Great Witcombe – Quick Facts

Where

Great Witcombe, Gloucestershire Map & Website

When

• Grand villa built in AD 250 and set near the town of Colonia Nervia Glevensium (Gloucester).
• Great Witcombe had two large wings, one with multiple storeys and a courtyard, as well as two sets of bath-houses and large workshop or agricultural building.

What Remains

• Foundations of the main living areas of the villa including an octagonal shaped dining room with a statue niche.
• Some of a bath’s hypocaust and drains are visible.
• Two modern buildings protect the site’s mosaics but are kept locked and the mosaics are not visible.