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HEXHAM – TYNEDALE – NORTHUMBERLAND – H252G
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleIn the middle of Hexham in Tynedale, Northumberland, are the Abbey Grounds. It is styled on a Victorian Park with many specimen trees and a bandstand.£45.00–£475.00 -
HEXHAM – TYNEDALE – NORTHUMBERLAND – H252J
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleThe Abbey Grounds in Hexham in Tynedale, Northumberland, is based on the original Victorian park. With the right autumn conditions it is a spectacle of colour.£45.00–£250.00 -
HEXHAM – TYNEDALE – NORTHUMBERLAND – H260E
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleA very seasonal Queen's Hall Arts Centre in Hexham, Northumberland, after a day of snow. The picture is taken from the Abbey Grounds.£45.00–£475.00 -
HEXHAM ABBEY – HEXHAM – NORTHUMBERLAND – H273
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleThe north side of Hexham Abbey in Hexham in Northumberland on a beautiful early Spring morning. The crypt is the oldest part of the Abbey dating back to AD 674.£45.00–£475.00 -
HEXHAM – TYNEDALE – NORTHUMBERLAND – H274A
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleA colourful dawn sky over Hexham Abbey on a frosty autumn morning. Much of the west end of Hexham Abbey was a ruin in the early twentieth century.£45.00–£475.00 -
HEXHAM – TYNEDALE – NORTHUMBERLAND – H282
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleHexham in Tynedale, Northumberland, is blessed with a beautiful park in the centre of the town. The Victorian street lamps, bandstand and lights give this picture a timeless quality.£45.00–£475.00 -
HEXHAM – TYNEDALE – NORTHUMBERLAND – H284
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleHexham Abbey in Hexham, Northumberland, provides many opportunities for striking pictures. This picture has a quality evocative of a time gone by.£45.00–£250.00 -
HEXHAM – TYNEDALE – NORTHUMBERLAND – H286
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleThe Abbey Grounds in Hexham, Northumberland, has lights in the trees along the paths. With Hexham Abbey floodlit it creates a very traditional Christmas picture.£45.00–£475.00 -
HEXHAM – TYNEDALE – NORTHUMBERLAND – H279P
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleIn the middle of Hexham in Tynedale, Northumberland, is a large park including a long steep slope. This picture shows the end of a long, hard day tobogganing.£45.00–£475.00 -
HEXHAM – TYNEDALE – NORTHUMBERLAND – H313B
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleHexham is by most standards a small market town but its location in a large very sparsely populated area gives it an important role as a social and commercial centre.£45.00–£475.00 -
HEXHAM – TYNEDALE – NORTHUMBERLAND – H332D
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleLeading south from Hexham Market Place through a small arch is the narrow Street of St Mary's Chare. Chare is an old dialect word fro a narrow street or alley.£45.00–£250.00 -
HEXHAM – TYNEDALE – NORTHUMBERLAND – H336B
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleMarket day in Hexham on a glorious summer day. Tuesday and Saturday are market days with the Farmers' Market on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month.£45.00–£250.00
Hadrian's Wall Country
For the purposes of this website Hadrian’s Wall Country is defined as Northumberland south of Hadrian’s Wall. It is a land of hills and rivers dominated by the magnificent River Tyne and its tributaries – the main ones being the Rivers North Tyne, South Tyne and Allen. Much of this area is farmland with mixed farming at lower elevations and sheep and cattle in the higher areas towards the county boundary with County Durham and Cumbria.
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Along the Dales of the Rivers Tyne and South Tyne Hadrian’s Wall Country is quintessential English farmland with rolling hills, fields and trees. Travelling south as the fells (hills) grow, the countryside becomes more open and dry stone walls begin to dominate as field boundaries. Eventually the scenery changes to open moorland with areas of heather.
Where Northumberland, County Durham and Cumbria meet was once a major industrial area with the mining and smelting of lead. The population was many, many times greater than it is today. Remnants of this era can be found today with, most notably, the remains of the chimneys and flues from the smelting process at Catton and the splendid Victorian viaduct at Lambley. It is also sad to see the homes of many of the miners decaying amongst the fells.
Where families once lived pheasants, grouse, curlew and other moorland birds thrive. Standing high on the fells reveals magnificent views over south Northumberland under towering skies. Northumberland is the most sparsely populated county in England, accordingly the towns and villages of south Northumberland are small and concentrated along the rivers.
The main centre is the attractive town of Hexham with its historic market place, Abbey, moot hall and gaol. All the communities offer good reasons to visit. To the east Wylam has the home of the Stephensons who were responsible for the early development of the world’s railways. Moving up the Tyne is Prudhoe with a magnificent Norman Castle with an Elizabethan Manor House built inside – security and solid defences were essential in wild and lawless centuries past with the Border Reivers.
The small town of Corbridge plays host to Corstopitum Roman Station and nearby Aydon Castle. Along the River South Tyne is Haydon Bridge with its historic bridge and the small hospitable town of Haltwhistle. History is present in abundance with remains of the Roman occupation, early Christianity and the era of the Border Reivers. Fortified buildings and remains are in abundance.
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