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Dates
Tuesday 24 November
Wednesday 25 November
Thursday 26 November
Friday 27 November
Event Information
FREE
Times - 9.30am - 1.45pm
Sessions are designed for KS2 students in school, at home and other settings.
You may choose to sign your group up for all sessions or a selection across all three dates.
Joining information and additional resources will be circulated closer to the date.
Home learners and children not in a school setting are also welcome to take part.
Please note that for Safeguarding, adults not accompanying a participating child will not be permitted into any of these sessions.
Event Content
Join the Great North Museum: Hancock as they host their annual virtual event focusing on Hadrian’s Wall.
Take part in as many virtual sessions as you wish over the course of the week. Sessions are delivered from organisations part of the Hadrian's Wall Learning & Engagement network*, or associated organisations.
Discover more about the various sites across the Wall. Each workshop will include downloadable resources to use during the session.
Read our FAQ's for more information.
Read our program to find out more detail about each session.
Tuesday 24 November 2026:
9.30am - 10am – Daily Life on the Roman Frontier at Magna Fort with the Vindolanda Trust
10.10am - 10.40am - Choose Your Champion! Romans vs. Britons with Tullie Museum and Art Gallery.
10.50am - 11.20am - City of the Brigantes, Stronghold of the Romans with Binchester Roman Fort
11.30am - 12noon - Roman hoards from Hadrian's Wall and Beyond with James Gerrard from Newcastle University
Wednesday 25 November 2026:
9.30am - 10am – The Mysteries of Corbridge Roman Town with the English Heritage
10.10am - 10.40am - Bathing at the Frontier with Segedunum Roman Fort
10.50am - 11.20am - Hadrian’s Wall 180 - a time travel experience with Time Machine Designs
11.30am - 12noon– How to Remember a Mystery with Durham University
1.15pm - 1.45pm - Meet an Archaeologist with the Vindolanda Trust
Thursday 26 November 2026:
9.30am - 10am – Mystery of the Lanchester Diploma with Durham University Museums
10.10am - 10.40am - Roman dress with the Open University
10.50am - 11.20am - What does Hadrian’s Wall have to do with the English language? More than you might think! with Classics for All: North East
11.30am - 12noon – From Chariots to Mosaics with York Museums Trust
1.15pm - 1.45pm - Decoding Roman Inscriptions from Hadrian's Wall with Classics for All: East Midlands and Roman Inscriptions of Britain online.
Friday 27 November 2026:
9.30am - 10am – Lost ghosts of the Roman Temple with Roman Carlisle
10.10am - 10.40am - Caring for Hadrian’s Wall with Northumberland National Park
10.50am - 11.20am - Counting on Hadrian's Wall with Richard Marshall from Newcastle University
11.30am - 12noon – Children of the Antonine Wall with Historic Environment Scotland
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Please note that this Virtual Hadrian’s Wall Day is open for multiple schools and/or home learners to book. We will instruct all participants to turn cameras and microphones off during the sessions.
*Hadrian's Wall Learning and Engagement Forum are a group of museum and heritage education and outreach professionals based on the sites found across Hadrian's Wall.
