Museum
Richborough Roman Fort And Amphitheatre
17 locals recommend,
Tips from locals
Sarah
September 15, 2016
Richborough is one of the most symbolically important of all Roman sites in Britain, since it witnesses both the beginning and almost the end of Roman rule here in Britain.
Lexie
September 18, 2020
Richborough Castle contains the ruins of a Roman Saxon Shore fort, collectively known as Richborough Fort or Richborough Roman Fort. It is situated in Richborough near Sandwich, Kent, in the United Kingdom. Rutupiae or Portus Ritupis was founded by the Romans after their invasion of Britain in AD 43. Because of its position near the mouth of the Stour, Rutupiae was the major British port under the Romans and the starting point for the road now known as Watling Street. Additional routes connected Durovernum with further ports at Dubris, Lemanis, and Regulbium. Earth fortifications were first dug on the site in the 1st century, probably as a storage depot and bridgehead for the Roman army.
Richborough Castle contains the ruins of a Roman Saxon Shore fort, collectively known as Richborough Fort or Richborough Roman Fort. It is situated in Richborough near Sandwich, Kent, in the United Kingdom. Rutupiae or Portus Ritupis was founded by the Romans after their invasion of Britain in AD 43…
Gary
January 15, 2019
Huge Roman fort just outside town.
Clara
December 10, 2015
This was the first landing place and town of the Romans when they landed on the British Isles - a really interesting introduction to our early history - worth many visits.
Julia
August 15, 2020
very interesting historical roman site
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Location
Richborough Road
Sandwich, England