verulamium museum

A good museum for all ages. Plenty to teach children about everyday life in Roman times and also enough for adults with more knowledge. Mosaics are interesting and the finds from St Albans show what an important place it was. It has an entry fee for visitors who are not locals. Some interesting books to purchase for all ages.

I love a good museum and this is a good one. A lovely welcome from the front desk on arrival, full of tips and info to make our visit marvellous. So much to see in a small space, well displayed and labelled. I last visited here about a million years ago when I was a child. I'm still excited about it. It makes you want to know more.Plenty of gore and skeletons to amuse the children and dioramas showing how life was for the average Roman/british citizen.An adequate shop, you don't need more. I won't leave it so long to come back again.

We visited as a family because one of the children is studying the Romans. The Museum has lots of sections relating to different aspects of Roman life, from work, to leisure and religion, and the development of Verulamium- and the eventual move of the city up the hill to what is now St Albans.There are lots of artefacts, including extras in drawers beneath the main exhibits.There are some interesting video display and also various Roman games and a dressing up area for children. The children were given worksheets to complete, one for younger children which only required the child to find things and tick boxes, and one for older children with more reading and writing required.The highlight for me was the beautiful mosaic (one of several) which looks like a sunrise.There was something for everyone.On the second weekend each month there is an enactor who dresses as a Centurion, which one of our family still remembers vividly from 12 years ago. Slight downside was that the soap dispenser in the toilets didn't work, and the hand dryer was feeble, and the floor had loo paper all over it. Not sure what state it would have been in if there had been school parties visiting.All in all a very worthwhile visit.

Most under rated Roman ruins in UK. Visit area outdoors amphitheatre etc. Lovely village are just good walk from central area. If weather is good amble through park via Cathedral. Some great pubs with good food in St Michaels area and on way back to town. Needs few days to visit all attra ctions and edpecially some fantastic pubs and restaurants. Needs better central hotel and believe one is being built on St Peter Street right in the heart of town. Will be back to check it out.

What a great museum. Not large but crammed with things. Very educational. Took my daughter and she had many things to get her thinking. Please note not strictly a part of the museum but be warned that the mosaic closes surprisingly early.

My daughter had to do a project on Roman life in St Albans and we discovered the museum by chance whilst researching on the internet. Rather than reading lots of uninspiring documents, we decided to go visit. We gathered a few school friends and off we went.Wow what a place! Roman artefacts, frescos, mosiacs, currency, tools, implements etc. The girls had a great time dressing as Romans, making mosaics, having a guided tour and exploring the amazing examples of Roman life.As we were not residents it cost £12 for a family ticket but worth every penny and I know that they will be applying all that they have learnt and experienced next week when they return to school!Recommend a walk around the park to see the Hypocaust, City Wall and London Gate.

Our visit to this excellent museum was completely ruined by the noisy, unruly behaviour of the THREE school parties who took over the museum. We could neither see nor hear the various viseo displays. Children shouted and ran about. A few, but by no means all, teachers tried to control their charges but there were just too many for this museum with its smallish rooms. The museum staff did their best, but were overwhelmed. What a pity!I understand that children need to learn about their heritage, and that the museum needs the school visits to survive financially. It's time for managers to decide whether the museum is an outreach learning facility for schools, or a museum accessible to the general public.

Well thought out museum plenty to see and interact withWorth the visit 'What did the Romans ever do for us'This is the place to find out

This is a well-organized and interesting museum featuring Celtic and Roman artifacts. It's not too big or too small, it is just right for everyone in the family. Most of the artifacts were found in the vicinity of modern-day St. Albans, which was formerly the Roman city of Verulamium. The highlights include beautiful and well-preserved floor mosaics and skeletons. This museum successfully reaches out to children with worksheets that challenge kids to find items in the museum or answer questions about the Romans, coin rubbings, dress up clothes and a hands-on Roman board game. The artifacts are well-presented and the supporting explanations provide helpful context without being overwhelming. The museum staff and management are friendly, helpful and well informed. This was a very educational and enjoyable afternoon in St. Albans.

Romans are famous for their efficiency, what a great pity that this museum is managed by numpties who are yet to enter the 21st century.It is impossible to find out when the place is open over the Christmas & New Year period.Unhelpfully their website just states ` Christmas & New Year Opening Times -To be confirmed `. A call to any of their on line telephone numbers is met with the message "This mailbox is not valid, please call the helpdesk for assistance (no number given). There is no helpdesk listed on line. Would it have been to difficult for them to record a message listing their Christmas/New Year opening hours?I want to take a family of 4 tomorrow which involves a 69 mile round trip by car.This Council is clearly not interested in running this museum with any degree of business sense.

There's plenty to fascinate and engage here. Without pomposity you are shown how life was during the Roman heyday in Britain at Verulamium, one of the most important cities in the country at the time.

Modern, excellent layout, light, bright and airy. Informative and relevant. Highly recommended.Worth the fifteen minute from the abbey.The theatre 100 metres away also worth a visit.

This well-maintained and large museum is a steal at 5 quid. Lots to do for adults and children alike; thousands of Roman artifacts

Tells the story of St Albans from Celtic Times to the end of Roman Britain, well worth a visit. The Museum is well laid and has some excellent mosaics and interior of a Roman house. There is also a televised area which tells the story of the foundation (just the right time length). Afterwards a small shop to browse and purchase any presents.

An informative museum, well laid out, plenty of written information and items to view. Learned much about the area, the Roman influence, and how that information was gathered. Well worth a visit.Had hoped to see something on the Watling Street - not a criticism, simply a personal thing.Only real criticism would be the car park being fee paying - on top of the entrance fee to the museum this does make it a little steep. Just a suggestion, as it is free to those residing in St Albans, perhaps the cost of the car park could be deducted from the entrance fee for those having travelled here from outside.