Following hadrian s wall for days of immersive walking through roman history.
Best month to walk hadrian s wall.
You can concentrate on the wall itself or sample some of the hidden gems just waiting to be discovered the choice is yours.
Because the walk starts 8km to the east of the city you ll have to take the train out to wallsend that morning and then trek your way.
Discover the iconic tree at sycamore gap.
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.
During these months the ground is more likely to be dry and walking conditions are safe.
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.
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.
On the face of it the trail looks pretty straightforward.
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.
At these times of the year the weather is generally mild with limited risk of very hot or wet days.
Walking hadrian s wall essentials.
If you re going to walk to the west consider a pre walk to newcastle.
Overview of this short hadrian s wall walk that takes in the best views the wall has to offer.
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.
It has regular stops but it will stop to pick up walkers wherever it is safe to do so.
No you haven t traveled back in time this is a typical day on the coast to coast walk across england following hadrian s wall.
Many have boot and clothes drying facilities.
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.
We generally recommend walking the path between april and june and in september and october.
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.
This set of walks and itineraries presents some of the best walking in hadrian s wall country.
There s plenty of walker friendly accommodation too.
Make a day of it by visiting some of the many historic sites and attractions along the walks and dwell awhile for refreshment at the cafés pubs and restaurants that you.