Day Tour of Hadrian's Wall
Having fun at Heddon on the Wall This evening, I am reprising a one-day tour of Hadrian’s Wall in Northern England. Re-enactment Roman Soldier at Housesteads First, we departed our lodgings near York and drove north for nearly two hours to our first stop at Heddon on the Wall where can be found a reasonably well preserved stretch of the Wall. However, first we called in at a local community centre ( Womens Institute) where we availed of refreshments at a coffee morning being held for charity, an interesting event which allowed us to connect with local people. Hadrian’s Wall at Heddon Next, we visited Corbridge , a site which commenced as a military fort in the 1st century and grew to become an important military and civilian settlement to the south of the Wall. Corbridge has been extensively excavated with an on-site museum displaying the wide number of finds. Corbridge Roman Site Next, we moved on to Vindolanda , a massive site dating from the ...