Britain's What's On Event Guide
Welwyn Roman Baths
We are closed from Dec 2023 until Feb 2024
---------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome to Welwyn Roman Baths, a small part of a larger Roman villa known as Dicket Mead, dating from around 250AD. The villa lies 0.5km east of today's Welwyn village, where there was also a Roman settlement.
The site was discovered in 1960 and excavated by the local archaeological society before the construction of the A1(M). Driving along the motorway at Junction 6 you may be completely unaware that 9 metres below lies the Welwyn Roman Baths, one of the most remarkable archaeological sites in Hertfordshire, skilfully preserved in a steel vault where the temperature remains a constant 10 degrees. Access is via a tunnel set in the motorway embankment and a walk along an entranceway lined with original Roman tiles. Archaeologists believe the whole site contained at least 4 buildings, some of which have never been excavated. Welwyn Roman Baths sat at the end of one of these 4
---------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome to Welwyn Roman Baths, a small part of a larger Roman villa known as Dicket Mead, dating from around 250AD. The villa lies 0.5km east of today's Welwyn village, where there was also a Roman settlement.
The site was discovered in 1960 and excavated by the local archaeological society before the construction of the A1(M). Driving along the motorway at Junction 6 you may be completely unaware that 9 metres below lies the Welwyn Roman Baths, one of the most remarkable archaeological sites in Hertfordshire, skilfully preserved in a steel vault where the temperature remains a constant 10 degrees. Access is via a tunnel set in the motorway embankment and a walk along an entranceway lined with original Roman tiles. Archaeologists believe the whole site contained at least 4 buildings, some of which have never been excavated. Welwyn Roman Baths sat at the end of one of these 4
Welwyn Roman Baths is open every Saturday 10am - 4pm
Adults £5.60
Children under 16 £1.70
12 months and under Free
Adults £5.60
Children under 16 £1.70
12 months and under Free
Welwyn By Pass
Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 9FG