Canterbury Roman Museum. Open daily. Admission Charge.
Details
Accessibility
https://canterburymuseums.co.uk/canterbury-roman-museum/about-the-roman-museum/
2025:
"We extend our concessionary rate to guests with a disability.
We also offer a range of activities including tactile tours and multi-sensory object investigation sessions.
Free entry is offered to carers.
Access to Roman level is via a lift, the museum galleries then offer level access throughout.
There is one wheelchair accessible, self-contained individual toilet facility at the museum containing a sink, hand dryer and baby change unit.
A Changing Places Facility is available nearby at The Beaney House.
Visit the Hands-On area at the end of the museum to explore a range of real and replica artefacts through touch.
We provide free audio descriptions with insights into some of the most interesting aspects of the museum collection and historic site.
The resources are also a great way to enhance your experience at Canterbury Roman Museum or explore the collection from somewhere else. They can be accessed via QR codes at the museum or remotely on the museum website.
We have a visual story for visitors to use before and during their visit to the museum. The visual story guides you through what to expect at the museum, it includes both text and images. The visual story provides information about access, our touchable objects etc. You can also pick up a copy of the visual story from the front desk at the museum and return it when you are finished.
Explore the museum with a backpack designed especially for families and visitors with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
These backpacks have been made with care to support people who need some sensory support or different ways of exploring the museum. Inside each backpack there are fidget toys, sensory aids and things to help plan your visit.
Available to pick up from the museum Front Desk. Just ask staff for a SEND Family Backpack.
Nearest Disabled Parking:
Orange Street,CT1 2JB
Watling Street, CT1 2UD
North Lane, CT2 7EB
Pound Lane, CT1 2BZ"
Brief Description
https://canterburymuseums.co.uk/canterbury-roman-museum/about-the-roman-museum/
2025:
"Canterbury Roman Museum’s story began on what appeared to be a rather unremarkable day in 1868.
When workmen, digging trenches for a new drainage system, reached eight feet below street level they unwittingly unearthed a beautifully preserved Roman floor mosaic.
Fast-forward to the aftermath of the Second World War, when excavations began under the cellars of shops destroyed by bombing, and another startling discovery was made.
Archaeologists had just revealed an under-floor heating system, wall paintings, and a dazzling mosaic corridor. The site was no longer an isolated floor mosaic, but the remains of a very large, and no doubt very costly, Roman Town House.
Over time a museum arose to encompass the remains and preserve what is now known to be one of the UK’s only remaining in situ Roman pavement mosaics and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Canterbury Roman Museum provides a fascinating and family-friendly insight into life in Roman Britain. Visitors can explore Canterbury’s history, wander through the marketplace and discover hidden treasures as they step back, and down, to the streets of Roman Canterbury…"
Address
Canterbury Roman Museum
Butchery Lane
Canterbury
CT1 2JR
Email:
2025:
Phone:
2025:
01227 785575
Website:
https://canterburymuseums.co.uk/canterbury-roman-museum/
Opening Hours and admission:
https://canterburymuseums.co.uk/canterbury-roman-museum/
2025
"Monday to Sunday: 10.00am to 5.00pm
Last admission 4:30pm
We recommend advance booking to ensure availability for the time you wish to visit.
Adults (age 16 – 59)
£11.00
Concessions (Age 60+, full-time students, visitors with disabilities)
£9.00
Children (Age 5-15)
£5.50
Children (Under 5 years)
FREE
Members
FREE (Unlimited free entry all year)
Carers
FREE (With a valid carers card)
Canterbury Residents:
FREE (For My Canterbury members, valid proof of residency required for admission. T&Cs apply.)"
Directions:
Located on Butchery Lane in the centre of Canterbury. Canterbury is located on the A28 which runs through the centre of the city.
OS TR150577
Transport:
Nearby train stations are Canterbury East and Canterbury West which are approximately 15 minutes walking distance away. Visit www.southeasternrailway.co.uk for up to date timetable information. The venue is also 5 minutes away from Canterbury’s park and ride terminal and bus station. For local bus timetable and travel information please visit https://www.stagecoachbus.com/ or call 0871 200 22 33.
Amenities:
Baby Changing Facilities
Changing Places nearby
Disability Toilets
There are many shops, cafés and restaurants available nearby within Canterbury.
Travel Information
For further travel information please see: www.traveline.info
Or call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33
(Calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company's access charge)
Location
Nearest Venues
St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Canterbury, Kent
122 metres*
152 metres*
St George's Clock Tower, Canterbury, Kent
166 metres*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.