Hidden beneath New Street in central Dover, the Roman Painted House preserves stretches of painted plaster walls from a second-century Roman building in remarkable condition — the finest Roman wall paintings to survive north of the Alps. The designs imitating architecture — columns, panels, garden scenes — were found intact when the site was excavated in 1970.
The site also has remains of the building's underfloor heating system. A small museum alongside provides context about Roman Dover, known as Dubris, which was an important naval base and port. Easy to combine with Dover Museum a short walk away, which houses the Bronze Age Boat.