Caerleon Amphitheatre & Barracks

Famed in the Middle Ages as ‘King Arthur’s Round Table’, the amphitheatre at Caerleon was built to serve the Roman legionary fortress of Isca around AD 90. 

The arena in Roman times was covered with sand, a surface more suitable than the present smooth grass for the variety of activities and spectacles (sometimes bloody and violent) which took place here. It is interesting to note that the Amphitheatre, completed about the same time as the Colosseum in Rome in 80 AD,  could seat a whole legion - up to six thousand spectators.

It is the best preserved example of a Roman Amphitheatre in Britain. Nowadays it is sometimes used for open air events and re-enactments.

Entry is free (except for special events) and there is free parking nearby in Broadway (off High Street).

For more information about the amphitheatre and its excavation follow this link. For amazing film of the amphitheatre from above follow this link.

All school bookings managed by National Roman Museum - https://www.museumwales.ac.uk/roman/

Satchel with trail and objects available for teachers to use!