Hadrian's Wall Country Map 2014
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A CGI film flies Arbeia Roman Fort P B63B631818 BatBathsaths & Museum NATIONAL PARK Wall & Museum LongtowLongtown (Military Road) through time and reconstructs HousesteadsThe before GreaGreatt Tynemouth P P P B6318 A60799 your very eyes. Enjoy a warm welcome inNorth the Museum new S NE33 2BB Gilsland GretnaG AA6688 visitor centre. P Chesters Roman Fort GreenGreen 454 P Stunning reconstructions of the fort’s West Lanercost P P Heddon-onHe Wallsend P A7 AA60716071 Priory Winshield Crags Open: 29 Mar - 30 Sep-the-Wal-the-Walh 10am-6pml daily; 1 Oct - 2 Nov S NE46SouthSout 4EUh Gate, a barrack block and the Commanding Greenhead Haydon Bridge A69 ShieldShields 10am-5pmWylaWy m daily; 3 Nov - 15 Feb 10am-4pm Sat-Sun; 16-20 Feb Nestled in a beautiful riverside location, it’s not hard Officer’s house. Museum displaying some of KIELDER WATER CorbridgeCorb& FORESTr PARK P Hadrian’s Wall Country A69 Bardon Mill 10am-4pm daily; 21 Feb - 31 Mar 10am-4pm Sat-Sun; Closed to see why Chesters was a good spot for the Romans the finest finds from Roman Britain. Hadrian’s Northumberland National 24-26 Dec & 1 Jan Wall in the East - explore the wall on Tyneside. A7A7 HALTWHISTLE HEXHAMM A6A69595 P to set up a base. The fort boasts one of the best GLASGOWGLASGOW Park Centre, Once Brewed Admission: adult £6.40, concessionsBlaydon £5.80, children £3.80, Riding Prudhorud e Metro preserved Roman bathhouses you can see in Britain Open: 1 Apr-29 Sep Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, TTHEHE NORTH Under 5s EH & NT members FREE T: +44 (0)1434Dunston 344363 Mill CeCentrentre today Arbeiaand the Roman museum Fort houses the excellent ‘Clayton Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 2pm-5pm, 30 Sept-31 Mar closed Bowness S NE47 7AN GATESHEADGATESHEAD & MMuseumuseum SolwaySolway W: english-heritage.org.uk/housesteads, nationaltrust.org.uk/ Admission: FREE T: +44 (0)191 456 1369 N -on-Solway-on-Solway A689 At the heart of Hadrian’s Wall Country, this centre Collection’ of Roman stonework and objects. Hadrian’s Wall Country stretches across StocStocksfieldksfield hadrians-wall 44 A689A689 Carlisle Castle Roman Vindolanda W: arbeiaromanfort.org.uk FirFirthth SOLWAYDUMFRIES COAST AREA OF BRAMPTON Cumbria, Northumberland and Typrovidesne & Wear a warm welcome to all and includes Open: 29 Mar - 30 Sep 10am-6pm daily; 1 Oct - 31 Oct in the north of England.B6295 NORTH PENNINES OUTSTANDINGO NATURAL BBEAUTYBEEAUTY CA3 8UR interpretive displays the Emperor Hadrian himself Bardon Mill 4 miles P contact site before visiting S AREA OF OUTSTANDING 10am-5pm daily; 1 Nov - 15Feb 10am-4pm Sat-Sun; 16-20 South Shields 0.75 mile P CCorbridgeorbridge Roman Town Bellingham A1 SUNDERLANDSUNDERLAND A69 wouldNATURAL have BEAUT foundY handy! v ] W Feb 10am-4pm daily; 21 Feb - 31 March 10am-4pm Sat-Sun; At the Cumbrian gateway to Hadrian’s Wall W partly accessible W ] B5307B5307 Country, Carlisle Castle stands proudly, A68 Closed 24-26 Dec & 1 Jan 4343 CCatlowdyatlowd Open: Apr-Oct 9.30am-5pm daily; winter 10am-3pm Wark River South TyneSouth River Key to map dominating Britain’s most besieged border city. Allendale