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Canterbury Roman Museum
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| Looking for: | Learning/Historical, Museums/Art Galleries | | Address: | Canterbury Roman Museum
Longmarket
Butchery Lane
Canterbury
Kent | | Postcode: | CT1 2JR | | Nearest City: | Canterbury | | Age Group: | All Ages | | Kids Activity: | Indoors | | Telephone: | 01227 785 575 |
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Description
Explore the Roman town beneath your feet. Canterbury's underground Roman
Museum is built around the remains of a Roman town house with mosaics
preserved where excavated.
Descend 100 years with each step or
by lift to the Roman street level. Stroll through the marketplace, look
inside recreated Roman rooms, and discover amazing finds including a
hoard of hidden treasure.
See how little has changed since Roman
times when viewing rare tools, or how much could be made of simple items
like bones. Be amazed by collections of intricate Roman glass flasks
and bottles, jewellery and a silver spoon hoard.
Handle, sort and classify real Roman pottery fragments and other objects relating to Roman:
- everyday life
- building materials
- rubbish
- mosaics
Museum highlights include Roman:
- mosaic floors preserved where excatvated
- hypocaust (underfloor heating system) preserved where excavated
- digital reconstruction of a Roman town house
- rare cavalry horse-harness fittigs, one of only two sets in the world
- rare tools - Roman spade, carpenter's square and mason's trowel
- gateway hinge, part of Canterbury's Riding Gate on Watling Street to Dover
- building materials including roof tiles with Roman dog-paw prints
- painted plaster fragments with flowers, patterns and dancer's feet
- finds from Canterbury's Roman baths, including gaming counters, toiletry items and bath lining
- figurines of gods including horse goddess and Gaulish male
- metal vessels, ewers and dishes used in religious ceremonies
- pottery, imported fine Samian ware and locally-made pots
The impressive pillared entrance is in Butchery Lane and very close to the Cathedral.
Prices
Admission prices from 1 April 2011 - 31 March 2012
Adult £6.00
Child - Free to a maximum of 2 per paying adult, £1.50 per child thereafter.
Discount (senior citizens, students, people with disabilities - proof of status may be required) £5.00
Free
entry (except to some special events) for Canterbury City Council
Residents 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 and the Canterbury Heritage Museum can be purchased for £10.00.
Opening details
Season Dates and Opening Hours
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Opening Hours |
| Sun 2 Jan 2011 - Sat 31 Dec 2011 |
Mon - Sun 10:00 to 17:00 |
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| Christmas Day, Boxing Day |
closed |
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| New Year's Day, Good Friday |
closed |
| Notes |
Last Entry 4.15pm. Circumstances may cause changes in opening times - please ring to check before making a special trip.
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