St Albans - Verulamium & Roman Wall

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Verulamium & Roman Wall Description

The first settlement on the site of Verulamium arose in about A.D.45. It was the first Roman municipium in Britain and, at the same time, its third-largest town. The ruins of this and a later settlement were used in Norman times as building material for St Alban's monastery. Excavation work undertaken from 1930 to 1940 unearthed the remains of a fortress, a Roman theater and a mosaic floor with a hypocaust heating system. Other finds are displayed in the adjoining Verulamium Museum in St Michael's Street.

The Roman Wall itself can be seen for free.

Hobbies & Activities category: Archeological exhibit, museum; Architecture - Roman, Greek, classical; Archeological site or ruin

Address

Verulamium Museum
St Michaels
St Albans AL3 4SW
United Kingdom

http://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/verulamium_museum.htm

Hours

January 1 to December 31

Open	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	14:00
Closed	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Christmas - Christian (December 25) Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24) Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)