Housesteads is one of the best known Forts alongside Hadrians Wall. It is a National Trust property and well looked after with good storyboards and a museum giving clear details of life in Roman Times. The site is some way from the car park and facilities although the path is good it’s a challenging walk as it is both steep and exposed. It is worth making sure that you have sufficient time to throughly explore and also visit the wall itself.

Quite a treck to get there but well worth it. The fort was very interesting and gave a good insight into how the Romans lived back in the day. I did think it was expensive to get in and it would be worthwhile considering an English Heritage membership if doing a few differant sights.

The location, the fort and its significance rate 5 stars. However, English Heritage could make more of it. Some of the information boards within the fort were sun bleached and in need of renewal. The Museum was limited. There appeared to be no live archaeology at the site and none appeared planned. The excitement of new discovery was lacking. The overall feeling was 'institutional', a site run by remote control. So 4 stars only.

Housesteads Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall is well worth a visit. We were very lucky in that we joined a guided tour immediately upon our arrival there. That is definitely the best way to see the site as a tour brings the stonework to life. Our guide was Alain who was absolutely excellent - his knowledge of the site and of the Romans generally, was really impressive. Just a few hints - Housesteads is on an exposed ridgeline so wearing warm and windproof clothing is essential.

OK its a long walk, and about halfway up I really regretted it, but the staff are friendly and the fort is a wonderful place to visit. We went in a hail storm with a storm blowing but it was amazing. The carpark is expensive but the cafe was great and the toilets spotless.

The museum has some fascinating and helpful displays along with a short but informative video which gave us a much better understanding of what we were seeing once we moved on to exploring the fort. The fort itself is amazing with some stunning views over the countryside and along Hadrian's Wall. There is quite a steep uphill walk from the carpark, but well worth the climb.

Enjoyed by all the family including teen! Big hike up from the car park to the actual museum and site. More info boards would be good. You can walk up the west side and go onto the walk along hadrians wall

We had such an enlightening tour with Martin. We highly recommend arriving in time for the tours to get the full benefit of the site. Martin’s knowledge, stories and passion for the site really brought the place alive. A massive thank you from us.

Absolutely wonderful trip to housteads , I am disabled and the car park is quite a walk from the fort , a lovely lady told us that a certain amount of parking was available for disabled up at the fort so we followed a single track road and parked nearby . If possible see when there is a guided tour as we weren’t aware there was one and fortunately we arrived just to join the free tour given by Allan a volunteer at the fort , absolutely amazing and extremely knowledgeable guy who knew almost everything about the fort and wall it took two hours but was well worth it if like us you enjoy factual information about these places , he interacted in a friendly way and made it interesting, a section of the wall is visible and it was a lovely day with views far and wide it was easy to imagine ourselves going back in time and viewing life in the fort . Highly recommended.

If Hadrian's Wall is on your bucket list, this is where you can check off that item. The ruins are very well preserved and there is a free guided tour lasting about two hours, which starts at the parking lot crosses the green space and climbs up the hill to the visitor center, where you purchase your ticket. Then, it's over to the fort itself. Our guide, Allan, brought the place to life with attention to little things like the stone in the center of the entry ramp, rooms in the barracks, the communal toilet and its location, the cisterns etc. On one hand, you get a sense of the grandeur and projection of power on this northern border of the Roman Empire, and you also understand the meaning of the third verse of Kipling's poem, Recessional, while contemplating the ruins. There is a coffee shop and clean restrooms at the parking lot. Parking is paid and you can use an app or pay at the machine. Overall, a very fine place to visit.