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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, THETHE NORTH Under 5s EH & NT members FREE T: +44 (0)1434Dunston 344363 Mill CentreCentre 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. 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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 SolwaySolwway 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. 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The museum features a large-scale HADRIAHarringtonHaa N’S WALL WigtonW B5300530 interactive model of Hadrian’s Wall and A596 A5A59595 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 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. 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Cumbria, Birdoswald is where you can see the St BBees Vindolanda available Admission: adult £6.50, concessions £5.50, children daily; 1 Nov-15 Feb 10am-4pm Sat-Sun; 16-20 Feb 10am- Baths & Museum Egremonont Never was an ancient army so clean! 2211 Open: Apr-Jun 10am-5pm daily except Mon & Wed; Jul-Oct MaryporM t longest continuous stretch of Hadrian’s Wall. £4.00, family £19.00 Joint ticket with Roman Army 4pm daily; 21 Feb-31 Mar 10am-4pm Sat-Sun; Closed 24-26 The bath house walls here are the tallest Hadrian’s Wall Country T: +44 (0)16977 47485 W: vindolanda.com Hadrian’s Wall Country stretches across S NE28 6HR Hadrian’s10am-5pm Wall Country daily; stretches Nov-Mar across 10.30am-4pm Fri, Sat, Sun; Inside the visitor centre, discover more about the Museum available A68 Hadrian’s Wall Country Dec & 1 Jan Visit the most excavated fort along Hadrian’s Wall surviving remains along the Frontier. 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NORTH PENNINES AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY Hadrian’s Wall Support the Wall Did you know that every yard of the 150-mile Country long World Heritage Site costs £5 each year to Frontiers of the Roman Empire look after? inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2005 Though the Romans may be long gone their As you can imagine, the Wall needs your help Historic and support. legacy remains. The UNESCO World Heritage Site stretches from the North Sea to the Irish Sea, and continues down the Cumbrian So how can you help? Why not ‘adopt’ a digital stone in the online coastline. Fascinating and surprising Roman Hadrian’s Wall? From as little as £3, you can be the Map stories await discovery throughout the World proud owner of a virtual stone in the virtual Wall. Breathtaking Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail If you want to give a monthly donation, your stone Heritage Site. can be enhanced with a digital Roman soldier. There are even turrets and forts which can be sponsored. Edge of an Empire And yet there’s even more to Hadrian’s Wall. Visit adoptastone.co.uk to make a donation. The Wall transverses an ever-changing and often breathtaking scenery, from coast to city to countryside and back again, offering If you’re on the go, you can give with your phone. The Roman Empire once covered the known world, Tranquil visitors numerous landscapes to explore. The sheer scale of Simply text Wall22 with your £ donation (eg Wall22 Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site gives visitors the chance to £10) to 70070 and your contribution will go straight discover 2,000-year old history and to enhance and complement to conserving and protecting the Wall. Or if you see encompassing northern Africa, the Middle East, the Iberian their Roman adventure besides. a Hadrian’s Wall collection box while visiting, please pop in any spare change. Peninsula, central Europe and northern . Why not add a long or short walk or bike ride? Try bird watching and nature trails, or pop along to family-friendly attractions whatever the weather. Choose from a wide selection of quality Thank you accommodation that caters for all budgets. Fancy a little shopping? Hadrian’s Wall, a stone barrier commissioned by Emperor Hadrian in Travel from one end to the other, or dip in and out as suits your Our local shops and high street brands are bound to have what AD122 to keep northern barbarians out of Roman Britain, stretched visit. Whatever you choose, Hadrian’s Wall and its numerous stories you’re after. And don’t forget to tuck into all the delicious local across Northern England from coast to coast, covering 80 miles across numerous sites will give you a fascinating insight to life on food and drink. and reaching in parts a height of 6 metres. The Wall, along with the Roman frontier. its , barracks, ramparts and forts, was completed by There’s so much more to Hadrian’s Wall Country than you Bitts Park, Carlisle For more information please go to visithadrianswall.co.uk three legions (approximately 15,000 men) in only six years – a truly might expect. amazing feat of military engineering.

