Independent Trails: Fact
File.BHWP2
Best of Hadrian's Wall Path ~ Heddon-on-the-Wall to Carlisle
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Trail Facts
Total
distance: 55 miles (88km)
Duration: 7 nights, 6 days walking
Minimum/maximum daily distances: 5 miles (8km)/12 miles (19km)
Season: All year
Starting point of holiday: Heddon-on-the-Wall/Wylam
End of holiday: Carlisle
Rail stations (start/finish): Wylam/Carlisle
Code: BHWP2
Itinerary
Day 1: Travel to Wylam. Overnight Wylam (the transfer to Heddon-on-the-Wall the following day is included in the tour price).
Day 2: Heddon-on-the-Wall/Wylam to Portgate. 10 miles (16km). Overnight Corbridge (transfers included in tour price)
Day 3: Portgate to Chollerford. 5 miles (8km). Overnight Chollerford.
Day 4: Chollerford to Once Brewed. 12 miles (19km). Overnight Once Brewed.
Day 5: Once Brewed to Gilsland. 8 miles (13km). Overnight Gilsland.
Day 6: Gilsland to Walton. 8 miles (13km). Overnight Walton.
Day 7: Walton to Carlisle. 12 miles (19km). Overnight Carlisle.
Day 8: Depart from Carlisle.
Extra nights/Rest days
Corbridge is a charming small town that is steeped in history. St Andrew's Church overlooking the Market Place dates back to Saxon times and contains some fascinating relics. In the wall of the churchyard is the King's Oven, the communal oven where the villagers baked their bread. Its use was first recorded in 1310, and it was still in use in the 19th century. Beside the church stands the Vicar's Pele, a beautifully preserved 14th century fortified tower-house. Other important buildings include Monksholme, a fine Jacobean house and Low Hall, the oldest house in town. On the outskirts of the town lies the garrison town of Corstopitum. The extensive remains provide a remarkable insight into the layout of the town, showing the foundations of temples, public baths, workshops and houses, the garrison headquarters and the best-preservrd granaries in Britain. The hamlet of Once Brewed is a good choice for a rest day if you want to fully explore the Roman forts of Vindolanda and Housesteads and visit their fascinating museums Many people take an extra night in Carlisle and visit the award winning Tullie House Museum, the 12th century cathedral, the half-timbered guildhall that houses a local history museum and the vast medieval castle, with its ancient chambers, stairways and the dungeons that contain the infamous 'licking stones'. Here, parched Jacobite prisoners found enough moisture to stay alive, only to be brutally executed on Gallows Hill.
What's included?
- 7 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected hotels, inns, guesthouses and farmhouse B&B's.
- Full English breakfast.
- Door to door luggage transfer.
- Maps with the route marked on and a guidebook describing the trail.
- An information pack containing an itinerary, instructions on how to find your accommodation each night, town plans, information about facilities and places of interest along the trail and a kit list.
- Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of your holiday and back from the end of it.
- Emergency assistance
Travel Information
Detailed instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you on booking. A summary is given below.
Most convenient major city and International airports: Manchester Airport. There is a fast rail service between Manchester Airport and Wylam (via Newcastle). The journey takes 3 hours 40 minutes.
Outward journey from London to Wylam: Train from London Kings Cross to Wylam (via Newcastle). The journey takes about 3 hours 10 minutes.
Return journey to London at the end of the holiday: Train to London Kings Cross (5 hours 30 minutes).