A school trip to Roman Caerleon

Explore & experience: 

• A visit to National Roman Legion Museum. ​​​Explore the real Roman collections in the gallery and see a Roman garden. Try on replica Roman armour in a reconstructed Barrack Room and see how Roman soldiers lived. Take part in a facilitated workshop with one of our costumed Roman teachers at the museum.
• Facilitated Workshop: Roman Bootcamp. Pupils play the part of a recruit for the Roman army. Participants discover what skills the Romans looked for in a soldier and practice Latin commands and formations using practice swords and shields!
• A visit to the real Roman Baths. Explore how Romans washed and relaxed nearly two thousand years ago. 
• A visit to the outdoor Amphitheatre & Barracks sites. Discover the most complete Amphitheatre in Britain and the only legionary barracks still on view in Europe!

School visits are available Monday – Friday and our school trip schedule runs from 10:15 to 14:15 and includes the use of a lunch space. 

All sessions are self-led except for the facilitated workshop so visiting teaching staff must lead these sessions. Site staff will be present during all sessions apart from the outdoor Amphitheatre & Barracks sites. 

Souvenir bags are available to pre-order. Please inform us when you make a booking if you would like to order. There are two options available: 

• £2 bag – includes a Museum pencil, a Museum rubber, a gemstone, and a Roman postcard 

• £4 bag – includes a Museum pencil, a Museum rubber, a gemstone, a Roman postcard, and a Roman figure pencil sharpener. 

To enquire about available dates and cost, please send your school’s name, number of pupils, year group and preferred dates to: learning.romans@museumwales.ac.uk