2010 - Late Roman events in the UK

[John Conyard]

Choosing venues is always tricky because of who owns them, manages them and various contractual issues. But Comitatus are lucky in that a professional approach allows us to go to some great places.

In truth clients aren't going to pull large crowds with such an event. It doesn't have to be close to a major city. Sewerby Hall pulls in 6,000 and it's on the coast of East Yorkshire.

But you do need a special location to pull in other re-enactors. Somewhere with great camping, a beautiful location and lots to see. Reconstructed buildings are good, as is a great atmosphere and historically importance. It needs to be close to ferry ports and air ports. Hadrians Wall wins on all points. It's the biggest and most important monument in the country. It had world heritage status. And we have the venues already lined up, suitable for horses, artillery etc.