East of England - Hertfordshire

The Museum of everyday life in Roman Britain. Verulamium Museum is on the site of one of the major cities in Roman Britain, now an attractive park. Inside you will find: recreated Roman rooms, hands-on Discovery Areas, video presentations, touch screen databases and some of the finest Roman mosaics and wall plasters outside the Mediterranean.

Verulamium Museum Opening hours

Monday to Saturday 10:00 -17:30

Sunday 14:00 -17:30

Last admission 17:00

Please note that the museum is busy with school groups on mornings during school term time, so non-school groups are advised to visit after 3pm during school terms.  

- VisitEngland VAQAS Quality Assured visitor attraction

- Accredited by the Museums Libraries & Archives Council (MLA) for achieving nationally agreed quality standards for UK museums

- Accredited by Arts Council England for achieving nationally agreed quality standards for museums

The Roman Mosaic and Hypocaust

An exciting modern building houses the hypocaust and mosaic floor in Verulamium Park, just a short walk from Verulamium museum. It opens up this part of our heritage to many more visitors and brings to life the scale and magnificence of a major town house from Verulamium. In an age when we are all used to the comfort of central heating, the Hypocaust Project displays one of the first heating systems to be installed in this country.

This Roman mosaic is part of a suite of rooms in a large town house built around AD 200. The 1800 year old hypocaust and its covering mosaic floor were uncovered during excavations in Verulamium Park in the 1930s by Sir Mortimer & Tessa Wheeler. It was decided to leave these in their original Roman location, where they formed part of the reception and meeting rooms of a large town house. The preserved section was part of a suite that originally extended almost twice the surviving length of the room.

For more information about the Hypocaust, see www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/hypocaust/