will happily tailor tours to your own requirements. Our prices are fully inclusive of all admission fees plus dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation. Download the itineraries for full details. Each tour commences on the 2nd Saturday of each of the summer months. Join us on our exciting Roman Tour and let our historian and archaeologist take you across the face of England to the End of the Empire. of England. Step back in time to see where Caesar first landed and discover whether or not he told the truth in his annals. Find out how the native population were betrayed by the in-fighting of their own leaders and delivered into the hands of the Roman Empire. |
From Richborough (Porto Rutupiae), where the Claudian invasion began, we will follow the Roman army from the landing to their gradual occupation of Pritain (a Roman scribe is said to have got the name wrong). We shall follow their footsteps across the South and on up North to the Stane Gate.
Visit the site at Colchester, scene of Boudicca's triumph and a sure sign that all was not well with the Pax Romana (Peace of Rome). Discover how the rich Celtic Romanos lived under the Empire at Fishbourne Palace.
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Find out how the Romans enjoyed their leisure at Bath (Aqua Sulis). Discover some of their religious beliefs at the site of the Mithraeums in London (Londinium) and Chester (Deva). Learn how they defended our island at the Saxon Shore forts. See the remains of a Roman Lighthouse at Dover (Portus Dubris), an essential aid to mariners plying their trade in the rough seas around our coast. |
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You will be amazed to learn how the Romans' fearless and ruthless battle techniques
succeeded in defeating the native population at the Maiden Castle hill fort in Dorset.
At Hadrian's Wall in northern England you will discover how Roman soldiers lived and worked. This marvel of engineering was the frontier of Empire and is now an International Heritage site. |
We will walk along a section of the wall, visiting the forts of Housteads and Vindolanda. See how the Roman postal system worked at Vindolanda where you can read the words of people who died nearly two thousand years ago.
You will enjoy re-constructions and re-enactments at many of the sites, to give you a taste of both Roman and Celtic life styles.
Contact Time Travel Tours
For further information about our Roman tours, contact us by
telephone +44 (0)1524 409247; by
email
enquiries @ t i m e t r a v e l t o u r s . n e t
or click on the links below to download itineraries for each tour. Please note that all itineraries are large
files.
7 Day Tour
5 Day Tour
3 Day Tour
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