Admiring far reaching views of the wall from wallsend cawfields walltown crags and gilsland.
Best month to walk hadrian s wall.
Built by some 15 000 roman soldiers following the eponymous emperor s visit to britain in 122 ad hadrian s wall served as the northern frontier of the roman empire for 300 years separating colonized territories from the land still controlled by the picts.
We generally recommend walking the path between april and june and in september and october.
There s plenty of walker friendly accommodation too.
This set of walks and itineraries presents some of the best walking in hadrian s wall country.
Hadrian s wall walkers passport.
There s a wide range of accommodation along hadrian s wall from youth hostels to fancy hotels but i strongly recommend staying in b bs and small hotels.
You can concentrate on the wall itself or sample some of the hidden gems just waiting to be discovered the choice is yours.
Overview of this short hadrian s wall walk that takes in the best views the wall has to offer.
But when is the best time of year to walk hadrian s wall path.
This impressive view gives a real sense of the rugged rolling northumbrian landscape that hadrian s wall covers and what a superb section of the wall it is to walk.
Many have boot and clothes drying facilities.
The bus runs from the beginning of march through the end of october the beginning and end of the season seem to change every year so best check the online timetable.
If you re going to walk to the west consider a pre walk to newcastle.
Walking hadrian s wall essentials.
Following hadrian s wall for days of immersive walking through roman history.
If you re going to walk hadrian s wall and you re going to walk to the west you ll likely spend the night before in newcastle.
On the face of it the trail looks pretty straightforward.
Enjoying the open wilderness of the northumbrian countryside as well as the fine cakes and tea in the friendly towns along the way.
So i wanted to write a hadrian s wall accommodation guide to help you find the best places to stay near hadrian s wall and hopefully save you the headache i went through.
It has regular stops but it will stop to pick up walkers wherever it is safe to do so.
With a highest point of just 350 metres several towns and villages along the route and easy road access in the event of a problem walking the wall at least in summer doesn t pose too many dangers.
During these months the ground is more likely to be dry and walking conditions are safe.
Discover the iconic tree at sycamore gap.
At these times of the year the weather is generally mild with limited risk of very hot or wet days.