In this way you don't have to walk with your backpack. For our walks we used the bus service that runs along the entire route: by bus to the daily start of the walk, walking to the daily endpoint and - if necessary - by bus back to the YH. Other forms of public transport last much longer.Īccommodation: the youth hostel in Once Brewed ( 2018: now completely renovated). You can eat in the YH or in the inn next door. +44191 3952046, 45 minutes from the airport, 85 GBP for six persons). You can order a van in advance to bring you to the start of your trail (we did it by OTS ( tel. Moreover it can be arranged easy and economical thanks to the good infrastructure. We explored the central and also most beautiful part of the trail (total length of the route is 135 km, between Newcastle and Bowness-on-Solway).The trail is recommended for people who love the combination of archaeology, learn the history and exercising outdoors. Reasons for the construction of the wall vary. Hadrianus himself build a villa in Tivoli, near Rome, much better weather. The trails follows the wall the Romans, by order of emperor Hadrianus, build between England and Scotland (from 122 AD).

We did four sections of the Hadrian’s Wall Walk.

The Hadrian’s Wall Path is an 84 mile (135 km) long National Trail stretching coast to coast across northern England, from Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne in the east to Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria on the west coast. Hadrian’s Wall Path is often considered to be the easiest National Trail in the UK. All of the practical information and advice you will need to plan your journey is included, plus a useful pictorial guide to the route of the Hadrian's Wall bus service, giving stop off points.Hiking trails: four sections of the Hadrian’s Wall Path, England The text breaks the journey down into 32 sections, each with its own highly detailed map and description. The introductory section describes the history of the Wall and throughout the book side panels provide further information places of interest along the route.

It is clearly illustrated with the author's colourful maps and numerous photographs. The entire route is described in both westbound and eastbound directions. The Trail passes many fascinating Roman sites and the guide is packed with information and historic detail that bring the whole frontier to life. With the opening of the Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail in 2003, it is now possible to walk the entire length of the Wall on a designated footpath. Hadrian's Wall is the world's finest surviving Roman frontier, running 84 miles from Wallsend, near Newcastle, to Bowness-on-Solway, near Carlisle.

Hadrian's Wall Path by Mark Richards