With the Summer of Play in full swing, several people have asked what evidence we have for board games being played at Chedworth. These gaming tokens were found on site and are displayed in the Chedworth Museum... #Summer #ThingsToDo #Finds #FindsFriday

Chedworth is just glorious in the summer...

Join us this Sunday at Birdlip Roman Festival. Medica Julia and Sabina will be there revealing secrets of Roman medicine and Roman beauty. Chedworth will also be offering artefact handling and Roman Games. #RomanBritain #RomanHistory #ThingsToDo #RomanEmpire

How amazing is this. This architectural stone found at the Villa has an incised chequerboard. Evidence of villa residents playing board games almost two thousand years ago. #Games #SummerOfPlay #RomanBritain #Finds #FindsFriday

This Bank Holiday Monday, we will be offering free tours up and down Chedworth's 'Range of Discoveries'. The tours start at 11:30 and 13:30. Full details here... nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/gloucest… #FreeTours #ThingsToDo #Discovery #Finds

Perfect #BankHolidayWeekend weather for a visit to one of the grandest Roman villas in Britain. #ThingsToDO #BankHoliday

This morning we welcomed a team from PBS who are producing a documentary about 5th century Roman occupation in Britain. Naturally, they wanted to hear directly from Martin Papworth about his remarkable discovery #Discovery #Archaeology #RomanBritain #Mosaics

Free Entry to Chedworth Roman Villa on 13-14 September for Heritage Open Days. Meet the Villa's famous characters without spending a denarius. nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/gloucest…

A photo taken in 2015 of some of the wonderful wall plaster at Chedworth Roman Villa. While Chedworth is famous for its fine mosaics, just imagine what the rooms must have looked like when the villa was at its height in the middle of the 4th century. #RomanBritain #Craftsmanship

Chedworth is throwing open the gates to the Villa. Come and see some of the finest mosaics, bathhouses and underfloor heating systems (hypocausts) in Britain for free this weekend. #HeritageOpenDays #FreeEntry #LivingHistory

Come and see some of the finest mosaics in the country for free this weekend. Chedworth is celebrating #HeritageOpenDays #Mosaics

Conservation specialists, Rickerby and Shekede are at Chedworth this week preserving the internationally significant wall painting in the Cold Plunge pool. Thank you to our conservation team for protecting our heritage, one layer at a time. #Conservation #RomanBritain

The new Chedworth Guidebook has landed. Packed with all the latest discoveries and insights, it's a must-have for anyone interested in Chedworth's story. A big thank you to Priscilla Burris, Julie Reynolds, and all the dedicated contributors who made this possible. #RomanBritain

Censorinus, the owner of the Villa, has fallen on hard times. A few business deals have gone sour and the only way to raise the cash he needs is to sell his beloved villa. Join us this #HalfTerm and help Censorinus find out what Chedworth Roman Villa is worth. #ThingsToDo

In Roman times, commissioning mosaic floors was the ultimate status symbol - the finer the craftsmanship & the more rooms you decorated, the greater your prestige. Get down to Chedworth this #HalfTerm to assess the mosaics & help the villa owner, value his estate. #ThingsToDo

ChedworthRomanVilla I do hope Censorinus can find the money to stay at Chedworth. A villa with 32 rooms, extensive mosaics, several hypocausts, two bathhouses and some of the best views in the country must be worth many gold aurei!

Roman Villa Estate Agents wanted. No experience necessary... How much is a Roman Villa really worth? This #halfterm, it's time to find out. Your mission: Hunt for 15 hidden 'C's around the Villa to find the clues you need to complete your estate agent valuation checklist 🕵️‍♀️📋

When you're looking everywhere for the letter C... except right behind you 🤦‍♂️ Our resident pheasant is clearly not the best detective. Can your family do better? Find all 15 Cs this half term and help us value the Villa. #HalfTerm #HalfTermActivities #HalfTermFun

Chedworth Roman Villa introduces the ancient bone saw. Ouch! Catch doctorquintus at the Cirencester History Festival this Saturday. Chedworth will be on the loose in the Market Square. Cirencester History Festival #RomanBritain #ThingsToDo #AncientMedicine

This worn stone marks the entrance to the warm room in Chedworth's bath house. For several centuries, people crossed this threshold on their way to the hot tub. #Archaeology#RomanBritain #RomanEmpire