Binchester Roman Fort events

Open every day April 1 - October 31 10.00 - 4.30. Last entry 4.00. Entrance fees: adult £5.00, concession £4.00, child £3.00. Under 4s free. 

The fort lies about 1 mile north of Bishop Auckland beside the road that runs from the town hall square to Newfield. It is signposted from A690 Durham-Crook, from A688 Spennymoor-Bishop Auckland, and from Bishop Auckland town centre. Postcode DL14 8DJ. 

Telephone: 01388 663 089 or 03000 267 012 (outside opening times) 

Re-enactment events

These will take place on 15-16 July 2023 and 27-28 August 2023. Further details will be posted nearer the time.

Hadrian's Wall anniversary

We were involved in a year long festival to celebrate the 1900^th anniversary of the building of Hadrian's Wall - starting on Hadrian's birthday on 23 January 2022.  Download Binchester and Hadrian’s Wall: Life during Roman rule experienced through the lens of archaeology (PDF, 3.8mb) , see a virtual tour at Virtual Tour of Binchester Roman Fort and Auckland Castle Excavations, listen to a recorded questions and answers with archaeologist David Mason at Bishop FM: Roman County Durham Q&A or request a copy of our Roman Challenge activity pack by contacting Bishop Auckland Heritage Action Zone.

Binchester Roman Festival 2019 video transcript (PDF, 91.7kb)