Museums · South East England
Canterbury Roman Museum
In or near Canterbury.
Canterbury Roman Museum — Grade I listed museum in Canterbury, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Canterbury East · 0.7 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Canterbury Roman Museum, the nearest railway station is Canterbury East, located 0.7 km away. The postcode for navigation is CT1 2JR, and entry to the museum is paid. The museum is wheelchair accessible.
About
Canterbury Roman Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1961. Address: CT1 2JR. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed museum in Canterbury, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.2789°, 1.0814°.
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Summary from the official site
Canterbury Roman Museum offers an engaging look into life in Roman Britain, featuring the remains of an original Roman Town House and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Visitors can explore a significant collection, including one of the UK's few remaining in situ Roman pavement mosaics.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Canterbury Roman Museum in Canterbury, Kent, houses a Roman pavement which is a scheduled monument, in the remains of a Roman courtyard house which itself is a grade I listed building. The pavement was discovered after World War II bombing, and has been open to the public since 1946. The museum was established in 1961. It houses many excavated artifacts from Roman Canterbury, including the important late Roman silver hoard known as the Canterbury Treasure, together with reconstructions of the Roman town.
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Background
History
In the first century AD the Cantiaci were the inhabitants of Kent when the Romans captured a settlement on the River Stour and later called it Durovernum Cantiacorum, or stronghold of the Cantiaci by an Alder marsh. The new settlement was laid out as a partially grid-patterned town with a theatre, temple, forum and baths. In the late third century, to defend against attack from barbarians a town wall was built with seven gates. The town then covered 130 acres or 53 hectares. Roman Canterbury reached the height of its development around 300 AD. The Roman townhouse which contained the pavement was surrounded by public buildings. The temple precinct was partially excavated in 1976–1982, but…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2789, 1.0814
- County
- Kent
- District
- Canterbury
- Parish
- Canterbury, unparished area
- Postcode
- CT1 2JR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Canterbury
- Phone
- +44 1227 785575
- Established
- 1961
- Nearest railway station
- Canterbury East — 0.7 km
- Opening
- Monday to Sunday: 10.00am to 5.00pm; last admission 4:30pm
Sources
- wikidata: Q7362097 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Canterbury Roman Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Roman Museum 002a.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Canterbury Roman Museum?
- Canterbury Roman Museum is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT1 2JR), in the parish of Canterbury, unparished area.
- What is Canterbury Roman Museum?
- Canterbury Roman Museum — Grade I listed museum in Canterbury, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Canterbury Roman Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Canterbury East, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode CT1 2JR.
- When was Canterbury Roman Museum built?
- Built or established in 1961.
- Is Canterbury Roman Museum a protected site?
- Yes — Canterbury Roman Museum is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Canterbury Roman Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Canterbury East, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT1 2JR.