The Roman Painted House Dover

14/10/2026

🏛️ Half-term at the Roman Painted House!
We’ll be open every day from 24–31 October from 10am to 4pm, giving you one last chance to visit before we close for the season and reopen next spring.

⚔️ Roman ‘hands-on’ activities | 29 & 30 October
Come along and make your own Roman helmet, or colour in and label a Roman soldier and shield.

🛡️ Every day during half term
Have a go at Roman board games and try on Roman armour. Child-size armour only, we're afraid!

Come and discover a little piece of Roman Dover this half term.

07/10/2026

🏛️ Half-term at the Roman Painted House!
We’ll be open every day from 24–31 October from 10am to 4pm, giving you one last chance to visit before we close for the season and reopen next spring.

⚔️ Roman ‘hands-on’ activities | 29 & 30 October
Come along and make your own Roman helmet, or colour in and label a Roman soldier and shield.

🛡️ Every day during half term
Have a go at Roman board games and try on Roman armour. Child-size armour only, we're afraid!

Come and discover a little piece of Roman Dover this half term.

Visit White Cliffs Country - Dover, Deal and Sandwich

12/09/2026

11/09/2026

Heritage Open Days starts today! It’s a fantastic opportunity to discover the stories, people and places that have shaped our district through the centuries – all for FREE!

Here at the Roman Painted House, we'll be be opening daily from 11 to 20 September, 10am to 4pm.

Come and see its unique Roman wall paintings and underfloor heating system, offering a rare glimpse into life in Dover nearly 2,000 years ago.

Image: Copyright: Historic England.

07/09/2026

We're pleased to be taking part in Heritage Open Days and Dover Heritage Open Days 2026 once more this year. We will be open daily (11 to 20 September) from 10am to 4pm.

Residents and visitors are being invited to explore the district’s most treasured historic attractions for free from 11 to 20 September - as part of Heritage Open Days - England’s largest annual festival of history and culture.

Dover District Council's three heritage venues, the Maison Dieu Dover (Dover Town Hall), Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery and the The Roman Painted House Dover will be taking part, offering free admission alongside a programme of special events, talks, tours and family activities.

Read more here: https://www.dover.gov.uk/News/Press-Releases/2026/Explore%20the%20history%20on%20your%20doorstep%20for%20free!.aspx

14/08/2026

🏛️ Roman Painted House - Opening Hours (free entry).

We've welcomed nearly 4,000 visitors since April this year! It's been wonderful to meet both local residents and visitors who've travelled from further afield to discover Dover's Roman Painted House.

⚓ Port of Call Visits - with many port of call dates coming up, we'll be open Thursday to Monday, 10am to 4pm, every week until Monday 7 September.

🏺 Heritage Open Days - we're open daily from 11 to 20 September as part of Heritage Open Days.

📅 Additional Opening Dates: 24, 27 and 28 September and 1, 2, 14 and 16 October

🍂 October Half Term We'll be open daily from 24 to 31 October during the half-term holiday.

We will then close for the season and reopen in 2027.

We look forward to welcoming you before the end of the year!



Visit White Cliffs Country - Dover, Deal and Sandwich

19/06/2026

REPLE! Fill it up again! With the warmer weather upon us we wanted to raise this celebratory motto beaker on display at the Roman Painted House.

Motto beakers had cheery Latin exhortations painted in white and were used for social gatherings. The surviving decoration on this example has the letters R, E, and what appears to be the top part of a P which could be part of the exhortation REPLE ‘Fill it up again’.

The form is a called black slipped ware which reflects how the terracotta beaker is decorated by dipping the clay vessel into a black coloured slip, a thin solution of clay suspended in water, before firing it. The beaker is thought to be from the Moselle Valley near Trier 180AD-250AD.

The motto beaker among other archaeological finds can be seen on display at the The Roman Painted House Dover
Opening days (June–September) from 10am to 4pm:
📅 JUNE
• Saturday 20 June
• Friday 26 June
• Saturday 27 June

📅 JULY
• Saturday 4 July
• Tuesday 7 July
• Wednesday 8 July
• Friday 10 July
• Saturday 11 July
• Saturday 18 July

🌞 SUMMER HOLIDAYS (23 July – 30 August)
Open Thursday to Sunday every week

📅 Heritage Open Days open 11 – 20 September inclusive

[Image description: A reconstructed dark coloured round fluted pot with painted white swirl and dotted border decoration. There are white serifed letters R and E. It The pot is incomplete with pieces missing and the reconstruction is being supported with white acid-free tissue paper. One of the fragments is placed next to it.]

17/06/2026

🏛️ Roman Painted House – Opening Hours (June–September)
We’re delighted to welcome visitors on the following dates, from 10am to 4pm:

📅 JUNE
• Saturday 20 June
• Friday 26 June
• Saturday 27 June

📅 JULY
• Saturday 4 July
• Tuesday 7 July
• Wednesday 8 July
• Friday 10 July
• Saturday 11 July
• Saturday 18 July

🌞 SUMMER HOLIDAYS (23 July – 30 August)
Open Thursday to Sunday every week

📅 Heritage Open Days open 11 – 20 September inclusive

Come and step back in time and explore one of Dover’s hidden gems!

21/05/2026

Another Bank Holiday weekend is on the way — the perfect excuse to dive into Roman history.

We’ll be open 10am to 4pm on:
• Saturday 23 May
• Monday 25 May
• Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 May

And from June, we’ll be open every Saturday. Come and discover something new.