Admission: adult £5.60, concessions £5.00, children £3.40, weekends only Housesteads Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery Chesters Under 5s & EH members FREE CARLISLECARLISLE Admission: FREE T: +44 (0)1434 344396 Northumberland Roman Fort B6320 A68 SolwSolwayway Coast Unlock stories, sieges and secrets in the interactive Bewcastle Roman Fort W: northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk T: +44 (0)1434 681379 DiscoveryDisscoveryovery Centre S CA3 8TP WetheraWetheral National Park Centre, EDINBURGHEDINBURGH, NorthNorth TullieA75 House M6 exhibitions. Find out about the charactersA686 linked Once Brewed W: english-heritage.org.uk/chestersromanfort Sillothi oth P Museum & Art Gallery The family friendly Roman Frontier Gallery to the castle including Mary Queen of Scots. Bardon Mill 2 miles P fully accessible THE NONORTH A1 reveals the frontier story424 and the effect of Roman occupation Hexham 5.5 miles P pay & display Whitley SeaSea Hadrian’s Wall Country stretches across A74(M)A74(M) v BaBayy AA596596 Open: 1 Apr-30 Sep daily, 10am-6pm,1 Oct-2 Nov daily, W ] P A696 NEWCASTLENEWCASWCASSTLESTLE Cumbria, Northumberland and Tyne & Wear on Britain. Other galleries explore Cumbrian history, P v With information on all the major 10am-5pm, 3 Nov-8 Feb, Sat-Sun, 10am-4pm, 9 Feb-20 partly accessible summer kiosk only ] W in the north of England. archaeology, wildlife and art. Programme of changing NetherbyNetherby A1A1 (M) A1A19 W SegedunSegedunumedunum Feb daily, 10am-4pm, 21 Feb-29 Mar, Sat-Sun, 10am-4pm Chollholleerrford UPONON TYNETYYNNEE Roman sites, forts and museums to exhibitions.SCOTLANDSCOTLAND NORTHUMBERLAND P RomRoman Fort, Admission: adult, £5.90, concession £5.30, child (5-15 yrs) P B63B631818 BatBathsaths & Museum WigtonW NATIONAL PARK be found in Hadrian’s Wall Country,B5300530 Open: 1 Apr-31 Oct Mon-Sat 10am-5pm (Restaurant open 9.30am); £3.50, EH members FREE T: +44 (0)1228 591922 Wall (Military Road) Tynemouth A596A596 LLongtownongtown The GreaGreatt A595A595 Alston B6318 P P P this handy map makes planning your Key to map Sun 11am-5pm; 1 Nov-31 Mar, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm (Galleries close W: english-heritage.org.uk/carlislecastle A60799 North Museum 4pm, Restaurant open 9.30am); Sun 12 noon-5pm (Galleries close Gilsland Approximate line of Hadrian’s SouthwaiteS GretnaG AA6688 P Carlisle limited visit to the World Heritage Site a Wall World Heritage Site at 4pm) Admission: charges apply GreenGreen 454 P Lanercost P P Heddon-onHe Wallsend P T: +44 (0)1228 618718 W: tulliehouse.co.uk A60607171 Priory -the-Wal-thhe-Wall SouthSouth simple and stress-free task. Wall Remains Greenhead Haydon Bridge DURDURHAMRHAM A69 ShieldsShields WylaWy m Major Roman Site CorbridgCorbr e P AllonbAlloA byy Carlisle 0.5 mile P local fully accessible W v ] P A69 Bardon Mill Whether you’re visiting one spot, Tourist Information Centre (year-round) Aspatriaia HEXHAMM A6A69595 P Tourist Information Centre (seasonal) HALTWHISTLE Blaydon touring the length of the Wall or PrudhoePrudrudhoe Roman Army Riding Metro Dunston A596A596 Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail Museum Mill CeCentrentre Arbeia