We would like to thank every one of our visitors and supporters who came to visit us during August, September and October 2020. Without the help from our grant funders and those who visited the museum we would not have been able to continue caring for the collection and maintaining the site.
We have made the decision for Brading Roman Villa to remain closed to the general public until late Spring 2021. Due to the national lockdown from January 6th 2021 we are unable to open for visits from education and community groups including our guided walks. We will use this time, where permitted under government guidelines, to continue to make improvements to the museum, reception, coffee shop and education spaces.
We are looking forward to welcoming you back and can’t wait to show you the new space and museum interpretation later in the year when it is safe to do so and government guidance permits us.
* The Museum will continue to monitor government guidance and will adapt our opening arrangements to adhere to any new requirements, therefore please keep an eye on our website and social media channels for any further updates.
To be able to ‘open what we can, when we can’ during the summer of 2020 and to continue to have school visits we are very grateful to the financial support we have received from our main grant funders, the Arts Council England, DCMS, HM Treasury, Historic England and South East Museum Development Programme, as well as various government led initiatives. We are also grateful to those who have made donations either through our website or via our GoFundMe campaign as well as the Friends of Brading Roman Villa and the Vectis Archaeological Trust.
To be sustainable, as a charity and a self-funded independent museum, we rely on what income we make ourselves. 90% of our income comes directly from our visitors through admissions and the cafe – sadly, whilst we are closed, this income is lost to us and that has had a serious financial impact on the Museum. If you would like to make a donation to support us, please click here.
Situated overlooking Sandown Bay on the Isle of Wight, Brading Roman Villa is one of the finest Roman sites in the UK. Our award-winning Visitor Centre and Museum offer unique insights into Roman life in Britain from beautifully preserved mosaic floors to an extensive collection of Roman archaeology.
*5-16 years | **2 adults and up to 3 children
If you are a UK taxpayer an additional way to support the museum at no extra cost to you is by using GiftAid. It will mean that for every £1 you give on admissions we get an extra 25p back.Morton Old Road, Brading
Isle of Wight, PO36 0PH
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