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Verulamium Museum & Park

Verulamium Museum & Park
Attraction: Nature & Wildlife, Museums & Galleries, Lakes & Parks, Historic Buildings & Gardens, Archaeological Sites
Activities: Walking, Tennis, Swimming, Running / Jogging, Golf, Football, Cricket, Areas to Play
Admission Charge: Child less than £5
Age Range: Ages 11 to 18 years, Ages 5 to 11 years, Under 5's
Street Name: St Michael's Street
Town: St Albans
County: Hertfordshire
Post Code: AL3 4SW
Telephone: 01727 751810
Email: museum@stalbans.gov.uk
Website: http://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk
Facilities: Toilets, Toddler Play Area, Outdoor Activities, Indoor Activities, Food & Drink, Disabled Facilities
Opening Times: 10am to 5.30pm (Sundays from 2pm)
Opening Days: Daily
Opening Periods: All Year
Description
The Verulamium Museum in St Albans, has award winning displays on every day life in Roman Britain including Roman interiors, glass collections, potter, jewellery and reconstructions of Roman rooms.   There are also hands-on discovery areas and a playground.   Verulamium Museum is a very interactive with hands on Discovery areas, video presentations and touch screen databases.

The Verulamium Museum is set in 100 acres of parkland in which is also housed the Roman hypocaust and mosaic floor.  Just a short walk from the museum, it opens up this part of our heritage to many more children and adult visitors.  It brings to life the scale and magnificence of a major town house from Verulamium. In an age when we are all used to the comfort of central heating the Hypocaust Project displays one of the first heating systems to be installed in this country.

There is plenty of space for a walk, go jogging or running, or play a game of football or cricket.

The Verulamium Park also houses The Roman Theatre of Verulamium which is unique. Built in about 140AD it is the only example of its kind in Britain, being a theatre with a stage rather than an Amphitheatre. Initially, the arena would have been used for anything from religious processions and dancing, to wrestling, armed combat and wild beast shows. From about 180AD the stage came into greater use and the auditorium extended. By about 300AD, after some redevelopment work, the Theatre could seat 2000 spectators.

The ruins you can see today were unearthed in 1847. Subsequent excavations have revealed a row of shop foundations, a Roman Villa and a secret shrine, all thought to date from the First Century.

The Musuem also has a full programme of talks and activities throughout the year. See their diary of events for details.

The park itself is also worth a visit and there are many amenities including children's playground, children's paddling pool (summer only), tea shop, lake with wildlife, tennis and crazy golf.



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