For the greater part of 3 centuries - until the Romans left Britain in Hadrian’s Wall is an ancient AD400 - Hadrian’s Wall represented the northern edge of the vast monument. So it needs TLC and Roman Empire, and was a bustling, multi-cultural military zone. EVERY you can do your bit please, by… FOOTSTEP Rest assured a trip to Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site is not one COUNTS of visiting piles of old stones or dusty cabinets in dull museums; far from it. Stretching across the Wall, ancient Roman culture and • Not walking on the • Use public transport heritage comes alive through stories and treasures. Wall itself • Support local businesses • Take your litter home Explore modern and contemporary galleries and museums with • Consider circular walks • Follow signposted paths CGI/3D films and digital avatars, as well as precious artefacts; and Roman site visits • Walk side by side wander around full-sized building reconstructions and get a real instead of the Trail sense of life as a Roman; experience archaeology in action with • Keep gates closed • Avoid worn patches live excavations; enjoy hands-on history with the likes of children’s • Control your dog on the Trail Roman soldier training events; and of course discover the Wall and its associated ruins in person and in situ – forts, bath houses, turrets, Dining in Carlisle Roman Frontier Gallery, Tullie House Thank you. Every little bit helps shrines…there’s so much to discover.

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Hadrian’s Wall Country To truly appreciate the scale of Hadrian’s Food and drink plays an important role For a city-break steeped in history, visit Hadrian’s Wall Hadrian’s Wall Wall, you need to walk along it. in any enjoyable holiday. In fact it’s vital Carlisle and take in the cathedral and castle, throughout the day! You can’t sightsee on both with over 900 years of history, as well as Fully immerse yourself in Hadrian’s Wall Country and walk The eastern end of the Wall is home to two the 84-mile long Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail. Voted an empty stomach. Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, where forts with spectacular reconstructed Roman the nation’s favourite, this tranquil route takes you from you can enjoy the Roman Frontier Gallery buildings including a section of Hadrian’s Bowness-on-Solway in the west to Newcastle and Wallsend in Let’s begin with breakfast. No stay is complete without a full with interactive displays and collections the east, or vice versa. Usually lasting about a week, walking English of eggs laid locally, farm-reared bacon and sausage, Wall itself: Segedunum in Wallsend where the Trail in its entirety will give you chance to experience and artisan marmalades; the perfect start to the day. You’ll owned by the British Museum. you can also get a bird’s eye view of the the ever-changing landscapes and time to visit many of the need to break the morning with Barista-made coffee and then it’s onto lunch. Try an award-winning gastropub, site; and Arbeia in South Shields where you Roman sites. As the path is mainly grass, the best time of The kids will enjoy Walby Farm Park with indoor and outdoor accompanied by a tasty local brew; in the beer garden in year to enjoy the route is May to October, when it should be adventures such as electric mini-quads, mega-slides, maize can explore the reconstructed West Gate, summer or in front of a roaring fire in winter. Build up an drier, and the impact to the sensitive archaeology beneath Senhouse Roman Museum, Maryport maze, trampolines and a petting zoo. Barracks and Commander’s house. your boots is lessened. Pick up a Trail ‘passport’ and have it appetite for an afternoon tea with homemade cakes and stamped along the way to record your achievement! then end the day with fine restaurant dining or hearty inn Pay a visit to Lanercost Priory founded in 1169 and built with You can invade Hadrian’s Wall Country from fayre. stones pilfered from the Wall. The Priory is just a mile from In the west end of Newcastle-upon-Tyne are hidden three If a seven-day trek sounds too much, you’re in luck as there Banks East , where you can see a section of the Wall. Roman treasures: Benwell Roman Temple, Benwell almost any angle and by almost any mode of Maryport Keep an eye out for the Hadrian’s Wall Country ‘Locally Hadrian’s Wall Country begins (or ends, if you Housesteads Crag are over 80 circular and linear do-in-a-day walks available for Then head northwest to Birdoswald Roman Fort, the base Crossing and Denton Hall turret 7b, all well worth seeking out. Produced’ sign. When you see this at farmers’ markets, events transport. We’re a great eco-tourism destination. all abilities, allowing you to stride across town and country, like) on the Cumbrian coast. Though the Wall of the First Aelian Cohort of Dacians from the 3rd century. and farm shops, you’ll know that whatever you’re buying has When you’re finished soaking up Roman history, enjoy some of taking in nature, history and panoramas galore. Overlooking the river Irthing, the ruins include two well Hadrian’s Wall Country is only 3 hours from London by train, been lovingly crafted by passionate locals somewhere along stopped at Bowness-on-Solway, the coastal the modern day distractions; cheer on your team at St. James’ Hadrian’s Wall Country is perfect for preserved granaries, most of the outer walls, and gates and When picturing the wild, majestic landscapes with connections from most major UK cities stopping in either Be sure to visit the Hadrian’s Wall e-shop to get your Trail