This three mile section of Hadrian’s Wall offers some of the best preserved and most typical examples of the Roman remains to be seen along its entire 73 mile length. Starting with Cawfields Milecastle, impressive masonry indicates the gateways that...

Vindolanda is regarded as one of the most interesting sites along the vast expanse of Hadrian’s Wall. Home of the Vindolanda Writing Tablets, the site is an area of ongoing excavation to discover yet more of the Roman remains...

Allen Banks & Staward Gorge consists of miles of riverside and woodland walks in a beautiful wooded gorge, cut by the tumbling River Allen. There are also views from a Medieval pele tower spectacularly sited on a narrow promontory...

This library is far more than just a collection of books; it is one of the cultural and social centres of Hexham, located at the very heart of the community. It contains a great deal of material that relates...

This three mile stretch of Hadrian’s Wall from Steel Rigg to Housesteads is part of the spectacular Hadrian’s Wall Path. The Romans utilised the natural landscape to make their defensive boundary more formidable to the native Picts, and this now...

Explore, experience and enjoy... Hexham Abbey. Originally a Benedictine Abbey, then an Augustinian Priory and the Parish Church of Hexham, this has been a place of Christian workship since 674 AD. Worship is still offered here to God every day,...

Hexham House of Correction operated as an institution between 1783 and 1865, and certainly would have been one of the most miserable places you could find yourself in this community. The grim cells and facilities are open to the...

The Old Gaol in Hexham is a real piece of social history, and is a fascinating place for people to visit today. One can hardly imagine the cramped conditions and squalid conditions in which so many people were expected...

Housesteads Roman Fort is the best preserved Roman fort in Britain, and one of the largest, covering five acres. Sited approximately midway along Hadrian’s Wall, it commands fine views of the Northumbrian countryside. Visitors can see the remains of barrack...

Located at the very heart of Hexham, the Queen’s Hall Arts Centre is the most important cultural building in the community. The grade II listed building houses a 400 seat theatre, a library and two major art galleries, as...

This former railway line is open to walkers of all ages, and for much of its length to cyclists and horse-riders. The trail has excellent views of the South Tyne Valley and it includes the spectacular Lambley Viaduct. The trail...