Hadrian's Wall

Mon 31st March

Arrived at Hadrian's Wall campsite.  This is a lovely neat and tidy site with space for around 20 motorhomes/caravans along with a few glamping pods.

 

The nearest pub (The Milecastle Inn) is about a mile away along the (very straight) military road or via a safer route across country with an easy going footpath. So we ventured out and had a pint. 

Tue 1st April 

We walked a section of Hadrian's Wall...

Got up early (for us) and managed to get to the end of the lane to get the 10:08 bus going east. This bus runs from Halwhistle to Hexham and runs every 2 hours.  

We got off at Homestead which is a ruined Roman Fort and a National Trust and English Heritage site.

From there we walked back towards the campsite along the Hadrian's Wall path. This runs next to the wall along an escarpent. We passed a number of Milecastles and Turrets on the way as well as the Sycamore Gap (with the stump!). 

We broke off from the path to visit 'The Sill'  - a national landscape discovery centre (with a cafe) to get our daily infusion of coffee.

We then carried on along the path (and the wall) until we reached Cawfield Quarry.

After that we headed down the lane to the Military road and as luck would have it, just over the road was the Milecastle inn. After our well deserved drink we headed back across the fields to the campsite. 

A great walk covering a total of 8.75 miles.