Roman villas · South East England
Roman villas of Britain in 5 days
Five of Britain's best-preserved Roman country houses.
Roman Britain saw the construction of perhaps a thousand villas — palatial country estates owned by Romanised Britons and continental settlers. The five with the best surviving mosaics, hypocausts and excavated walls run from Sussex to Yorkshire and reward a leisurely week of driving and walking. All have on-site interpretation; most are run by English Heritage or the National Trust.
Places in this guide
★ Iconic📷 4Roman villas · South West England
Chedworth Roman Villa
One of Britain's largest Roman villas, Cotswold-set, with mosaics and bath-houses.
★ Iconic📷 10Roman villas · South East England
Fishbourne Roman Palace
The largest Roman house north of the Alps — 1st-century, with the Cupid on a Dolphin mosaic.
Flagship📷 10Roman villas · South East England
Lullingstone Roman Villa
Kent Roman villa with one of the earliest Christian house-churches in Britain.
Flagship📷 10Roman villas · South East England
Bignor Roman Villa
West Sussex Roman villa with the Medusa mosaic, in original thatch-roofed shelters.
📷 3Roman villas · East Midlands
Branston Roman villa
Branston Roman villa — a roman villa in East Midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Roman villas · East Midlands
Norton Disney Roman Villa (Scheduled Ancient Monument)
Norton Disney Roman Villa (Scheduled Ancient Monument) — a roman villa in East Midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Roman villas · East of England
Gestingthorpe Roman Villa (site of)
Gestingthorpe Roman Villa (site of) — a roman villa in East of England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Roman villas · East of England
site of Gadebridge Park Roman Villa
site of Gadebridge Park Roman Villa — a roman villa in East of England, United Kingdom.