| Highlights – Segedunum, Chesters Roman Fort, Chesters Walled Garden, Hexham Abbey, Vindolanda, Roman Army Museum, Birdoswald Fort |
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| Day 1: Wallsend-Newcastle (approx. 10 miles) Begin by seeing the Segedunum Roman Museum, Britain’s oldest antiquarian collection telling the story of the Roman army and taking in the observation tower to get a bird’s-eye view of the fort and the layout of the buildings. The reconstructions of a Roman bath house with hands-on interactive display in the museum make this a hit for all ages. O/N at a local B&B. |
| Day 2: Newcastle-Harlow Hill (approx. 8 miles) The walk today takes us through an area of modern development, The Ropery, with houses built in a variety of styles from Dutch gables to classic columns. The walk passes under the steel arch of Tyne Bridge via an attractive paved footpath and alongside the river. Most of the city’s older industrial enterprises can be seen across the river, such as gasworks and the Dunston Coal Staithes. Outside the urban area, if time allows we can stop to visit the George Stephenson’s birthplace, a railroad engineer in the early 1800’s. O/N at a local B&B. |
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| Day 3: Harlow Hill-Corbridge (approx. 8 miles) The extensive remains of a major Roman town and supply base for Hadrian’s Wall – with particularly well preserved granaries. The excellent museum displays artifacts from the excavation site. We will see the remains of a small simple church – part of which dates back to the Saxton times. Later we will see a grander house, the 13th century manor house - Aydon Castle which was fortified due to cross-border tensions. O/N at a local B&B. |
| Day 4: Corbridge-Humshaugh (approx. 12 miles) Continue the walk via A68. All along the way, we will see sections of the Wall and numerous remains of turrets. O/N at a local B&B. |
| Day 5: Humshaugh-Housteads (approx. 9 miles) Some of the finest scenery can be seen near Housesteads where the Wall follows the undulating hills. At the Housesteads Roman Fort and Museums, we will see a substantially excavated fort overlooking the Broomlee Lough. This fort contains the only visible example of a Roman hospital in Britain and superbly preserved latrines and flush system.
O/N at a local B&B. |
| Day 6 : Housteads-Once Brewed (approx. 5 miles) This section of the walk has many sights worth seeing including Vindolanda Roman forts and the Once Brewed Visitor Center. The Vindolanda Fort and museum has extensive remains of the fort and civilian settlement along with rare Roman writing tablets, leathers, textiles, pottery and wooden objects. O/N at a local B&B. |
| Day 7: Once Brewed-Gilsland (approx. 8 miles) Today we walk through mostly enclosed fields. Sights include a medieval castle, the Birdsowald Roman Fort and museum and the well preserved Roman Wall remains in Gilsland. O/N at a local B&B. |
| Day 8:Gilsland-Walton (approx. 8 miles) Walking today we see the Wall appear and disappear as the landscape has changed much over the centuries. Much of what we see today we can thank John Clayton, who in the mid-1800 began detailed work on preserving Hadrian’s wall. We will see the Birdoswald Roman Fort with an interactive visitor center that helps you follow Birdoswald’s 200 year history. Walton is pleasant little village where we end today’s walk. O/N at a local B&B. |
| Day 9: Walton-Carlisle (approx. 12 miles) This is mainly flat grazing land with hills in the distant south. We traverse over roadways, into fields and through small lanes continuing to follow the Wall – though not much seen now. We follow along the pathway near the river Eden which burgeons with bird life. O/N at a local B&B. |
| Day 10: Carlisle-Bowness-on-Solway (approx. 15 miles) If time allows, we will visit the Tullie House built in the 17th century and contains the remains of a 3rd-century shine within the grounds. However, we have a ways to go today and we will keep moving forward, passing by Carlisle Castle, the church at Burgh by Sands which incorporates a 14th century fortified tower. As we near the end, we have spectacular views of the Solway estuary, internationally important for birds, ducks, geese, swans and waders. If time allows, we can visit the Cardunock Peninsular with its unique habitat of raised peat mire which has a distinctive geology and wildlife. |
