hadrianswallcountry.co.uk Welcome to the Attractions AD 122 Hadrian’s Wall 1 2 3 4 5 Welcome to Country Bus The Hadrian’s Wall Country Bus makes it easy to explore our Roman heritage and get out and about in some of Hadrian’s Wall the country’s most spectacular landscapes. Lanercost - Hadrian’s Wall Visitor S CA8 2HQ Sit back and relax as we take you Ravenglass Roman Bath House S CA18 1SR Roman Frontier Gallery S CA3 8TP Information Centre to enjoy the sights and sounds of Senhouse Roman Museum S CA15 6JD The ideal starting point for your journey across Hadrian’s Wall from The northern frontier of a 1⁄4 mile south east of Ravenglass, off minor road leading to A595 The Roman Frontier Gallery at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Hadrian’s Wall by bus, visiting Unique collection of Roman finds from the adjacent Roman fort Carlisle and the west. Free maps and leaflets for all local visitor sites Never was an ancient army so clean! The bath house walls here are reveals the story of the Rome’s north west frontier from the first mighty empire that once some of the highlights of and the Solway coastal defences. Stunning views of the Solway and attractions. Explore the history of the area so you can plan what amongst the tallest surviving remains along the Frontier. The arrival of the Romans in north Britain to the end of the Roman Hadrian’s Wall Country. We are Firth and Scottish coast. to do and where to go. Access to a variety of walking and cycling remarkably well preserved remains are associated with the Roman fort occupation. Family friendly exhibits enable visitors to explore the covered the known world. part of the experience! routes exploring some of the most accessible, well preserved and of Ravenglass, established in AD130 on the site of a slightly earlier Open: Apr-Oct: daily 10am-5pm, Nov- Mar, Friday, Saturday impact of the Roman occupation and to make comparisons with impressive sections of Hadrian’s Wall. Tea room, restaurant, gift shop. We’ll make sure you don’t miss fortlet. The monument is significant because so few Roman buildings & Sunday 10.30am-4pm. 25-26 Dec, 1 Jan closed modern frontiers. Other galleries explore Cumbrian history, For almost three centuries, Hadrian’s Wall was a vibrant, Free WIFI and parking and Dog friendly ‘Bark & Brew’ cafe. your stop as our buses announce in Britain survive to such a height, with windows, doorways, niche and Admission: Please visit website for all prices. archaeology, wildlife and art. See website for programme multi-cultural frontier sprawling some 80 miles all the stops along the route. Just ring the bell when you hear your stop. internal rendering still adhering to wall surfaces in many places. T: +44 (0)1900 816168 W: senhousemuseum.co.uk of changing exhibitions. Carlisle Castle S CA3 8UR Open: Daily throughout the year - see website for details. coast-to-coast with a further 70 miles of coastal defences Standing proudly in the city it has dominated for nine centuries, Admission: Free T: +44 (0)16977 41267 W: lanercosttearoom.co.uk Catching the Hadrian’s Wall Country Bus is easy with regular fully accessible WC Kiosk only Open: 1 April – 31 Oct, Mon – Sat 10am – 5pm, Sun 11am – 5pm down the Cumbrian coast. Up to six metres high and with a Open: all year Admission: Free. Maryport 0.5 mile Carlisle Castle remained a working fortress until well within living departures from Hexham and Haltwhistle, plus it’s great value with 1 Nov – 31 Mar, Mon – Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12noon – 4pm frontier garrison of around 20,000 soldiers from across the W: english-heritage.org.uk/ravenglass memory. It has withstood many sieges, contained a valuable royal Brampton 4 miles WC inclusive ticket prices by rail and by bus. Admission: Charges apply. Empire, it’s as astounding today for its sheer vision as it is Ravenglass prisoner, and been home to the King's Own Royal Border Regiment. 7 T: +44 (0)1228 618718 W: tulliehouse.co.uk for its engineering. Forts, milecastles, ramparts, barracks Download our leaflet for full details of timetables, connecting services Discover the castle's turbulent past in the fascinating family-friendly 10 and ticket prices and civil settlements punctuate the route and the (www.hadrianswallcountry.co.uk/travel/bus) exhibition. Explore medieval castle rooms as well as 19th century 6 Carlisle 0.5 mile local fully accessible WC military buildings, and visit Cumbria's Museum of Military Life. landscapes of the Whin Sill, Cumbria and Tyneside provide 10% reduction on admission with a bus ticket to Roman Vindolanda, a dramatic backdrop. Explore bath houses, turrets and Roman Army Museum, Housesteads Roman Fort, Chesters Roman Fort Admission and Opening Times: and now also available at Birdoswald. Friday shrines. Visit modern museums and full-sized Operating dates 2019: Roman Army Museum 8 Free to English Heritage members 19th April until Sunday 29th September. Open every day during the summer and weekends during the winter reconstructions of Roman buildings. S CA8 7JB ©DTaylor please see website for full details and admission prices. Front cover image © Roger Clegg Extensive museum which T: +44 (0)1228 591922 W: english-heritage.org.uk/carlislecastle gives the whole family MAP a fantastic introduction Carlise limited Birdoswald Roman Fort S CA8 7DD to the Roman Army The Sill S NE47 7AN Explore an impressive stretch of Hadrian's Wall and an exhibition which and Hadrian’s Wall. Named after the Whin Sill, the famous tells the sites story in a fun and interactive way for the whole family. 