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Jul 23, 2024 · Chedworth Roman Villa | Gloucestershire | National Trust. Cradled in a beautiful Cotswold valley rest the remains of one of the grandest Roman villas in Britain. Yanworth, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 3LJ. Opening times. Prices. See on map. Visitor information. Things to see and do. About Chedworth Roman Villa. Opening times. M. T. W. T.
Chedworth Roman Villa is located near Chedworth, Gloucestershire, England and is a scheduled monument. It is one of the largest and most elaborate Roman villas so far discovered in Britain and one with the latest occupation beyond the Roman period .
Jul 12, 2024 · In a tranquil wooded valley in the Cotswold countryside south of Cheltenham, you’ll find one of the largest and grandest Roman villas in Britain. This lavish building was home to a wealthy family in the 4th century, with underfloor heating, two heated bath houses and some of the best mosaics in the country.
Apr 7, 2021 · Chedworth Roman Villa in Gloucestershire was a luxurious and vast Roman residence built in the 2nd century, and expanded in later years. It is a unique site due to evidence found of Roman occupation following the withdrawal of the Roman army in the 5th century, and today provides visitors with a fascinating glimpse into what was once an opulent ...
Chedworth Roman Villa has some of the most impressive in-situ Roman mosaics in Britain, as well as bath-house rooms and hypocaust systems. You can walk along the suspended walkways in the modern conservation building and look down on these pieces of art which offer an insight into Britain’s Roman past.
The history of Chedworth Roman Villa stretches back nearly 2,000 years to when the villa was a place of wealth, luxury and comfort. Find out about its construction, heyday and decline, and unearth the stories of a wealthy owner, and a Victorian discovery.
The collection of varied artifacts from one of the largest 2nd century AD Roman villas in England brings to life the “Golden Age” of Roman Britain and includes pottery fragments, coins, tools and carved stone.
Roman villas provide a valuable index of the rate, extent and degree to which native British society became Romanised, as well as indicating the sources of inspiration behind changes of taste and custom.
Dec 10, 2020 · Archaeologists have discovered Britain's first known 5th-Century mosaic at a Roman villa in Gloucestershire. Radiocarbon dating revealed a mosaic at Chedworth was designed and created in the...
Chedworth Roman Villa. A Natonal Trust owned property. Be one of Chedworth Roman Villa’s honoured guests; walk in the footsteps of Romans and experience life in this grand Roman villa.
