Newcastle International Airport 48 min
Allen Banks & Staward Gorge (14 min) Birdoswald Roman Fort - Hadrian's Wall (13 min) Views of Hadrian's Wall stretch out from a Roman fort with an informative visitor centre and cafe. Vindolanda (9 min) An archaeological site and museum around an excavated Roman fort and village, with bath-house ruins. Roman Army Museum (4 min) Depicts Roman army life in a fort on Hadrian's Wall through artefacts, reconstructions & 3D film. Cawfield Quarry (5 min) Lanercost Priory (16 min) Old priory that played host to both King Edward I and Robert Bruce during in its tumultuous history. Talkin Tarn Country Park (19 min) Walltown Quarry Country Park (4 min) Sycamore Gap (6 min) Stop along Hadrian's Wall walking path known for a lone sycamore tree standing in a shallow dip. Housesteads Roman Fort - Hadrian's Wall (9 min) English Heritage site of a Roman fort with a visitor centre, museum and guides in period costume. Walltown Crags - Hadrian's Wall (6 min) Crag Lough (11 min) Thirlwall Castle (8 min) Castle, history, ruins, and architecture Hadrian's Wall (13 min) The remains of the Roman Emperor, Hadrian's northern defensive fortifications to walk and explore. |