Welcome to Roman Tours UK! The number one tour in Chester, England, providing unique, historical and educational experiences since 1966.
17/04/2025
Celebrating 29 Years of Roman Tours!
Today marks 29 incredible years since Roman Tours began—and what an amazing journey it has been!
From humble beginnings to becoming Chester's "Number One Tour", we've had the privilege of working with thousands of people from around the world, sharing our passion for Roman history and proudly supporting our local community and schools.
We are deeply grateful to everyone who has helped shape our story—our brilliant team, our enthusiastic guests, and all those who continue to support and promote what we do. As we look to the future, we'd love your continued support in sharing our posts, raising awareness, and helping us inspire even more people to discover the power and relevance of history.
Some of our proudest achievements over the years include:
• Creating the first Roman kids army display, earning recognition as the "youth workers of Roman reenactment."
• Educating over 60,000 children in schools across the UK, in Chester, the Grosvenor Museum and at Park in the Past.
• Promoting Chester's heritage across the world through collaborations with the Grosvenor Museum, Heritage Festival, Heritage Action Zone, and Marketing Cheshire.
• We created and run Chester's beloved Saturnalia event annually, which has attracted the interest of Ghetti images. Their images of this festival have since been showcased across the world.
• Building the Roman Fort at Chester Racecourse to establish an international Roman festival, to now working with Park in the Past to reconstruct a working Auxiliary fortress. This has then created the foundations for a new Roman Festival which takes place every year called "Auxilia" at Park in the Past.
• Hosting the UK's largest Roman event, "This is Dewa," with 170 reenactors attending from across Europe.
• Running with the Olympic Torch as it passed through Chester at Eastgate in 2012.
• Participating in a Founders Day march through Rome, Italy.
• Welcoming thousands of visitors annually on our Roman Tours and Medieval Tours of Chester.
• Holding the No.1 spot on TripAdvisor for our Roman Tours, and No.7 for our Medieval Tours.
• Doing 10 mile sponsored walks for charity in full Roman marching kit.
• We have brought Chester's Roman Amphitheatre to life with the spectacle of gladiatorial combat displays.
And much much more...
We're proud of what we've accomplished—and even more excited for what's still to come.
Thank you for being a part of it all. Keep sharing, keep supporting, and let's keep history alive—together.
