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HEXHAM – TYNEDALE – NORTHUMBERLAND – H336C
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleMarket Day in Hexham is also a social occasion. The Market Place is an attractive and eclectic array of historic buildings, the Abbey and the Shambles.£45.00–£250.00 -
HEXHAM – TYNEDALE – NORTHUMBERLAND – H362A
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleHexham in Tynedale, Northumberland, during the annual Christmas Street Market. Hexham Market Place with its historic Shambles is dominated by Hexham Abbey.£45.00–£250.00 -
HEXHAM – TYNEDALE – NORTHUMBERLAND – H362C
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleThe Hexham Christmas Street Market in Hexham's market place dominated by the Abbey.£45.00–£475.00 -
HEXHAM ABBEY – HEXHAM – NORTHUMBERLAND – H502BP
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleA colourful spring sunset over the historic town of Hexham in Tynedale, Northumberland, on a fine spring evening. To the left is the Old Gaol, believed to be the first purpose built Gaol in England.£45.00–£475.00 -
LETAH WOODS – HEXHAMSHIRE – TYNEDALE – HS122
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleLetah Woods just south of Hexham in the 'Shire is managed by the Woodland Trust. Trees introduced within the last four hundred years have been / are being removed to return the woodland to its medieval state.£45.00–£250.00 -
BLANCHLAND – HEXHAMSHIRE – TYNEDALE – NORTHUMBERLAND – HS500E
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleBlanchland is a short distance south of Hexham in the beautiful scenery of the upper reaches of the River Derwent which constitutes the county border with County Durham.£45.00–£250.00 -
BLANCHLAND – HEXHAMSHIRE – NORTHUMBERLAND – HS500J
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleBlanchland is a small village on the Northumberland/Co Durham border. It is the only "listed" village in England.£45.00–£475.00 -
BLANCHLAND – HEXHAMSHIRE – NORTHUMBERLAND- HS510A
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleBlanchland, near Hexham in Hexhamshire, Northumberland, is the only listed village in England. It is not just a visitor attraction but a normal living village as well.£45.00–£475.00 -
NEAR – BLANCHLAND – CO DURHAM – HSDW0001B
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleNear Blanchland and just in County Durham, sheep make their way through deep powder snow in a heavy snow fall quite oblivious of the conditions.£45.00–£475.00 -
NEAR – BLANCHLAND – CO DURHAM – HSDW0001C
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleNear Blanchland and just in County Durham, sheep make their way through deep powder snow in a heavy snow fall quite oblivious of the conditions.£45.00–£475.00 -
STEPHENSON’S COTTAGE – WYLAM – HW0605
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleOn the banks of the River Tyne in Northumberland is Stephenson's Cottage. It was the home of the family that turned the new and unreliable steam locomotion technology into the beginning of the world's railways.£45.00–£475.00 -
CORBRIDGE ROMAN SITE – TYNEDALE – NORTHUMBERLAND – RT107.1
Hadrian's Wall Country, TynedaleIn Corbridge in Tynedale, Northumberland, is the Roman Station of Corstopitum or Corea. It is certainly worth a visit its the superb remains and museum.£45.00–£475.00
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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