Roman Fort exploring the surrounding area, this Bowness * Only rail stations relevant to the line of the World Heritage Site are GATESHEADGATESHEAD HadrianMilefortlet’s Cycleway 21 SolwaySolway A7 shown. Major conurbations (eg Newcastle upon Tyne, Carlisle) have & MuseumMuseum -on-Solway-on-Solway rail stations but these are not indicated for the sake of clarity. DurhamDurham Tees ValleyValley Airport is the perfect guide for your holiday, Swarthy Hill off B5300 20 miles StocksfieldStocksfield P Motorway Carlisle 44 A689 A689 Roman Vindolanda A68 FirthFirth SOLWAY COAST AREA OF BRAMPTON especially when used together withMiMilefortletlefort let A Roadsnear (Major) turning for Crosscanonby Castle Birdoswald NORTH PENNINES OUTSTO ANDING NATURAL BEAUTBE Y B6295 MaryportM 2121 Milefortlet 21, part of the Roman Roman Fort AREA OF OUTSTANDING the 2014 Hadrian’s Wall Holiday Guide. A Roads (Minor) A1 SUNDERLANDSUNDERLAND coastal defences, sits 4.5 km north of A69 NATURAL BEAUTY CorbridgeCorbridge Roman Town B Roads Maryport, on Hadrian’s Cycleway and A68 B5307B5307 A686 A595A595 Minor Road 4343 across the road from the beach and Tyne South River Allendale SenhouseSenhouse ParkingC17th Crosscanonby Salt Pans. TheP grassy RomanRoman MuseumMuseum CARLISLECARLISLE Hadrian’s Wall Country Railremains station* of this 2nd century fortlet show SolwSolwayway Coast the defensive ditch and outlines of the DDiiscoverysscoveroveryy Centre WeWettheralheral Tyne & Wear Metro station Tullie House M6 A686 Roman building foundations. Sillothi oth P AirportMANCHESTERMANCHESTER & LIVERPLIVERPOOL,OOL, THE SOUTSOUTH Museum & Art Gallery YORKYORK & LEEDS,LEEDS, THE SOUTSOUTH WorkingtoWWorkiWoorkikin n CockermoutCockerrmouthm h Open: during reasonable daylight hours 424 Ferry port Great North Maryport 3 miles P A559696 * Only rail stations relevant to the line of the World Heritage Site are Museum: Hancock shown. Major conurbations (eg Newcastle upon Tyne, Carlisle) have AA11 (M) A1A19 rail stations but these are not indicated for the sake of clarity. S NE2 4PT The museum features a large-scale HADRIAHarringtonHaa N’S WALL WigtonW B5300530 interactive model of Hadrian’s Wall and A596 AA559595 Alston is Europe’s only venue with objects from COUNTRY Roman Army Museum every major site on the frontier. Hadrian’s Hadrian’s Wall Country SouthwaiteS S CA8 7JB Wall in the East - explore the wall on Roman Vindolanda Tyneside. Extensive museum which gives the whole S NE47 7JN Corbridge Roman Town DURDURHAMRHAM Hadrian’s Wall Country family a fantastic introduction to the Roman Open: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-4pm, Hadrian’s Wall Country Stunning excavated fort and civilian settlement S NE45 5NT Sun 11am-4pm Allonbyllonbllo by Army and Hadrian’s Wall. Be transported back WhitehaveWhitehaven with extensive museum displaying amazing A crucial supply base for the legions based on Admission: FREE T: +44 (0)191 222 6765 Aspatriiaa 2000 years when you put on your 3D glasses to watch the award winning Eagles Eye film! artefacts from the site including some of the Hadrian’s Wall, Corbridge developed into a W: greatnorthmuseum.org.uk Senhouse Roman Museum world famous Vindolanda Writing Tablets.