83 miles, 6,346 ft
June 2011
Hadrian’s Wall covers 84 miles and is designated a world heritage site along its
entire length. It is a relatively easy to follow route with few hard gradients
and is a must for anyone interested in Roman history. Although harder to find
campsites at suitable intervals than on most walks (wild camping is strictly
forbidden) other kinds of accommodation are available in the form of Hotels, B&B
& bunkhouses etc. although these can get booked up in the summer months so the
advice is “book early”. There are also excellent train and bus links, including
the Hadrian’s Wall bus which runs end to end twice a day in summer.
Most guide books recommend walking “East to West” however, we chose ”West to
East” for logistical purposes, leaving the car on a farm at the Solway end of
the walk and returning by train (Newcastle to Carlisle). We took seven days to
complete the walk but anyone wishing to visit all the Roman sites would need
longer.
[Day 1: Bowness on Solway to Grinsdale]
[Day 2: Grinsdale to Laversdale]
[Day 3: Laversdale to Greenhead]
[Day 4: Greenhead to Winsheilds farm]
[Day 5: Winshields farm to Chollerford]
[Day 6: Chollerford to Heddon-on-the Wall]
[Day 7: Heddon-on-The Wall to Wallsend]