Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall traverses Northern England from Wallsend on Tyne in the East to Bowness-on-Solway in the West spanning a distance of approximately 74 miles (80 Roman miles). This World Heritage site encompasses 14 major Roman sites, forts and museums, world class archaeology, dramatic landscapes and rare wildlife.

The Wall is best explored on foot and Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail is the long distance footpath that runs the entire length of the site. There are also circular walks and shorter trails to suit walkers of all abilities plus the 174 mile Hadrian's Cycleway, combining shorter cycle routes, quiet roads and off road tracks.

Hadrian's Wall is within easy reach of Riding Hills Farm. Local Roman sites of particular interest are Corstopitum (near Corbridge), Housesteads, Vindolanda and Chesters.

Houses and Gardens
Two extraordinary National Trust properties which should not be missed are Wallington Hall and Cragside. Also worth a detour to visit are Lindisfarne Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Chillingham Castle and Alnwick Garden.

Closer to home, Dilston Physic Garden on the A695 between Corbridge and Hexham is an unusual and inspiring garden containing over 600 medicinal plants.

Beamish Open Air Museum
Beamish Museum is an extraordinary open air museum standing in 300 acres of beautiful County Durham countryside. It tells the story of life in North East England during the 1820s, 1900s and 1940s. It has its own tram service, an Edwardian railway station, a 1940's working farm, an 1800's farmhouse, a colliery, a pit village and a 1920's town with shops, a garage, a hotel, dentist, masonic hall, grocers, haberdasher and a pub (allow a full day for your visit here).

Corbridge
With almost as many coffee shops as there are pubs and restaurants there is no shortage of refreshment in this delightful little town. You will find all the usual suppliers here (butcher, baker, grocer, supermarket, deli, post office and a garage) plus a quite a few more that will surprise you.

Hexham
Hexham Abbey is very much the centrepiece of the town, parts of the structure are more than 1200 years old. The Forum (Hexham's marketplace) hosts an excellent Farmers Market every second and fourth Saturday of the month from 9:00am-1:30pm, and there are many excellent pubs and restaurants too (see links page).