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The remains of the ancient Roman town of Corinium lie underneath our feet as we walk around Cirencester. Join Ian Thomas as he discusses the Roman archaeology of the town and key discoveries that point to this being one of the most vibrant and wealthy towns in Roman Britain. The walk lasts about an hour. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a rain coat or sun hat! Meet at the museum. Booking recommended as places limited to 10.  

The remains of the ancient Roman town of Corinium lie beneath our feet as we walk around Cirencester. Join us to learn about the Roman archaeology of the town and key discoveries that point to this being one of the most vibrant and wealthy towns in Roman Britain. The walk lasts about an hour. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a rain coat or sun hat! Meet at the museum. Booking recommended as places limited to 10.

Join our collections team for a tour of the stores. There are all sorts of objects behind those doors: from prehistoric to the 1950s, through stone, costume, pottery, rural life and social history. We have scythes and hoovers, pottery from all ages and Roman mosaics, carved column plinths and stone coffins, medieval tiles and corbels, smocks and horse collars. We will take you round and tell you all about what we have and what we do in the stores; then…

For more than 30 years, Time Team has undertaken so many excavations all over Britain, uncovering countless stories of the lives of people in the past along the way. We are lucky enough to have five sites in the Cotswolds where Time Team excavated. In this talk we will have a look at what happens to these sites once the cameras stop rolling and see which treasures didn’t make the final cut.   Museum members can get free tickets by…

Monks, Merchants & Mud! The fleeces of the Cotswold sheep were some of most sought after in all Medieval Europe. The proceeds made fortunes, built a parish church, underwrote a hospital, and supported markets, inns and shops. From sacred splendours to squalid streets, join us on this walking tour to experience Medieval Cirencester. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a raincoat! Meet at the museum. Booking recommended as places are limited.

Corinium Museum, in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist, Dr Alison Grierson-Brookes, former Head of Collections at Corinium Museum, who has begun a new venture combining her two great passions archaeology and walking! Head out with Alison to explore what lies beneath your feet revealing the ancient town of Roman Corinium, parts of the wall and impressive amphitheatre. After a short break for refreshments,…

Cirencester is known as a Roman and medieval town, but what you see in Cirencester town centre today is the result of its Georgian successes. Out with the old order and in with the new with the rise of entrepreneurs and the middling sort. Hear about political shenanigans, riots, ruffians and religious non-conformity –  and not forgetting the entertainments! Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a raincoat! Meet at the museum. Booking recommended Limited to 10 people  

The remains of the ancient Roman town of Corinium lie beneath our feet as we walk around Cirencester. Join us to learn about the Roman archaeology of the town and key discoveries that point to this being one of the most vibrant and wealthy towns in Roman Britain. The walk lasts about an hour. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a rain coat or sun hat! Meet at the museum. Booking recommended as places limited to 10.