Housesteads Roman Fort was an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England. It is dramatically positioned on the end of the mile-long crag of the Whin Sill over which the Wall runs, overlooking sparsely populated hills. It was called the "grandest station" on the Wall and is one of the best-preserved and extensively displayed forts. It was occupied for almost 300 years. It was located 5.3 miles west from Carrawburgh fort, 6 miles east of Great Chesters fort and about two miles north east of the existing fort at Vindolanda on the Stanegate road.
The site is now owned by the National Trust and is currently in the care of English Heritage. Finds from the fort can be seen in the site museum, in the museum at Chesters, and in the Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Till Sep 30, 2015: daily: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Oct 1 - Nov 1, 2015: daily: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Nov 2, 2015 - Mar 24, 2016: daily: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Last admission 45 minutes before closing time.
Closed on Dec 24, 25, 26 & 28, 2015 and Jan 1, 2016.
Adults: £6.60/£7.30 (no Gift-Aid/Gift-Aid)
Concessions (students with ID, seniors over 60): £6/£6.60
Children (5-15): £4/£4.40
Family (2 adults, 3 children): £17.20/£19
Members: free
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housesteads_Roman_Fort
Official Website http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hadrians-wall/
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English Heritage website http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/housesteads-roman-fort-hadrians-wall/
Phone +44 1434 344 363
Address Haydon Bridge, Hexham NE47 6NN, UK
Coordinates 55°0'46.202" N -2°19'46.492" E
