7-Day / 6-Night Moderate

From your point of arrival, use the public transport information we provide to make the journey to Corbridge.

You walk starts near the Port Gate, where the main Roman road into the North of Britain used to pass through Hadrian’s Wall. Following the gentle curves of the defensive Roman earthworks south of the Wall the trail brings you to the Heavenfield battle site, where Oswald, king of Northumbria, won a famous victory in 734. The day comes to an exciting conclusion at Chollerford, with its Roman bridge and the fascinating Roman fort of Chesters.

Through the Northumberland National Park, you reach a Roman temple at the Fort of Brocolitia. After passing the locations of more castles and turrets the trail starts climbing uphill to the superbly preserved Fort at Housesteads. From there, you suddenly find yourself walking along some of the most spectacular and best-preserved sections of Hadrian’s Wall, which snake up and down along the top of the Northumberland Crags. The day finishes at the curiously named Once Brewed, not far from the famous Vindolanda Roman Fort and Museum.

The Wall guides you to the remains of a Roman bridge across the River Irthing, past a Roman Milecastle and on towards the Fort of Birdoswald, which was inhabited for 2,000 years. From there we follow the Wall through a much gentler landscape and pass Lanercost Priory, once the capital of England for six months.

Follow the remains of the Wall and its earthworks through fields and old bridleways until you join the River Eden at the village of Crosby-on-Eden. You follow the quiet river for a while on your way to the 2,000-year-old city of Carlisle. There is much to see in Carlisle, such as the famous castle or the Tully Museum, with its Roman artefacts.

There are regular train and bus services from Carlisle to Newcastle, Manchester and London. Full details provided upon booking.