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Arbeia Festival takes place this weekend – Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th August 2018, entry is free.

Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum is located ten minutes walk from our bed and breakfast accommodation on Baring Street in South Shields, NE33 2BB.

Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum was built in around AD160 and once guarded the entrance to the River Tyne and played an essential role in the mighty Roman frontier system.

Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum is located four miles east of the end of Hadrian’s Wall at Lawe Top in South Shields and is a World Heritage Site.

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.

World Heritage Sites are judged to contain “cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity”.

Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum was originally built to house a garrison and soon became the military supply base for the seventeen forts along Hadrian’s Wall.

Visitors to Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum this weekend can experience Mercatus Roman market, Centurian school, birds of prey, fantastic food & drink; storytelling & live music; demonstrations & activities – all for free.

If you are looking for hotel accommodation close to Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum on Baring Street in South Shields our bed and breakfast best price and room availability is here Book Online.

Room information including photographs can be found on the Accommodation page of our website.

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Tuesday 9th June 2026, 13:55 BST
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