The best thing to see here is the ruins of the baths, available free to the public, about 100 meters away. From the car park, follow the tarmac path north and toward the river. The museum is mostly for kids, the exhibits are all basic, with activities and questions for the kiddos. My ears are still ringing from my visit 2 hours ago. Hey parents, yelling at your kids doesn't stop the kids from yelling. The parental voices are louder, and just increases the noise. Try using your inside voice to calm the children. The tower seems to have been built specifically to view the ruins, so please keep the windows clean enough to see through. The ruins are a disappointment. I guess building recreations was a good idea 50 years ago, but at least label them as such. Piling new rocks and pavers on top of actual ruins does a disservice to history and is insulting to your visitors. The baths and garden recreation, in an unrelated location, might be interesting. If they were open.

“This fort marks the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall and is of great historical significance. The remains are well preserved and clearly presented, making it well worth a visit.

Segedunum is worth a stop if you are in the area. It’s an easy metro ride from Newcastle. The viewing tower is a unique experience, and I enjoyed the exhibits in the Roman section of the museum. I docked a star because the museum building is unfortunately in need of some maintenance and a freshening up.

Fun morning out. Entrance to the museum was much cheaper than I expected, about £11 each with no concessions. We spent about 2 hours here. The lift to the tower was out of use but I'd recommend walking up anyway as there are paintings and information all the way up. There are also parts talking about ships and the shipyards if you're interested in that. The ruins of the wall and the Roman buildings are interesting and it's a nice experience being right at the end of the world famous wall.

Easily reachable by Metro (get off at Wallsend). The museum was under renovation from the outside and part of the upper floor exhibition was under construction when I visited, but the museum kindly only charged half price. You can get the tickets at the counter with no problem and the museum was not crowded at all when I visited during the week, so you have lots of time to see everything. The accessible part of the museum is very beautifully designed and you feel like you've been teleported back to Roman times. Once you have a ticket you can access the ruins of the Segedunum Fort and the end of Hadrian's Wall just across the street. For roughly 3,50 pounds that was definitely worth a visit!