Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths at Caerleon Roman Fortress & Baths (Cadw)Roman RemainsThe variety of the remains on view is unparalleled within these isles.
Frigidarium, tepidarium, caldarium and natatio. Sounds like one of Harry Potter’s spells! In fact, they describe the wide range of facilities on offer to the Second Augustan Legion and other residents at their state-of-the-art leisure complex.
We are talking heated changing rooms, a series of cold and warm baths, covered exercise rooms and even an open-air swimming pool. Roman Britain wasn’t that bad at all if you were a Roman.
Leisure time was important and Caerleon – or Isca as it was known in Roman times – had it all laid out. Your average resident liked nothing better after a relaxing bathe and swim than to head off to the nearby amphitheatre for a bit of blood and gore. Ringside seats would have been rather a messy affair as gladiator and beast fought tooth and claw for their lives.
The remains on view at Caerleon provide the visitor with a vivid picture of life in second-century Roman Britain. Some 12 miles down the Roman road you will come across Venta Silurum, the first town in Wales and the tribal capital of the Silures.
Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths at Caerleon Roman Fortress & Baths (Cadw)
Roman Remains, free entry
Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths
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The variety of the remains on view is unparalleled within these isles. Frigidarium, tepidarium, caldarium and natatio. Sounds like one of Harry Potter’s spells!
1 November 2016 - 31 March 2017 Monday to Saturday 9.30am - 5.00pm, Sunday 11.00am - 4.00pm. Closed 24, 25, 26 December and 1 January. 1 April - 31 October 2017 - Open daily 9.30 am to 5pm. Last admission 30 minutes before closing
Map reference: ST 340905 Lat: 51.60953 Long: -2.95404
M4 Westbound Junction 25 & B4596 to Caerleon or Eastbound Junction 26 & A4051/B4596 to Caerleon. Continue over the river bridge/B4236 into the town. Bus Route Nos. 27D, 28A - E/X Newport - Caerleon or Route Nos. 29, 29B Newport - Cwmbran. Bike NCN Route No.46 (4km/2.5mls).
Parking: free
Accessible by Public Transport: 4 miles from Newport station
Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths at Caerleon Roman Fortress & Baths (Cadw)
Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths at Caerleon Roman Fortress & Baths (Cadw)
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