Chesters Roman Cavalry Fort, Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland. Full tour and facts.

Chesters Roman fort on Hadrian’s Wall is the best preserved Roman Cavalry fort in Britain and for nearly 300 years Roman cavalry troops were stationed on Hadrian’s Wall. Chesters Roman Fort at Chollerford, Northumberland is a tranquil location to visit, set next to the North-Tyne river, in beautiful countryside. It boasts well-preserved fort buildings including the best-preserved bath-house in Roman Britain. My film takes you on a full tour around the fort and museum and tells you about the Roman cavalry, where they came from, their role, equipment, taking you around the barracks where they lived and provides useful facts and information.
Reasons to visit Chesters:
• Tranquil location, beautiful countryside, next to river North-Tyne.
• Best preserved Roman Cavalry fort in Roman Britain.
• Best preserved fort bath-house of Roman Britain.
• Museum, an Alladin’s cave crammed-full of carvings and artefacts.
• One of best preserved Roman fort gate foundations on Hadrian’s Wall.
• Well-preserved Principia building with hypocausts.
• Well-preserved Cavalry barracks.
• Headquarters building has well-preserved strong-room.
• Nearby remains of Roman Bridge.
Location:
Chollerford,
Hexham,
Northumberland,
NE46 4EU
By car:
SAT NAV
Postcode : NE46 4EU
The site is run by English Heritage and has a museum, shop, toilets and refreshments are available in the tearoom. The site has a car park with 60 spaces. Members who pay a subscription can visit any site for free.
The History bit -
Hadrian’s Wall started to be built in AD122, for 300 years it remained the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire and is the most important Roman monument built in Britain. The Wall was built to protect the Empire from the northern barbarians and to control the population and trade.
The fort was built after work on the wall had already started. The decision to build a fort on the wall may have been in response to barbarian attacks. The fort was defended by 500 strong auxiliary cavalry unit.
Interesting facts -
• The Romans called the fort Cilurnum which means “cauldron pool”.
• The Roman Cavalry lived, ate & slept in their barracks and shared their rooms with their horses!
• The site was once the home of antiquary John Clayton who in the 1800s excavated everything that can now be seen .
Music credits:
Courtesy of Epidemic Sounds
To All the Glory by Howard Harper-Barnes
• To All the Glory
Brought to Rome by Francis Wells
• Brought to Rome
Sins of the Fathers by Deskant
• Sins of the Fathers
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The Pyre by Kevin McLeod
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Video Credits
Roman Cavalry footage courtesy of Full Tilt Jousting. Full Tilt are based in Australia and bring history alive through education and interaction, helping students to learn through an educational display of arms and armour, and taking part in activities.
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The Roman re-enactors featured in this film include the excellent Ermine Street Guard who put on displays throughout the year at various Roman sites and are well worth going to see them in action.
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[@simoneteritti1120]

Molto bello

[@richardruff8712]

A great shame that you could not go down the steps into the underground strongroom, due to the floor being flooded ( again )... It really is the ' Jewel in the crown ' of the whole of Hadrian's Wall... A wonderful survival from 1500 years ago... Over the past decades, I have visited Chesters Fort many times, and have always gone down into the strongroom... A 6 foot tall person can just stand upright inside it... From 15:55 to 16:05 is the best view of the remains of the strongroom...

[@robnewman6101]

Hadrian's Wall from Robin Hood. Prince of Thieves 1991.

[@freebeerfordworkers]

7.20 I assume this is a computer generated view of the officer's house rather than the reconstruction?

[@MrFord4210]

The overhead view in the film which shows the typical layout is actually a physical model. The full-size reconstruction of the Commander's House is at Arbeia in South Shields. I am sure it won't be long before they are offering augmented reality recreations at these sites!