Northumberland Holiday Guide 2009
Chesters Roman Fort (Cilurnum) Hadrian’s Wall Chipchase Castle & Nursery
Chollerford nr Hexham Wark, nr Hexham
01434 681379 01434 230203 (castle) / 230083 (nursery)
www.english-heritage.org.uk www.chipchaseplants.co.uk
Best preserved example of a Roman cavalry station and bath house on Imposing Jacobean house grafted onto a Medieval fortress. The nursery
Hadrian’s Wall. Visitor facilities include recently refurbished museum, gift in the Victorian Walled garden specialises in unusual hardy plants
shop and parking.
(restricted opening, please call first).
Chesters Walled Garden
Housesteads Roman Fort (Vercovicium), Hadrian’s Wall
Chollerford, nr Hexham
nr Bardon Mill
01434 681483
01434 344363
www.chesterswalledgarden.co.uk
www.english-heritage.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Gorgeous two acre walled garden in the grounds of a stately home. The
The most complete example of a large Roman legionary fort in England
house is a private residence but the walled garden, with its herb garden,
and set in dramatic scenery. Toilets, car park, shop, museum, regular
Roman garden and the National Thyme Collection, is open to the public.
events and other visitor facilities.
Northumberland National Park Visitor Centre,
Hadrian’s Wall
Once Brewed, nr Bardon Mill
01434 344396
www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk
Award winning Visitor and Tourist Information Centre with parking,
toilets, snack refreshments, exhibition and gift shop.
Roman Army Museum (Carvoran), Hadrian’s Wall
Haltwhistle
01697 747485
www.vindolanda.com
Together with sister site Vindolanda (see below) The Roman Army
Museum is the best place to see displays showing reconstructions of life
on Hadrian’s Wall. Don’t miss the fantastic Eagle Eye ‘virtual tour’ film.
Sewingshields, Hadrian’s Wall
Haydon Bridge
0870 333 1181
www.english-heritage.org.uk
Good length of Hadrian’s Wall and impressive milecastle and turret, but
Chesters Walled Garden, Peter Atkinson
no off-road parking nearby.
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