9 Be transported back 2000 crags on which Hadrian built his Wall, Hadrian’s Wall Hadrian’s Enjoy lunch in the café, which serves homely cooked and locally Lanercost Priory S CA8 2HQ years when you put on The Sill National Landscape Discovery sourced food before taking on the Roman quest around the site. You The beautiful and now tranquil setting of Augustinian Lanercost your 3D glasses to watch Centre is a gateway to Northumberland can marvel at the only site on the frontier to have all the elements of a Priory belies an often troubled history. Standing close to Hadrian's the award winning National Park and our upland landscapes. complete Roman defence system and discover the longest continuous Wall, it suffered frequent attacks during the long Anglo-Scottish wars, Eagles Eye film! It has an all-accessible, walk-on Whin Sill once by Robert Bruce in person. There is still much to see in one of stretch of Hadrian’s Wall, whilst on a family walk. Open: 9th Feb-31st ©DTaylor grassland roof, which leads you to a viewing platform overlooking the the best-preserved of Cumbrian monasteries. The east end of the Admission and Opening Times: March 10am-5pm daily. Wall and surrounding countryside. Inside, you can browse around our noble 13th-century church survives to its full height, housing within Free to English Heritage members. 1st April - 28th September interactive landscape exhibitions, or relax in our Café, with its dramatic triple tier of arches some fine monuments. Open every day during the summer and weekends during the winter 10am -6pm daily, 29th outstanding panoramic views, to savour some local fare. If you are please see website for full details and admission prices. Admission and Opening Times: September – 28th October looking for something special to take home, our shop specialises in T: +44 (0)16977 47602 W: english-heritage.org.uk/birdoswald Free to English Heritage members. 10am-5pm. Please see website for winter opening hours. locally-sourced gifts, food and drink. The building is accessible to all Brampton 8 miles/ Walltown Country Park S CA8 7JD with a ‘Changing Places’ washroom. Visitor information and © Andrew Heptinstall Open every day during the summer and weekends during the winter partly accessible WC Admission: Please visit website for prices. Tickets can be Haltwhistle 7 miles W Next to the Roman Army Museum, this country park with its please see website for full details and admission prices. purchased online. Joint ticket with Roman Vindolanda available. inspiration on site. Look out for events on Facebook: NlandNP woodland walks, lakeside picnic spots and access to Walltown Crags T: +44 (0)16977 3030 W: english-heritage.org/lanercost T: +44 (0)16977 47485 W: vindolanda.com is perfect for family fun. Visitor information on site. Look out for Open: All year round Admission: Free (car parking charges apply) 12 Haltwhistle 3 miles fully accessible WC T: +44 (0)1434 341200 W: northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk Scenic drives Exploring Hadrian’s Brampton 4 miles partly accessible WC events on Facebook: NlandNP Walking and cycling All year round Free (car parking charges apply) WC Open: Admission: Bardon Mill 1.75 miles Hadrian’s Wall Tourist Route Wall by bus Chesters Roman 13 T: +44 (0)1434 341200 W: northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk Voted the nation’s favourite, the 84-mile long Hadrian’s This scenic drive follows the line of Hadrian’s 11 Wall as closely as possible between the Fort and Museum Haltwhistle pay & partly Wall Path National Trail takes you from Bowness on WC Here are some suggestions for walks S NE46 4EU 3 miles display accessible Solway in the west to Wallsend in the east, or vice versa. scenic market towns of Brampton in the Vindolanda Roman A new visitor experience Help us to protect the west to Corbridge in the east. Parts of the and visits in 2019, as a family, with friends route actually run on top of the remains of has revitalised Britain’s Excavations sensitive archaeology by or just your own company! 14 the Roman Wall, following a military road S most complete cavalry fort.