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Museums & Galleries · Chichester
Fishbourne Roman Palace
📍 PO19 3QR
Photo: PAUL FARMER (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Recreated Roman gardens, the earliest found in Britain
- Largest collection of in-situ mosaics in the UK
- See the famous Cupid on a Dolphin mosaic
- Explore the largest Roman home found in Britain
- Roman Army Week event with hands-on activities
Fishbourne Roman Palace is the largest known Roman residential palace north of the Alps, home to the largest collection of in-situ mosaics in the UK and recreated Roman gardens said to be the earliest found anywhere in the country. You can wander the museum, mosaic areas and gardens, enjoy a café on site, and bring children for an engaging, all-weather day out exploring Roman Britain. The site is generally level and accessible, with wheelchair hire and accessible toilets available, and dogs on leads are welcome throughout. It's situated in Fishbourne, Chichester, West Sussex, with Fishbourne station just 0.3 miles away, and there are 47 bookable places to stay within 5 miles for those wanting to extend their visit.
Practical details
- Open
- Open daily 10am–4.30pm, 2 September–6 December 2026
- Time needed
- Around 2 hours for most visitors
- Parking
- Free car and coach parking available
- Dogs
- Well-behaved dogs welcome on leads throughout the site
- Accessibility
- Generally level site with wide doors and ramped walkways
- Booking
- Advance booking not essential but available
From the attraction's own website on 15 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Cafe
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Picnic Area
- ✓ Guided Tours
- ✓ Indoor Areas
- ✓ Parking
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🚆 Or come by train
- Fishbourne 0.3 miles
- Chichester 1.3 miles
- Bosham 1.7 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page