🌳 Outdoor0–11–33–55–88–1212–16🆓 Free entryEducational
What’s there
- Parking
- Dogs welcome
Lay-by off Norwich Road just in front of the site, per the venue's own site.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Caister Roman Fort is the partly excavated remains of a fort built around AD 200 for a unit of the Roman army and navy. Visitors can walk among wall and ditch sections and the foundations of buildings, and picture the layout of a rectangular Roman fort with corner towers and gateways. The site is open grass, so it suits children who enjoy exploring, imagining Roman life and asking questions about the past. Finds from the site suggest that women and children lived inside the fort alongside the soldiers, which gives older children a human angle on the history. The site is managed by Great Yarmouth Borough Council with English Heritage. There are no buildings or facilities on site, so families should bring their own snacks and can use the amenities in the nearby village. Dogs on leads are welcome.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Wellies
- Wristband for lost childrenWrite your number on it before you go in.
- Puddle suitThe only way a toddler stays dry at a farm in February.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- AntihistamineStings and pollen, both far from a pharmacy.
- Woolly hat
- Wet bagFor whatever comes home soaked.
- Toilet rollAssume the worst about the facilities and you'll never be wrong.
- Pocket money purseGift shop answered in advance, in numbers.
- Ice packs
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