Hadrian's Wall Path by Jane V. Blanchard

Today was by far the most scenic of the whole trip. The owner even gave us a lift back the the trail in the morning. We were the only ones staying and were treated like royalty. The best preserved latrines in all of Britain.Ĭanot recommend this B&B enough. Where hadrian’s Wall joins the outer wall of the fort. Symbol of good fortune and power.Ī lone column base stands watch over the hills of Housestead’s Fort. Phallic symbol relied on the floor of the fort. The weather looks bad but by some divine miracle it didn’t rain once.Īqueduct at Chester’s Roman Fort, still had water in it!Įntering the very well preserved Bath House you find 7 lockers in the old changing rooms.Įnjoying the hot tub and then on my own in the cold plunge pool. Nice bridge outside the hotel the next morning. Camping took a back seat to hotels and B&B’s from now on 🙂 Another sighting of the wall as we arrived in Chollerford. Most of the early trail you are walking either in or along the ancient trench dug by the Roman’s as part of the defence system. We rejoined the trail and crossed a nice bridge and finally saw our first signs for Carlisle, many more miles to go!Ĭame across a beautiful forest just as the sun was going down so decided it was a perfect time for a selfie. The next morning after a freezing cold sleep we prepared a sensational gourmet breakfast on our Trangia stove which I cannot recommend enough. We couldn’t say no and it was good to put our feet up by the fire before we retired to our tent. They kindly let us pitch our tent up outside if we bought a meal. In the absolute armpit of nowhere and with the sun rapidly setting we finally came across The Robin Hood Inn.

This, for me, was one of the highlights of the trip. Nearing the end of the first day and facing exhaustion, we came across this Super Nintendo embedded in a wall outside a house. Little did we know we wouldn’t see the wall again for days. Only 100 metres long but still impressive. All you have to do is follow the acorn west across the country.įirst sighting of the wall at Heddon. Hiking and camping from coast to coast in the middle of January, with a Siberian shitstorm on the way.Īrriving in Heddon on-the-wall after leaving Newcastle, the trail is very well marked throughout.

Hadrian's Wall Path by Jane V. Blanchard