the Wall. fortifications went as far as Ravenglass where Park, chill at a concert at The Sage, get in some retail therapy at Carlisle or Newcastle. The fabulously scenic Hadrian’s Wall Passport, guides and maps before setting off. exploring on two wheels with ‘do in a day interval towers. Nearby and easy to visit is one of the most of Hadrian’s Wall Country, you’re more than the Metro Centre, lose yourself in the vast Great North Museum Hadrian’s Wall Country isn’t just a feast for the eyes. It’s today you can visit the tallest Roman remains Country line runs from Newcastle to Carlisle via Hexham and rides’ for all ages, a unique long distance spectacular and best preserved stretches of Hadrian’s Wall. with its Hadrian’s Wall Gallery, or just stop and take in the pretty tasty too! With farmhouse style accommodation, Birdoswald offers likely thinking of Northumberland and the links up with local bus services. When roaming the west coast route, and bike hire for adults and children, in northern Britain, the bath house. breathtaking Tynemouth Priory and Castle, perched high above the Cumbrian Coast Line is just the ticket for Maryport and visithadrianswall.co.uk/nationaltrail visithadrianswall.co.uk/food-and-drink groups the opportunity to spend the night on a Roman site. dramatic crags and gaps of the Whin Sill. the North Sea. Ravenglass. Within Newcastle, the Metro is nationaltrail.co.uk/hadrianswall with power assisted ‘electric’ bikes to help Further north is Maryport and the Senhouse Roman Museum Bike hire is available from Bitts Park in Carlisle, the starting particularly useful for Arbeia and Segedunum. Walks and hadrianswallshop.co.uk the grown-ups keep up! overlooking the earthworks of the fort . It is home to point of many fabulous routes. Head west to The central section of the Wall is home to iconic Roman places newcastlegateshead.com cycleways link most stations and bikes can be taken on the such as Housesteads, Vindolanda and Chesters Roman Forts, a unique collection including 23 military altar stones found and the Solway Coast; east to Brampton and Lanercost; or visithadrianswall.co.uk/explore train subject to availability. north to Bewcastle, famous for its Anglo-Saxon cross and site and Corbridge Roman Town. Visit these sites and see Roman The Maryport to Allonby cycle path is brilliant for a family on the site. An exciting programme of excavations takes place of a Roman fort. writing tablets with firsthand accounts of life on the frontier, National Express coaches run from all over the country to adventure, with nature reserves and beaches, museums and each summer; join guided tours and talks to get involved. Newcastle and Carlisle. trace the footsteps of Roman soldiers and view the artefacts milefortlets, and ice cream and fish and chip shops to keep Go to visithadrianswall.co.uk/explore for more itinerary The Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is they left behind, stand in the remains of a Roman bath and The award winning Hadrian’s Wall Country AD122 bus takes everyone happy! More experienced cyclists can enjoy quiet suggestions. worthy of exploration – beautiful nature reserves, important imagine using oil rather than soap! you to many of the Roman sites and is handy for walkers. The roads around Hadrian’s Wall, or even venture beyond the golakes.co.uk wildlife to spot, peaceful beaches to amble, and amazing Enjoy stunning vistas from atop the Cawfields and Walltown bus runs spring to autumn and connects with other local and Wall to the site of an outlying fort at Bewcastle. regional bus and rail services. Buy a rover ticket through the coastal walking and cycling routes. Don’t forget your camera crags, stopping along the way at the turrets and milecastles visithadrianswall.org website and use the bus as often as you Looking for a challenge? Hadrian’s Cycleway (NCN 72) and binoculars. On a clear day, the views and the famous that still adorn the length of Hadrian’s Wall. Or walk the classic like over several days. starts in Ravenglass and follows the line of the Cumbrian Solway sunsets will take your breath away. The dunes and route of Steel Rigg to Sycamore Gap for a memorable Wall experience. By car there are good motorway and trunk roads leading to coastal defences and Hadrian’s Wall for 174 miles. It’s the marshes are ideal bird watching spots too. Hadrian’s Wall Country, such as the M6, M1, A69, A74 and only national route set entirely in a World Heritage Site. For a great day out, hire a bike from the Wave Centre in A68. Once here, the journey continues to remain stress free, Information panels tell some of the stories along the way or visithadrianswall.co.uk/explore Maryport and cycle to the Senhouse Roman Museum before with all Roman forts and museums, and many sections of the stop and visit unique museums and galleries. visitnorthumberland.com following the newly completed cycle path north, passing Wall being accessible by car, with parking at all major sites. northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk And why not try the new World Heritage Site tourist driving milefortlet 21, the saltpans and Crosscanonby nature reserve. trail in Cumbria? visithadrianswall.co.uk/things-to-do/cycling Keep pedalling as far as Allonby and reward yourselves with local fish and chips or an ice cream. Go to visithadrianswall.co.uk sustrans.org.uk and search for for more information. Hadrian’s Cycleway. Go to visithadrianswall.co.uk/explore Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail in Cumbria for more itinerary suggestions. 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