Canterbury Roman Museum
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Below the Longmarket Shopping Centre in the heart of Canterbury lies the Canterbury Roman Museum. Here you can start your journey through the history of Roman Canterbury by following the detective work originally carried out by the archaeologists. Passing through the museum, there are many displays where you can learn about Roman life in a Roman city that was one of the first to be established after the Romans invaded Britain in AD43.
The museum is divided into individual galleries that depict different aspects of Roman life both civil and military. The exhibits are many and varied, ranging from the early Roman town, on through market stalls set out with authentic reconstructions, and on to scenes of everyday Roman life as it was for the inhabitants of Durovernum Cantiacorum as Canterbury was known 2000 years ago.
Moving on through the galleries, there are scenes that enlighten you to the lifestyle of the typical family. The home with the household's shrine to the gods. The lady of the house having her hair styled. The intricate artefacts handcrafted from precious silver and stunning glassware and the murder swords. There is also a 3D animation of Roman Canterbury and it's temple, using the latest archaeological evidence.
The exhibits move on through the time tunnel and finally show the end of Roman Canterbury and how wartime bombing unearthed a site that had been undisturbed for so long. Here you find the excavated Roman house complete with hypocaust room and stunning mosaic floors. After this you come to the computer show that explains the excavation work and creates an on screen tour of the bath house. 
After all this, you'll find yourself in the 'hands on' area where you can touch and handle Roman objects and be an archaeological detective. Also you can create your own magnetic mosaic and for the child in everyone, explore rotten Roman rubbish.
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Seasonal Hours of Operation
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| All | Mon - Sun 10:00 to 17:00
Last Entry 16:15pm. Circumstances may Cause changes in opening times - please ring to check before making a special trip. |
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Admission Prices
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Adult
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£6.00 |
| Child | Free to a maximum of 2 children per paying adult Discount £5.00 |
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Free entry (except to some special events) for Canterbury Resident's Card holders. If you don't have a Residents Card, come in and sign up to receive free entry today! |
| A joint ticket for the Canterbury Roman Museum, Canterbury Heritage Museum and Westgate Towers Museun can be purchased: Adults £12.00, Discounts £10.00 | |
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Miscellaneous Information
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My thanks to Canterbury Museum office and especially Marit Hendriks
for their help in constructing this page All photographs used © Canterbury Museum |
