Metchley Fort
Sutton Park - Icknield Street
Lunt Roman Fort
Metchley was a Roman military fort in what is now Edgbaston, Birmingham, built during the conquest of Britain in around AD 48.
Whilst little of the structure remains above ground, the earthworks can still be identified, and information boards around the site explain how the fort would have looked and its role in the Roman occupation of the region.
Lunt Roman Fort
Sutton Park - Icknield Street
Lunt Roman Fort
Lunt Roman Fort in Baginton, Coventry, was built around AD 60–61 in the aftermath of Boudica's revolt. The site is remarkable for its unique gyrus - a circular enclosure thought to have been used for training horses - which is found at very few Roman forts anywhere in the empire.
What makes Lunt particularly special for school visits is the reconstruction of the granary, gyrus, and gateway, which bring the site to life in a way that few Roman sites in the country can match.
Sutton Park - Icknield Street
Sutton Park - Icknield Street
Viroconium Cornoviorum (Wroxeter)
Running through Sutton Park is a 2km stretch of Ryknield Street, a Roman military road built during the conquest of the West Midlands to connect the forts at Wall (near Lichfield) and Metchley in Edgbaston.
The road survives because it was incorporated into a medieval deer park, protecting it from development. It is one of the best preserved and most accessible stretches of Roman road in the country.
Viroconium Cornoviorum (Wroxeter)
Letocetum (Wall) Roman Baths and Museum
Viroconium Cornoviorum (Wroxeter)
Wroxeter was once the fourth largest city in Roman Britain, and today it is one of the most impressive Roman sites in the country.
Visitors can wander the remains of the bath house, explore a reconstructed Roman town house, and discover new objects in the refurbished museum.
A handling collection includes objects used for writing and a reconstructed strigil - the tool Romans used to cleanse the body in the baths. An excellent site for bringing Roman daily life to life for pupils of all ages.
Letocetum (Wall) Roman Baths and Museum
Letocetum (Wall) Roman Baths and Museum
Letocetum (Wall) Roman Baths and Museum
Wall in Staffordshire was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road that ran from London to north Wales. Officials, soldiers, and imperial messengers would stop here to rest and change horses on their journey across the country.
Today you can still see the remains of the mansio - the official inn for travellers - and the public baths, with their sequence of cold, warm, and hot rooms. The site is managed jointly by English Heritage and the National Trust.